Originally Posted by willieb

I've only used it once but I can't believe how awesome this light is for $26, & free shipping. I started riding about 5:30am so it was still dark. I used it for 30 minutes on medium then when it was daylight enough I changed it to low just to see how long it would last. it has 3 LEDs as a meter to tell you roughly how much power your battery has left. I rode for 4 hours exactly and the 3 LEDs were still on!

Quality wise it is way better than expected. The only thing that looks cheap to me is the battery holder.

Brightness wise, well this is a very bright light! About 3 years ago I bought a nice branded $300 HID light. It was about 13 watts and rated at 750 lumens. I loved it because it was a lot brighter than my older 10watt halogen light but it only lasted me 2 seasons. I was fairly bummed when it quit working. I was looking for a replacement bulb and realized I can buy a whole new light for cheaper. Not surprisingly lighting technology had come a long way. Given the battery was also 3 years old I decided to by a new one instead, but wasn't wanting to pay another $300...

So I came to BF and started researching lighting. It was fairly obvious LED and battery technology had surpassed the old lighting I was used to. I always loved the newer LED flashlights anyway.

Sorry, getting long winded. I'll get back to the point. Brightness wise, it's as bright on medium as my HID is on high. I used it on medium in pitch black dark but I feel low would have been fine. Medium seems twice as bright as low and high seems twice as bright as medium.

Only question now is how long it will last. If it lasts only 1 year it will be well worth it. I'll just buy another one next season lol...