Well at 67 I too have been thinking about lights. I feel that a higher output is starting to be needed, but I don’t want to blind oncoming people. I like the idea of STvZO but lean more toward the pseudo-STvZO. These are lights that have a cut off, but are not STvZO certified. Perhaps too much light bleed to get the certification. I like a bit of light spill over so I can see things out of view of the light source, such as dogs from the side or a branch hanging down that wasn’t there yesterday.

I am interested in the Raveman light maybe the PR2000. This has a road beam with a cutoff, and a tap of a button switches to mountain mode that has more lumens but no cutoff. So I can ride with a lot of light and switch when oncoming traffic occurs. My current choice maybe the Outbound Detour. Has 1200 lumens on high but with a cutoff so I don’t blind people. The only downside to the Outbound for me is the cost at $185.

For me the days where 200 lumens without a cutoff has long passed.