Originally Posted by
polyphrast
...At this time of writing, the beam shape is still nice, but it is woefully underpowered. Also the 80 lux is only available on a small area, the rest of the beam is notabely darker. It is still sufficient though in case of dry, totally unlit roads, if there is no oncoming traffic. Then your eyes can easily adapt to the low light output and you have a nice beam shape...
I guess lighting is a very personal thing. I have ridden a lot of miles at night in the rain with the 30 lux Pure and find that to be totally adequate. I've also ridden all night in the rain with the Ixon IQ on low (15 lux) and thought that was just fine too.