Video: Fight the Darkness

 I'm glad I wasn't the only one that heard that.

 It really bothered me haha

 Bam Hill grows up fast! Months back he's still with his dad, Sam on his running bike. Kudos on his fast growing rate.

 Probably not the same here but I always trail ride with a tail light if I am solo....Day or night...peace of mind on if I go off trail it might be what someone sees and saves my life. I also do a lot of niteriding on brand new to me trails

 i live in the bay area of california, therefore any type of night riding is illegal (except for a few spots). In other words I got to be as stealthy as possible so I am not caught by rangers. Using a tail light is the last thing I am going to use out on the trail. Heck when I enter and leave the trailhead (about 300 yards) I turn off all my lights to avoid being seen

 Can't imagine using a tail light on the trail, nice way to blind your riding buddies... though @Grizzlycycles661 makes a good point about solo night riding. I'm sure the tail light was there because Lupine wants to show that they've got you covered at both ends... also the tail light provides a little different following view than the typical backlit night rider.

 My friends and I actually use them on dim to intentionally be seen by people we're riding with. If someone isn't looking right at you you can be pretty invisible so I guess it's just a little safety. Nothing illegal about night riding here though and since you kind of have to pedal to the trails anyway you may as well keep yourself safe on the road, too.

 @airsoftesneeto - How on earth can night riding be illegal!?! You live in a crazy place my friend...

 yeah man, california is a whole other world for mtn bikers, especially in the bay area. the main reason is for liability and secondly they want the wildlife in the area to i guess have their "alone time" so to speak. I mean Mount Tam is where mtn biking started and there isnt any legal singletrack for mountain biking up there....Don't get me wrong, we have some stellar riding out here, santa cruz is a short drive over the hill, but all of 80% of those trails are illegal

 They are only illegal when you get caught. Otherwise shred on!

 I feel like I ride better uphill at night for sort of the same reason. You don't get bummed out about how much uphill you have ahead, you can't see it so you just keep riding

 Ha ha ha...so true come to think of it...your hill climb comment. ..can't tell ya how many times I've been on a long climb and tried to shift into a lower gear even though I have already been in granny gear for a while and clicked that same gear hoping somehow I had just one more gear.

 6400 lumen!!really what are you using because I've always found lumen claims to be grossly over rated.i'm running 2 1200 lumen Yinding's(Gemini clone)one on the handlebar,one on the helmet.Plenty of light to ride by.

 6400 Lumens of Chinese manufacturing ... and stolen German engineering ....

 If you are into off-road trucks, 4x4 etc. you will know that the Chinese light bars, led pods etc. lasts mere months, sometimes days, sometimes never works out of the box. And the claim of output is always overrated to what it actually puts out.

 @somismtb, not true, i have mine over a year now, works like charm. 3000 lumen

 for those who have the time to sort through www.dx.com

 Cheap Chinese lights FTW! Been running 3 of them and have had zero issues. Two on the bars, one on the lid and night is afraid of the light.

 Where did you find that deal?

 Chinese lights are OK, but I ended up investing in some 'proper' UK made lights in the end. The optics I found (on the Chinese lights I had) had quite a severe drop in brightness between the main 'ring' of focussed light and that outside it, and the batteries are not as good a quality - I found that they would get shorter and shorter with life to the extent that, after a season, the life would not get me through a ride.

However, they are awesome to get people to try night riding cheaply, and I cannot recommend them enough for that reason. You can buy many Chinese lights for what I paid for my 'proper' ones so they are massive bargains in a 'replace them when they give up' way, but I'd always recommend having 2 lights (handlebar and helmet mount) just in case one gives up the ghost. This is the case for any light though - you could damage a light in a crash, etc.

I have a good number of friends who still use £30 Chinese lights in my group, and they are far faster riders than I'll ever be!

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 germans got a thing for sam hill, especially this one.

 Man... You should try one of those 1500 lm Chinese lamps, that sell for 15$ at aliexpress... That's truly awesome!

 That Valyrian Fire color on his Pivot looks rad

 Thought I was the only one!!

 My thoughts exactly

 you are right...but it´s an old hard root trail,very difficult to hold every time the same line...but the lights are so bright,that makes things easyer
he build with me since 8years at this trail...so he knows it.

 I assumed it was his first time!

 I've ridden once at night borrowing my brothers lights hat attaches the the bars. BUT from what I've heard having both can get tricky on technical terrain due to multiple shadows.

 I'm currently riding with just a Dinotte XML3 on my helmet. It's very bright but I would like to get something for the bar. Everyone I know started with just a helmet light and went to both. My thought is to point the bar light directly in front of you and use the helmet light for out farther.

 You really have to have both. A bar light helps illuminate whats right in front of you and some area down the trail. You head light is a must for turning, looking where you want to go, and when the trail is relatively straight you have TWO lights staring down the trail. It's darn near daylight-like. I got 1600 lumens on the bars, with a wide spread lens. And 800 on the helmet spot-style. LOVE IT.

 I've run lights in a few configs, usually I'm an idiot and forget one or more of my lights. Lamps on the lid are a must, the rest is nice, but if you only run on the bars prepare to be steering into the turns just to see. Ideally I run one on the lid and 2 on the bar

 If you're just going to use 1 light throw it on the lid. If you have the option to run both. I prefer the brighter on the handlebar and the other on the helmet. Good times for sure

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