I rode around my condo's field and wow, what a difference from a NightRider Lumina, I guess I never realized just how intense that light's center beam is. Initially I thought the new light's beam was a bit vertically short, but I was using it in a field, which means I had no nearby trees, so it's probably not an at all fair comparison to normal riding. I am hoping to try it out tomorrow on normal trails. The build quality looks to be fantastic, great job!

I also agree on the build quality...fit and finish look fantastic. I threw the road-version onto my bike this evening and the high cut-off looks very precise. If the weather holds, I may be commuting early tomorrow morning and can pass on a better impression of the beam (I anticipate using only the low or medium output). 24h race next weekend will put the MTB lamp to the test. So far, impressed with the packaging, controls, and beam patterns. *Note* my night riding over the past few years has been using a cheap Chinese LED, usually running on medium (~800 lumens, claimed), which has been perfectly adequate for road and riding trails at Pisgah...so, it won't take much to improve on this. But the lens and reflector on the OL lamps are a work of art. Clearly the difference between 'engineered with a purpose', compared to the 'repurposed flashlight' I've been running.

Great job, guys! This is going to be the best Xmas in June I've had yet!!!


[Update]
First commute on the road lamp this morning. As noted above, the high cut-off on the road lamp is very distinct. The distribution of light is smooth and wide with no hot-spots, no major roll-off low or on the sides; much more even than my cars' headlights.

The rubber strap-mount also allows the light to be pivoted downward quickly if you're riding with the cut-off too high as oncoming traffic approaches. Otherwise, I had no issues with oncoming drivers flashing their brights at me.

I rode the 30-mile commute using the med-low setting. The light intensity at this setting is similar to my old light's low setting (it had a claimed 1600 lumen and 800 lumen setting...the lower 800 lumen setting is what I always used, road or MTB). At around 90 minutes, the battery indicator showed 80% remaining on my 6200mAh pack (I am running non-OL batteries, since I had several Magic Shine/Panasonic and GloWorm packs prior to purchasing the lights). Although I don't know yet if the battery indicator responds linearly, I suppose this is what I expect (~6 hours at this setting). I'll throw the ammeter on it early next week to look at the current on the different settings; if it's drawing .7-.8 amps on the med-low setting, it'll hit my targets for battery life. The light also ran very cool, but again I wasn't pushing it.

Overall, very pleased with the road lamp. Looking forward to using the MTB lamp next weekend!