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M_V
Looking for a new front light, my list of requirements are as follows:
- Bright enough to see by on unlit roads and gravel. 1500+ lumens?
- Decent battery but an all in one unit not a separate battery pack.
- Preferably no mount needs to be left on the bike.
- Can be securely mounted to 31.8 and 22.2 mm bars.
It's probably the last one that's going to be the deal breaker for a lot of lights.

I currently have two of the Lidl lights that look very like these Lezyne ones

The problem with the mounting system though is that the hard plastic bit at the top is shaped for 31.8mm bars so while you can tighten it onto the 22.2mm bars most of my bikes have, it doesn't hold very well.

Because of this, I've replaced the mounts with Hope ones which have different rubber pads to account for different bar diameters. The rubber pads are not easily removed and refitted though so these lights are pretty much only for my 22.2mm barred bikes.

They also aren't super bright.

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ltc in reply to @M_V

I have a Moon Meteor Storm which I rate and ticks most of those boxes. The only possible issue might be mounting to 22.2mm bars. They provide all sorts of rubber shims for the beefier mount but the shape of the actual plastic clamp is designed for fatter bars. Then again, they do provide an additional mount which is just a rubber strap so should fit anything.

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M_V in reply to @ltc

I suspect those shims would go awol pretty quickly.

@sohi might have the right idea with a Garmin mount. Didn’t actually realise these existed, I’d seen ones with go pro mount but not Garmin. There’s a Bookman light that has it, any other brands to look for?

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