What MTB lights, 2025

[Hammious]

So it's now that time of year where night time rides are going to require lights, whats hot in 2025?
I'm after bar and helmet light, as my exposure zenith seems to be slowly dying.
Riding is a mix of steep, techinal woods, with some fire roads.

£500ish budget for both

[Tall_martin]

Why not get exposure to fix your light?

I had loads of different lights from 2000-2010 then bought an exposure 6 pack 1800 lumen version. Then a diablo off the back of it.

It's been faultless all this time. Still had people complaining about me riding behind them last winter.

I've gone for a new sixpack off the exposure outlet. 3 rides in and I'm delighted. I've got a battery pack lined up for the diablo and that's me set for the foreseeable future.

https://www.exposurelights.com/collections/outlet

Six-pack for £445. You can thank me in 10 years

[1175Mk1]

Any other suggestions please, with a much lower budget...

Went out as it was dark and the £10 ebay light is ok but not great.

Anything decent but with a budget of £50? Appreciate this is way off the posters post.

[Master Bean]

1175Mk1 said:

Any other suggestions please, with a much lower budget...

Went out as it was dark and the £10 ebay light is ok but not great.

Anything decent but with a budget of £50? Appreciate this is way off the posters post.

Magicshine do some bright stuff for not too much money. Also search for Cree lights.

[Mr Scruff]

I ve had a run of poor luck with bike lights, and as such have tried a few. I ride 4 days a week so they get a hard life.

None really hit the budget requirement apart from the first.

EBay cheap Cree lights - beam pattern annoyed, but cheap and cheerful. Lasted couple of years before battery packs gave up.
Gloworm XS - good, but almost too many accessories. Ended up just stopping working after about 3m and returned. Good light when worked
Magicshine RN1500 - liked it but felt not enough as a main light for off road. Fell off one day and never did manage to find it.
Magicshine Moneteer 8000 - great light, but battery wasn t properly waterproof and let water in, which shorted it. Magicshine said not covered in warranty, so had to buy one from eBay reseller (who was amazing). Put me off it a bit tbh, but still one of my favourites. Separate pack and light unit got annoying but beam spread and throw was prob my favourite
Exposure Diablo - have 2, use as helmet lights. Run time less than I d like, both been back to Exposure for repair in the 2 year warranty period but fixed without quibble.
Exposure 6 pack - current light. Excellent run time, crappy mount. All opinion, but doesn t feel worth premium price and I don t like the beam spread but that s just a personal preference. Disappointed in it, but that s because for the price I expected excellence, and it s only good

Randomly, the light I like the most is a Ravemen 2400. Feels like it punches well above its rate, and I like the high/low beam switching. Light I ride with most.

[benny.c]

I use Exposure but have had a few Moon lights which are decent value and have been reliable.

[mobile chicane22]

1175Mk1 said:

Any other suggestions please, with a much lower budget...

Went out as it was dark and the £10 ebay light is ok but not great.

Anything decent but with a budget of £50? Appreciate this is way off the posters post.

Ali express magicshine clones, I have 2 both have had significant use and have held up and both were sub £50 iirc.

[Daveyraveygravey]

Master Bean said:

Magicshine do some bright stuff for not too much money. Also search for Cree lights.

I've had both Magicshine and CREE lights, and they're great for a couple of years but none have lasted longer than that.

[Benson11]

My go to setup for years has been MagicShine 1500lm on the bars and Xposure Joystick on my lid, both are probably over 5 years old now and still going well but they do only get occasional use through the winter.

For a more expensive option, the Hope front light was excellent for output with a few guys I used to ride with using them, but it is expensive and I assume they are still in production

[Pablo16v]

I bought a couple sets of these for my kids MTB's for general offroad night riding (nothing too technical), and have been very impressed by them.

Cheap Lights

[trails]

Just beware of some of the cheaper options, in my experience not all lumens are created equally and the beam pattern/spread compromised.

Olight 2500lumn on the bars and Four4th Scorch helmet light for me.

[1175Mk1]

Thank you, some good options to consider.

[SoliD]

Would just go for whatever I could fit in in exposure and get the current one repaired - always reasonably priced and keeps a good light going. [e-mail]