Find the lights here:
Moon Rigel Max (Best Value): https://hawk.ly/m/Moon-Rigel-Max-1500/i/cyclingweekly-youtube-best-front-bike-lights
Lezyne Micro Drive 800+ (Best Commuters): https://hawk.ly/m/Lezyne-Micro-Drive-800+/i/cyclingweekly-youtube-best-front-bike-lights
Exposure Strada (Best Features): https://hawk.ly/m/exposure-exposure-strada-mk12-sb-aktiv/i/cyclingweekly-youtube-best-front-bike-lights
Knog Blinder 1300 (Best Build Quality): https://hawk.ly/m/knog-blinder-1300-night-light/i/cyclingweekly-youtube-best-front-bike-lights
Cateye Ampp 2200 (Best Overall): https://hawk.ly/m/Cateye-Ampp-2200/i/cyclingweekly-youtube-best-front-bike-lights
We put five of the most popular bike lights to the test to find out which you should be using this winter. It’s no surprise that the mornings are as dark as the evenings so if you want to keep cycling this winter, you’ll need one of the best front bike lights in 2024. So we rounded up some of the models we have tested most and shared which we think is best for all different types of cyclists. We tested the Moon Rigel Max, the Lezyne Micro Drive 800+, the Exposure Strada Mk12 SB AKTiv, the Knog Blinder 1300 and finally the Cateye AMPP 2200. Let us know which you’d like to use, down below!
00:00 – Intro
01:09 – Moon Riggel Max 1500
03:06 – Lezyne Micro Drive 800+
05:00 – Exposure Strada Mk12 SB AKTiv
07:00 – Knog Blinder 1300
08:58 – Cateye Ampp 2200
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34 Comments
why wouldnt you use the lezyne 2400… the 800 is a blinky light
Prices? The link to “Find the lights here” doesn’t work.
best selling? Why do you lie from the start? Who in right mind believe in 600$+ best selling light?
Few bike snobs bought this crap and you call its best selling?
Best front light is less cars
I'd buy an Exposure, but not until they start using USB-C and a wireless remote. A wired remote these days is a joke.
Show us illumination on the wall. For commuters dark to bright transition could get a legal issue, at least in case where violance happens in an accidence. Larger sector reflectors or lens designs are the only which give you this legal transition. In germany its tested and legal labeled. Spec to flowerish voice is not what we want.
Useless non-review.
Try seeing if you can double-press any button fast enough if you have cold fingers. Features that can seem great in a warm room room or balmy evening can be a nightmare during winter.
Also test the battery life at your desired setting at ~5^C temperature. Some might be good enough for a commute but fail to last a 4hr leasure ride.
For road riding, I will stick to my MagicShine EVO 1700 on its lowest 300LM setting for an always-on with its hard cut-off dip, plus a MagicShine Monteer 8000S V2.0 as a main-beam on remote toggle.
For offroad, I use a Lezyne 1800i for always-on (+ a short heat-shunk tube to form an anti-glare visor at the front), plus a MagicShine Monteer 12000 as a main-beam on remote toggle.
I modified my EVO 1700 underslung mount to eliminate vibration and enhanced it with steel 'keyway'.
For a rear light, I need to repair my Gemini Iris 180, so am currently using a MagicShine SeeMee 300 and carry a Bontrager Flare as a spare.
TIP: always carry a spare front and a spare rear light!
Runtimes on the 2nd highest setting (the one you mostly use) would be nice to know
i dont know about the lumin, but for durability, i bought the cheapest cat eye 8-9 years ago and its still running until today without indication the battery turn bad.
i can try to buy another brand but for always recommended cat eye to friends
Your t-shirt is 👌,can you share the manufacturer and model?thanks
Am I the only one here expecting thr light to be attached under the GPS unit?
Anyway, it would be great to include that feature in the review!
I don’t think you stated which are USB-C charging making compatibility less of an issue (although USE Exposure disappointingly still have a proprietary charting port)
Well… examples of light on a road or trail, prices and maybe so real life battery uses as none of these will be the same runtimes as the manufacturers spec sheet. Also charge times might be a good test to add also.
Why are you shining the light towards camera for no reason and not show us any beam patterns or any shots in the dark for comparison?
Aesthetics and go pro mounts matter. Why spend thousands of dollars on a bike only to slap on some ugly Cateye, Lezyn, Regal light.
Unless you include Dinotte lights, your review is incomplete.
Do not by Knog. I had some and they all break, their batterys are rubbish. I'll never touch them again.
I'd never touch anything from 'EXPOSURE' ever again. It was the most expensive light in my collection and the worst by far. The button electronics were so unreliable to the point that the light kissed my garage wall with a bang. The EXPOSURE 'customer service' was unresponsive. All other lights I have work just fine.
I run an Oxbow Voyager. 2000 lumens!
You need to demonstrate how easy the mode switching is with GLOVES fingers! This is real world. As someone already commented, double clicking anything with winter gloves is almost pointless.
The best one is the best selling one on Temu for $10
What is this garbage??
Only usable mount is the Exposure Strada mount. All others are absolutely useless.
That was the worst light review that I have ever seen, why are you pointing the lights at the camera?
Nice review. However where's the actual night riding so we can see the beam pattern? Standing there and talking about a light while flashing it around means nothing.
My current lights have an easily read remaining charge indicator that does not require a ridiculous phone app. It beats any long lasting battery because I know how much charge is left.
Useless, “review without beam shots.
Does anyone know if you can buy spare batteries for the cateye 2200?
Considered a cat eye, went for the Knogg for mountain biking. It’s a tank. Absolutely love it for night singletrack.
For personal preference, have mounted O-light Seeker3 on handlebar clamp mount(4200 lumens-strobe)
No lights with replaceable lithium batteries? I can't go "Cycling Weekly" if the light would only last for the first 2 hours.
WTF is this video? It's the laziest comparison ever… You could have, at the very least, tested them on a wall!
I really am vexed at why and how these ridiculous video reviews are created. These are the brand-name models. Yet, the cheap versions on Amazon, perform just as well, even outlasting these expensive brand-name merchandise.