Anyone ride with a headlamp?

I used to have a headlamp a few years back, but tbh it was a bit shit, the way it took 3AAA and broke about the time I decided it was too embarassing to use.

Well ive just built my second fixed wheel bike, looking very nice and not that keen to stick big lights on it. Yet with racier geometry & thinner tyres I am feeling potholes a lot, and as winter approaches gonna need some powerful lighting.

Im thinking of getting a headlamp powered by 4xAA's but am concerned that the weight might feel to much on my head? the battery compartment is placed at the back of ones head, so better than the ones where its all on the front. Still not sure though.

Alternative is to get a high quality single AA headlamp, but im drawn to the 4AA as the run time would be good for long night rides.

Well ive just built my second fixed wheel bike, looking very nice and not that keen to stick big lights on it.

Yet you want to stick a light on your bonce - now that wouldn't look silly...

in winter I ride with a rear lamp on my helmet, but it's rarely dark enough anywhere in london to need a light to actually see where you're going (as opposed to being seen by traffic). If I need a serious light (e.g. night rides out of town) I do use a more powerful light, but attached to my bike, as too heavy to put on a helmet.

One of the things that worries me about serious helmet lighting is that it can affect the performance of a helmet in the event of a crash - a large light can get caught, stopping your helmet from rolling as it hits the tarmac.

Yes, miners!

Well ive just built my second fixed wheel bike, looking very nice and not that keen to stick big lights on it.

WTF . . . HTFU and put those lights on your bike, plain stupid not to.

i tape a mini L.E.D. torch to the underside of my stem. works a treat.

Schmidt front dyno hub and lamp mounted on the front brake. Top lights, tidy, no battery issues. Job done.

Get a winterbike! That has lamps, mudguards, gears, suspension...the whole kit!

Get a winterbike! That has lamps, mudguards, gears, suspension...the whole kit!

ha! you can talk. Get a brake first

i tape a mini L.E.D. torch to the underside of my stem. works a treat.

i do the same, although it's a bitch in the rain sometimes..

disposable battery lights are shit. no arguement. just buy a u.s.e. joystick then you can put it on your helmet or on your bars. two birds, one stone.

I have a set of these from my MTB because otherwise I can see sweet FA along the canal and have trouble negotiating dogs / weird folk that fish / homeless fellas.

disposable battery lights are shit. no arguement. just buy a u.s.e. joystick then you can put it on your helmet or on your bars. two birds, one stone.

id disagree with that, you can get some seriously high powered single cell flashlights from the chines OEM market. usually only £4ish

I use to have one mounted to my old bike but have misplaced it. So just thinking about getting a headlamp to have something different. Only real query of this thread was, if 4aa's is too much to have strapped to ones head!

oh, canals at night time are fucking scary! Do you take protection? (As in a durex for when you get inevitably bummed?)

http://www.dinottelighting.com/

Thread dredge!

Can anyone recommend a good (and ideally cheap) headlamp for running and cycling? Currently have a 150 lumens one that's fine for running but too weak for cycling