While it’s got some neat features for mixed road/off-road use, the Halo’s switch menu undermines on-trail flow. The ribbed twin-LED head gives a relatively focused beam and the listed 2,000-lumen output compares to properly calibrated 1-500-lumen lamps on the trail, with good distant reach. Irregularity towards the edges of the beam can be distracting, especially given the tendency of the O-ring mount to waggle on rougher trails. The three power settings are split with consecutive flash and off modes too, making the change from medium to high power a sketchy ‘disco then dark’ panic. Useful visibility is added by the outer ‘halo’ rings that give the light its name. There’s no battery gauge apart from a last-gasp change of switch colour, but its generous six-cell capacity means that’s rarely an issue.
Weight 410g
Run time 2hrs 30mins
Price $165
