Headlight recommendation, pref w GoPro mount, trail use, survivable in wet/cold

Yes, I have the set. They are better than any light system I’ve tried. The light pattern is just an automobile light. They have the center beam with side scatter to give you more peripheral vision. They only drawback can be battery hour but there are ways to extend it.

https://youtu.be/j-VNBoKVFFk
https://youtu.be/28HbGpL5EIY

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I need a system that lasts 3 hours, I’m really close to pulling the trigger but a little wary of the burn time.

Can you speak to the “adaptive mode” setting? this doesn’t appear to be a “smart” light so I’m pretty confused about that mode. I think they could make that a little more clear. Thanks!

“Adaptive Mode” which is a timed mode that starts on high for 15 minutes, and then over the course of 30 minutes it drops to Medium as your eyes adapt to the darkness. Nothing fancy, but it helps extend your runtime by over an hour, and since the light changes so slowly as your eyes adapt the perceived brightness stays the same."

Got it. :slight_smile:

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Yeah, it starts out on the brightest setting and slowly dims down so that your eyes slowly adjust to the light. It will help with getting more out of your battery.
My last race was a 3 hour night race and I only used the handlebar light for whole time. I used medium for the first two hours and the mid-high for last hour and I still had approximately half a battery left.

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Thanks for the feedback. Ordering a set now!

The hangover light that mount to your helmet is the lightest light I’ve ever used and it’s barely noticeable. You can also back it up with any kind of cell backup battery.

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There are two viable GoPro / Exposure mounts now. I already have the one that replaces the cleat part on the light unit, but that does mean you have to twiddle a doodah to install / remove the light. They’ve now released a new one that mounts a QR cleat mount to a GoPro mount, which should work brilliantly for me on top of my Canyon aero bars (with a Raceware GoPro thingy on them).

Here are the links:
https://exposurelights.com/products/bike/brackets-and-mounts/light-mount-for-action-camera-bracket
https://exposurelights.com/products/bike/brackets-and-mounts/3prong-action-camera-to-exposure-cleat

And more options for stem mounts etc here:
https://exposurelights.com/products/bike/brackets-and-mounts

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