I have ridden with Michel at night and I can attest to the excellence of his system. Not only does it give a decent amount of light it is spread wide enough to see off your line of travel. I only have the Cateye EL300 which gives a very narrow beam, and is not strong enough to maintain my speed - I love it because I dont have to worry about recharging or batteries running down in the middle of a ride, and I dont do a lot of night riding.