A car’s headlights put out around 700-1,300 lumens on average, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. Most brands manufacture bike lights up to 1,200-1,800 lumens. The brightest bike light in our test group is the NiteRider Lumina 1800 Dual Beam at 1,800 lumens.
But a few brands make ultra-high lumen lamps for diehard night riders who need to light up the trails: CatEye makes the Volt6000, which tops out at roughly 6,000 lumens.