Actually the brightest light is not the Lupine but rather the Exposure Lights Six PAck, but don't take my word for it just look at the comparisons: http://reviews.mtbr.com/2012-bike-li...pattern-photos But the problem with those comparisons is that those lights look very bright, but are misleading because the sky above the ground, in other words the trees, are all lit up. You don't need to see what the bird in the tree, you need see the road just as a car or motorcycle headlight does. The Phillips Saferide does just that, it puts the light on the road where you need it not in the trees for almost 2/3rds less cost and the beam is actually wider then any of the ones compared.