Originally Posted by
mrbubbles
Lumen pissing contest beyond 1500 is pointless. To some extent.
I dislike the colour of halogens. I prefer pure white/cool white. Halogen colour on snow makes the ground look like piss.
Why 1500 lumens? Why not past 500 lumens being pointless? Or 5000? Or 50,000? It's a number. Got lumen envy? I could get by with 2 lamps of 1500 lm each or I could add more lamps (I've got plenty of bar space, lamps and batteries). I find plenty of advantages to having as much light as I now use and very few disadvantages. Having lamps that don't get washed out by every passing car or under every street lamp is on advantage. Having more light then my car has is another. As is the typical motorist response to having that much light coming at them. You were certainly showing off some pretty bright light
As for color, that's personal preference. I detest the LED color. It's like trying to moonlight ski. Not enough contrast to differentiate stuff on the ground. Everything is just a flat monotone to me. Brighter yellower light gives me more contrast, especially when riding off-road. That's one of the main reasons I don't like HID, LED or, for that matter, compact fluorescents.