Bike light buying guide – how many lumens or lux do I need?

Urban areas, dark roads, e-bike or off-road use? The answer will depend on the use and the area where you usually go biking. Urban areas, to see and be seen If you ride in well-lit urban areas, a common recommendation is at least 100 lumens or more to both see and be seen. Good options…

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Bike light buying guide: the best light pattern?

In general you can say that the light pattern is more important than the lux and lumen values. In this article you will learn why, and how to compare light patterns to decide what fits your riding style best.   What defines a good light pattern? With efficient optic design, you can get a very…

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Bike light buying guide: comparing light values

Know your way around lumen, lux and candela – the basics of light and optics When you consider buying a new bike light, the first thing that comes to mind is probably how bright the light should be. Sounds simple enough, but there are a few things that are good to know. You want to…

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Nordic Pro & Xtreme are test winners in e-bike light test

Our flagship lights Nordic PRO and Nordic XTREME were both Test Winners in German Magazine Elektro Rad’s e-bike light comparison! The e-bike lights were tested and compared for price, weight, brightness, optical/light quality, homogenity, and all light images were photographed and compared. All in all, both Herrmans lights were deemed the most price-worthy and high-quality…

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HERRMANS SHINE IN DYNAMO BIKE LIGHT TEST

The German biking magazine Aktiv Radfahren (1–2/2020) doesn’t hold back its praises for Herrmans dynamo bike lights H-Black MR4 and H-Black MR8 in a versatile test between self-powered front light models in three price categories. The methods and results of the test are presented in the article Let it shine! Twenty-one front lights from 13,90 to…

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