Bar and Helmet Lights Setup for all occassions

[Lmike6453]

I currently have no lights, but need lights for both road commuting, mountain biking, and bikepacking in remote dark woods locations.

I bought a Giro Revel MIPS bike helmet, but can return it if it's tough to figure out a good light mount for this helmet.

I would prefer lights that are reliable since I'll be gone for days away from civilization with them, and plan on carrying a hefty battery backup for recharging to keep the weight of the light down.

I'd assume that I need both a spot and a flood but am unsure, and can afford nice ones but do keep in mind not overspending on things that aren't worth it.

A remote control could be nice, although I'm not sure if it's necessary for mountain biking. I plan on riding on both flowy trails and technical. And also don't want to blind oncoming traffic when commuting around town.

Quality control / reliability, and battery life in between charges is definitely a big selling point for me. What do you guys suggest?

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[Lentamentalisk]

If price is no object and you want to ride a lot after dark, the Exposure Toro and Joystick combo is really the best I've ever seen. The Toro mounts to your bars and has the whole range from supernova all the way down to a 36h run time on low, which is still surprisingly good for riding in the woods. The Joystick clips onto your helmet with a fantastically universal mount (I've got a similar Giro and it works great) and can shine pretty darn bright, and also lasts quite long if you are conservative with your power setting. This is what I've convinced all my riding buddies to use, having learned from my mistakes.

I purchased a Diablo, which is about half way in between the Toro and Joystick. It can be worn on the helmet, but gets heavy after an hour or two. It can also clip to the bars if you get the right adapters, which is how I use it normally. It serves as a pretty good DRL and night road riding light in that configuration. For singletrack, I've got a much cheaper, heavier, less efficient, generally worse light that I stick on my bars and move the Diablo to my helmet.