Headlamp for winter commuting.

Hey guys, first time posting here.

I am planning on biking to school all year and was looking at headlamps as it gets dark early in the winter and I some times have class fairly late.

I have three fenix lamps (LD20, the old PD20, and a LD01).
So as you guessed I loved the company since I got my hands on my first one, so I was looking at the HP10.

Any other recommendations?
Winters in Ottawa can get brutally cold some times, so I was considering the petzl MYO XP Belt instead as I could keep the battery pack in my jacket.

Price point ~100 bucks

Thanks guys.

If you have some 18650's and charger, Spark ST6 460NW may be a good choice.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...park-ST-6-460NW-Cree-XM-L-review-(in-progress).

Keeping the battery pack warm is a great idea.

Would mounting that LD20 in a headband work for your situation?

Lithium batteries are not affected by the cold. That spark looks great. People rave about the Zebra lights. I have always had good luck with plain old AAA petzyl headlamps.

Welcome to the forum

Princeton Tec Apex Extreme. Make sure you get the 200 lumen version that uses a xp-g.

Lifetime warranty and great runtimes. Uses 4 or 8 AAs in a battery holder that you carry inside your clothing

Lithium batteries are affected by cold, but less than alkaline or NiMH

Thanks for the help guys, I will look into the following recommendations and post back once I take a look into them a bit more/make a decision.

eoed said:

If you have some 18650's and charger, Spark ST6 460NW may be a good choice.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?314322-Spark-ST-6-460NW-Cree-XM-L-review-(in-progress).

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Looks like a very nice light, I will have to see if I can find it at a canadian retailer or see how bad shipping will be.

MichaelW said:

Would mounting that LD20 in a headband work for your situation?

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This is something I have considered, but am worried that I will be going through batteries fairly quickly, I am also considering ways of mounting it to my handlebars.

NoFair said:

Welcome to the forum

Princeton Tec Apex Extreme. Make sure you get the 200 lumen version that uses a xp-g.

Lifetime warranty and great runtimes. Uses 4 or 8 AAs in a battery holder that you carry inside your clothing

Lithium batteries are affected by cold, but less than alkaline or NiMH

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I was looking at the Princeton Tec Apex, not the extreme as I have not seen it anywhere in canada, this is what I was looking at -
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/HikingCamping/Lighting/PRD~5023-936/princeton-tec-apex-headlamp.jsp


Thanks for the input guys!

I'll second the PT-Apex Extreme....Keep the battery Pack inside your clothing.

Just FYI, there is a section of CPF dedicated to bicycle lighting. You should post this question there. Just look under the transportation heading.

Bicycleflyer said:

I'll second the PT-Apex Extreme....Keep the battery Pack inside your clothing.

Just FYI, there is a section of CPF dedicated to bicycle lighting. You should post this question there. Just look under the transportation heading.

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Thanks, I have looked at the PT-Apex Extreme and am thinking of going with either that or the Spark ST6 460nw when I get some money.

I have just been holding my LD20 onto my handle bars so far, and lets just say I am glad I haven't had to do it for very long.

Schubie said:

I have just been holding my LD20 onto my handle bars so far, and lets just say I am glad I haven't had to do it for very long.

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You mean holding it with your hands? There are better ways to do that will be much, much safer.

This link shows you how to make a flashlight holder from conduit clamps

http://nordicgroup.us/s78/flashlights.html

Here is picture of a bike, what I want you to look at is how he affixed the flashlight using cross sections of old inner tubes. Cheap and effective.

http://www.carsstink.org/peterson/ZebeFront.jpg

Of course my first ever flashlight mout was just two hose clamps interlocked on each other....simple and secure.