Originally Posted by freako

By the way there is such a thing as getting too bright of a light, especially riding on the road. I found 6 watts to be plenty on well lit city streets, and 10 watts plenty on dark streets, the only time I use all 16 watts is on curvy roads or wet roads or fast descents. Much more over 20 watts and you can get a real bad light bounce off the road and back into your eyes.