Do you Run lights off Your Helmet?
 

I recently put a Black Diamond hiking LED on my helmet to see my immediate surroundings and to be seen. I also hung a red tail light blinky on the back of my helmet using the strap of the hiking LED. I also have a front head light and tail light on my bike. I think the different levels of lighting will be good for riding in traffic.

Yes, I run a lamp mounted to my helmet. However, it's far more powerful than the hiking lamp you are using. I'd rather run a helmet light than a handlebar light because of the ability to better control where my light is going.

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Helmet lights are especially good for alerting drivers coming from side streets or driveways to your presence. A quick look their way and they usually know you are there.

I use a Fenix L2D on my helmet, has saved my bacon a few times as I can shine it directly at the drivers who look like they are about to pull out on me.

After experiencing life with a helmet light I wouldn't ride in the dark without it.

On the rare occasion I rode at night, I had a helmet with a Niterider Moab on it. Wow. I let it sit for a few years, and now it's dead. :(

Now that we ride a tandem, there's very little chance we'd ride in the dark. This season I had other bike toys as priority, so I settled on a simple bar light for now. Hopefully a NR Pro 3000 will become my bar light and a Pro 1500 will become my helmet light...I miss my Moab.

I imagine there are lights designed for the shape of helmet that I have, but I'm far too cheap to get one. I have one on my handlebars, though.

After riding on a trail at night with my brother, I realized that having a powerful helmet light would be really handy, because he was having a lot less trouble finding his way around, due to having a bit more than moonlight.

The light on my handlebars serves little more purpose than alerting someone ahead of me that I am there, it's not very bright at all.

Good point. I didn't think about that. I'll look into a bike light for the helmet.
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I just stick to a set of powerful handle bar lights, since they seem to be doing more than enough for me in getting a motorist's attention.

The fact that I don't like attaching items to my helmet, a lay over from my motorcycling days, I don't see too many motorcyclists sporting helmet lights, and they are traveling much faster than a cyclist.

I use a Princeton Tec "EOS-Bike" on my helmet. That is in addition to my primary handle-bar mounted lights. The helmet lamp serves several purposes. First, it can serve as a back up to my bar mounted light. Since it's not as bright, I would have to ride slower, but it is workable. I should know, I had to do it once. Additionally, I can look into turns, read cue sheets, look at road signs, and on the rare occasion I get them, fix a flat(or my bike) in the dark.

same here

Good points. Thanks for the post.
I decided to stick with my weaker hiking LED for my helmet for the purposes you mentioned. I really like having a light source to look for stuff in my trunk, read stuff, etc. My handlebar mounted light will be the primary source for the road.

You bet! I look, they see!

I run with a NR MiNewt X2 on the helmet. I didn't use their mount however. I was able to attach it using their supplied neoprene ring and some blu-tack adhesive. It looks gross over time, but it does the job. The battery is mounted to the top of the helmet using the supplied velcro.

A Princeton Tec EOS on my helmet, but am switching to a Fenix L2 due to it taking AA batteries which I prefer to the AAA's of the Princeton Tec. Its in addition to my handle bar light.