I have used various handlebar mounted bike lights over the many years of riding. Some better than others but I have never used a front light mounted to my helmet. Riders have been using helmet mounted lights for many years now I have never really had a light suitable to use in this location with an integrated battery and was light enough, until now.
My new Exposure Sirius light has an integrated battery and is very light so looked into a helmet mount for it. Exposure manufacture various different models of brackets but I opted for the front facing single mount model - EXPHM. It arrived this week and there is not a lot it.
Anyway more on the bracket soon but I fitted it to my summer helmet before I went out this morning at 6am. After a few tweaks with the angle it was set up for approx 1.5m in front of my front wheel to brighten up the gap between the start of my main Lupine light. I also wanted to illuminate a short distance in front me when say I turn a sharp corner before I turn my handlebars.
Well after 15 miles of pitch black riding I can say the helmet mounted light is a total game changer to riding in the dark. I should have started using ones years ago! After a few more rides I will do a Fresh Goods Sunday on the bracket / light.
Anyway this mornings ride was very windy and cold. The Garmin was reading around 7 degrees with a 25+mph wind. The trails are still dry and we have not had the flooding like over in the Lakes. There was hardly a sole out and about, I had the tracks n trails all to myself.
All in I covered just under 15.5miles in 1hr 15 mins and climbed 800ft. Below are a few snaps of the light on my helmet and of the ride. Enjoy and hopefully more soon-
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