Lighting for e-bikers: 4 headlights for e-MTBs - ultra bright and always with you
Stefan Frey
· 13.12.2025
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Powerful, mostly road-legal and always on board. Fixed lighting is the ideal solution for many e-MTBs. After all, high beam at the touch of a button and the large battery enable the balancing act of StVZO approval and high luminosity. With a maximum output of around 25 to 30 watts from the headlight, the range of the bike hardly suffers under the light. Nevertheless, only a few manufacturers fit a light ex works. The argument: It is difficult to predict whether the customer wants no lighting at all, a simple, inexpensive light for the way home or an expensive floodlight. This is why fixed lighting often has to be retrofitted by the customer.
Barrier-free upgrade
In the best-case scenario, you only need to connect the light to the existing infrastructure on the e-bike; in the worst-case scenario, the motor needs to be removed to enable the ports and the cables need to be laid in the frame. Important: The voltage of the light must match the light ports of the e-MTB. Usually 6 or 12 volts. There is also the cost of the headlight itself: Cheaper lamps are available from around 100 euros. Really good models, which also illuminate trail bends and dark country lanes with a sophisticated light pattern and high beam, can quickly cost 300 euros and more. Most headlights for e-bikes carry the German test mark, the K number - like these four super spotlights.
Litemove RXW-2900
- Voltage / power consumption max: 12 V / 13.5 - 28 watts
- Light output high beam / low beam: 2900; 2425; 1970 lumen / 1665 lumen
- Weight: 155 grammes
- Special features: Light sensor for daylight and dimming mode; wired remote control
- Compatible with: Bosch / Shimano / Brose / Fazua
- Price: 279,95 Euro >> available here
The Taiwanese manufacturer Litemove is competing with the German lighting experts with an inexpensive floodlight. The high beam delivers a full 2900 lumens and is therefore almost as bright as the M99 - even if the illumination is less homogeneous. A light sensor switches between day and night mode. The three high beam modes are activated using a wired remote control. The light levels cannot be programmed with Litemove and there are no other additional features. Nevertheless, the inexpensive RXW-2900 is compatible with almost all current motors. Only DJI is missing from the Litemove list
Supernova M99 Pro 2 - 25 km/h
- Voltage / power consumption max: 12 V / 11 - 35 watts
- Light output high beam / low beam: 3000 lumen / 500 lumen
- Weight: 190 grammes
- Special features: Light sensor for daylight and dimming mode; wired remote control; programmable via app
- Compatible with: Bosch / Brose / Yamaha / Fazua
- Price: 449,00 Euro >> available here
It's as if a star explodes on the trail when the high beam of the M99 Pro 2 bathes the forest in dazzling light. The elegant aluminium headlight delivers a maximum of 3000 lumens, which are finely distributed across the trail by the 99 mirrors of the reflector. The M99 automatically switches to low beam using a light sensor, while the high beam is activated by remote control. Clever: electronic components such as USB modules with up to 30 W can be integrated via the headlight, and the output of the spotlight can be configured via an app. Supernova is absolutely convinced of its quality and offers a five-year guarantee and promises 10 years of repairability.
Lupine SL Minimax F
- Voltage / power consumption max: 12 V / 11 - 35 watts
- Light output high beam / low beam: 2100 lumen / 700 lumen
- Weight: 100 grammes
- Special features: Light sensor for daylight and dimming mode; wired remote control; programmable via app
- Compatible with: Bosch / Brose / Yamaha / Fazua / Pinion / TQ / Giant / DJI
- Price: 369,00 Euro
Small, light, elegant - the SL Minimax F shines more with minimalism than with maximum light output. The Lupine throws 2100 lumens onto the trail in high beam mode, slightly less than the competition. On the other hand, the lightweight can be integrated particularly unobtrusively on the bike and distributes the light particularly homogeneously over the terrain. The light output is absolutely sufficient even for technical trails. At dusk, the light switches from daytime running light to low beam thanks to a brightness sensor. It is controlled by a wired button. Top: The SL Minimax F can already be connected to the DJI motor.
Acid E-Bike Front Light Pro-E 200 HB X-Connect
- Voltage / power consumption max: 12 V / 16 watts
- Light output high beam / low beam: 730 lumen / 480 lumen
- Weight: 117 grammes
- Special features: Automatic daytime running lights; radio remote control
- Compatible with: Bosch
- Price: 149,95 Euro >> available here
The Waldershofen-based bike giant is known for developing its own solutions for its accessories, which is why Cube also has a whole range of its own lighting systems in its programme. The most powerful light goes by the cryptic name of Acid E-Bike Front Light Pro-E 200 HB X-Connect. What's behind it? 200 lux maximum light output in high beam mode - or 730 lumens for better comparison. This means that the Acid is significantly less powerful than the floodlights from Supernova or Litemove, but it is certainly powerful enough for gravel tracks and forest roads. In low beam mode, the 117 gram front light emits a powerful 480 lumens. Particularly practical: an approved reflector can be easily attached to the underside and thanks to the GoPro-compatible mounting system, the Acid can be mounted in almost any desired position on the bike using a wide variety of brackets. The high beam is activated via a wireless button. This makes for a tidier cockpit, but unlike the other lights, an additional battery is required.
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