Helmet light for night riding?
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I have been using a Lead Dog for years and won't leave on a night ride without it.
It really makes for a much better night riding experience!
It really makes for a much better night riding experience!
Try a "Lead Dog" light. They velcro to the top of your helmet and I think it has a 35w bulb in it. Then to make it really handy, mount a small dry cell battery under your hood (ads about 2 lbs +/-) and power it off your engine then run the light off the battery. Now if you have a breakdown after dark you have a 35w work light and you don't have to run an engine to keep the power on. Go to www.helmetlight.com for info on the light. And NO I'm not a salesman. Craig.
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Cyclops.... Have three of them. Awesome
HID lights are the only way to go...way brighter than any other light on the market.We have 2 sets of the trail tech setups....they rock!!!
http://trailtech.net/helmet_lights.html
http://trailtech.net/helmet_lights.html
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HID's for sure
they are totaly awesome for light output. A 15 watt HID puts out as much light as a 55 watt Halogen BUT they only work with DC voltage and most sleds are AC unless you have an electric starter.
The trail tech setup has battery pack that works well not sure what it weighs though.
they are totaly awesome for light output. A 15 watt HID puts out as much light as a 55 watt Halogen BUT they only work with DC voltage and most sleds are AC unless you have an electric starter.
The trail tech setup has battery pack that works well not sure what it weighs though.
Lead dog is the poop I have taken out head lights and ran just that for years. Works great for the 1 out of 50 rides that gets dark.
LEAD Dog the only way to go!!!
ye but i have a arctic cat snocross helmet with ounted rear lights, i only ride after school so its always dark, (im 15 btw) it goes gr8t and the batery lasts 3 years, unless ur talking about lights so u can see where u loook, the a/c snocross helmet is great
oo ur talking bout spots, dam pardon me
HID IS THE WAY TO GO !!
http://www.niterideroffroad.com/
Why buy a light like the lead dog that you can only use on your sled ?
We use ours for mtb,xc ski ( lift assist out of bounds tele and skating the golf course ) roller blading ( 4 guys race pace, 10 miles to the bar and back ) boccie ball ( camping we have ended up a mile from camp before while playing.
etc....
Doubles your play time.
http://www.niterideroffroad.com/
Why buy a light like the lead dog that you can only use on your sled ?
We use ours for mtb,xc ski ( lift assist out of bounds tele and skating the golf course ) roller blading ( 4 guys race pace, 10 miles to the bar and back ) boccie ball
( camping we have ended up a mile from camp before while playing. etc....Doubles your play time.
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I have a Niterider Storm HID helmet light that I used when mountain biking. It works okay for nighttime ATV and snowmobile riding... better for snowmobiling since the snow is white and reflects the light better.
Best part... charge it up before you go and it's good for four hours on one charge. Mine's pretty old too (circa 2001) so the new ones may be even better.
Downside is they ain't cheap. Check eBay... I got mine on there, best price I could find at the time.
Rob
Best part... charge it up before you go and it's good for four hours on one charge. Mine's pretty old too (circa 2001) so the new ones may be even better.
Downside is they ain't cheap. Check eBay... I got mine on there, best price I could find at the time.
Rob
I am with Ice Cap on this--in fact he is why I own a Lead Dog. Only way to ride is with a helmet mounted light.
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My wife and I both use Lead Dog lights.
Adds a ton of fun to night rides.
See where you look, not just where your sled is pointed!
Adds a ton of fun to night rides.
See where you look, not just where your sled is pointed!
The guys I ride with and I all have some kind of helmet light. One guy started it and now we all have one. I few have the lead dog but we found it better to find a small 55w driving light and wire to the sled with a plug, a little Velcro and that seems to work well. Works really well when the snow cover up the sled light.
The HID seems like a great idea but for 500 bucks makes it a little less attractive.
The HID seems like a great idea but for 500 bucks makes it a little less attractive.
I put a 55W bulb in my Lead Dog and it works pretty darn good!
OK here it is!!!
A couple of my buddies have a rounder light seems to work better. It's small too. It just seems to shine the light farther. This oval one is ok too. I could unplug the sled headlight and comfortable ride.
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