a1penguin you do have a good point. At 15 mph / 22 ft/sec I figure I'll get pretty worn out after an hour ride. And I sure don't want to smack something I because I didn't see it off to the side in time either - (deer wait to ambush moving vehicles. Revenge for November harvesting I guess) so without any experience I'm leaning to floody lights.

The S-Mini looks like a great light. I just can't find any comparative beam shots yet.