(shootout) Flashlights used as headlights

legendofzelda · May 8, 2016

Just for fun, I strapped 5 different lights to the front of my mountain bike to see what each light would be like if used as a headlight.

Look closely at the Costco building to see the spread of the beam.

Acebeam K60 (flashlight mounted to handlebars)

Thrunite TN36UTvn (flashlight mounted to handlebars)

Gemini Titan bike light (4000 lumen)

Ugoe 4500 bike light (4500 lumen floody bike light)

Olight S2 Baton 9 (my edc)

eekazum · May 8, 2016

Tn36utvn... Wins. But seriously, you'd be dealing with some PISSED OFF drivers you share the road with!

Hey awesome pics BTW. Would have loved to see how the tm16gt compares to that line up tho!

kj2 · May 8, 2016

Awesome pics! Thanks

Tac Gunner · May 8, 2016

Some of the best beam shots I have seen! What's the distance?

Str8stroke · May 8, 2016

That is excellent work. Thank you for the great pics. Good idea.

OnlyownEnergizer250lumen · May 8, 2016

That makes the S2 Baton look so crappy LOL

kungfusrt4 · May 8, 2016

OnlyownEnergizer250lumen said:
That makes the S2 Baton look so crappy LOL

Haha that's exactly what I was thinking.

SAMongoose · May 8, 2016

eekazum said:
Tn36utvn... Wins.

WHY....??? Cant say that. Move the bike and lights 50 meters back......??? Then you will see cant compare... imho

Badbeams3 · May 8, 2016

Yep, the TN36UTVN is the only one that you can clearly see the "Costo" sign. It lights up the whole building...and parking lot. Sweet light for sure. But like others said...you would have some pissed off blinded drivers. I have a regular TN36 UT...honestly to powerful to use on turbo around my neighborhood as I don't want to **** off people.

Where did you have the camera that you managed to take these shots...they are great...

normanbaker · May 8, 2016

Thanks guys, good infor. Thrunite TN36UTvn seem to be great for my mountain bike :grin2:

Newlumen · May 8, 2016

Thank you Loz.

silverstock · May 9, 2016

This was an extremely helpful thread. Thanks for the great pics. I've been looking for something that would give me a much brighter and wider flood for my mountain biking on trails at night. Seeing the contrast between these lights has made things a lot easier for me. I have a Thorfire BL01 that I use for when I'm on/near roads, so I'm not worried about blinding oncoming drivers.

Thanks!

scs · May 9, 2016

How long can the respective outputs photographed be sustained?
If not long at all even with passive cooling and full cells, perhaps it would be more useful testing on the lower output levels.

legendofzelda · May 9, 2016

I may go back out and do another test at various power levels.

NoNotAgain · May 9, 2016

Tac Gunner said:
Some of the best beam shots I have seen! What's the distance?

By counting parking spaces and road width, I'd say about 160-170 feet from where the bike is to the building.

Parking spaces are close to 10 feet wide, road 30 feet wide, island 6 feet and the building parking space 20 feet long.

roger-roger · May 9, 2016

Thats some insane lumen-age. I've had a Lupine Piko TL MiniMax for going on a couple years now.

LeanBurn · May 10, 2016

eekazum said:
Tn36utvn... Wins. But seriously, you'd be dealing with some PISSED OFF drivers you share the road with!

Hey awesome pics BTW....

+1 ThruNite for sure.

ven · May 10, 2016

Awesome pics

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