Need help choosing bike light.

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Have been looking at the SOLARSTORM XT 40 and the ULTRAFIRE D66.
Both have xm l2 leds, solarstorm has 4 leds, ultrafire has 5 leds, both run 4 x 18650.
Iam looking for a more of a floody beam.
Has anybody got these lights to share any thoughts? or any other info or views.

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So, anybody?

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I have this light. I like the idea of using my own high quality batteries. http://www.amazon.com/Fenix-BT20-Bike-Flashlight-Gray/dp/B00A30PIW2/ref=pd_sbs_misc_2

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I have in my mind that a single led will not give the flood i am looking for.
I see the fenix offers both flood and throw, but will this be in the range i am looking for ? considering i am looking at multi emitter lights.

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I'd choose the Solarstorm X2. This light has pretty good reviews around the web. Pretty sure there are good beamshots over on MTBR forum also. You can also just use a floody flashlight with a mount instead of a dedicated bike light with it's generally crappy batteries and chargers.

Quick search yielded this link.

-Garry

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What about two ss x2,s either side of the handle bar stem ? and possibly change the reflector for a floody optic.

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What about spritzing the reflectors with clear coat for an OP effect to smooth the beam? Or use diffusion film (perhaps diffuse only one side)?

-Garry

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Yeah, i think two ssx2,s and play around with one for more flood, swop out the reflectors for optics from fasttech maybe. Cheers.

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I got to play with this bike light in store the other day:

http://dx.com/p/trustfire-tr-d009-3-x-cree-xm-l-t6-1250-1300lm-4-mode-white-bicycle-light-black-4-x-18650-206462#.UuzF-eS-oZk

And was quite impressed. Build quality was very good, beam profile was quite floody with a wide spill and an oval shaped hotspot.

I also had a look at this bike light in store:

http://dx.com/p/sky-ray-s6-4-mode-cree-xm-l-t6-2200lm-white-light-bicycle-bike-lamp-black-4-x-18650-197289

Which wasn’t even close, much poorer in build quality, not nearly as bright and was much less floody.

From what I’ve read the Solarstorm bike light is a little on the spotty side and doesn’t have much of a wide floody spill. Try reading up on MTBR forums, plently of bike light reviews there.

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I also using Fenix BT20 for night ride. I mostly using medium brightness level because it’s already brighter than most vehicles on the street.

I wrote small review here.