LUPINE WILMA R7

SPECIFICATION Weight: 383g • Lumen: 3,200, 1,800, 225 • Run time: 1.75, 3.5, 31hr • Contact: lupine.de

The Wilma is one of Lupine’s cornerstone lights – it can work on the bar, on the head and also comes with a ton of extra options. The one we’re testing is the Wilma 7R, which combines a four LED head lamp with 6.9 Ah battery; basically a four-cell unit about the same size as the Hope and Light & Motion.

The battery is secured via a wide Velcro strap, but also comes with an extension cable if needed. The lamp attaches directly over the stem via a really slim aluminium clamp. Other diameter clamps are available, as well as a Velcro helmet mount, neoprene head strap, stick-on mount and a Gopro adapter.

The battery, lamp and remote have built-in fuel gauges, the former even has an audible alarm, so if you can’t see the gauge you can hear it. The small bar-mounted wireless remote is raised to clear a brake lever clamp, slides left to right and, best of all, it will control a bar and helmet light at the same time, in fact it will control up to five lights.

All Lupine lights are fully programmable and using the free Light Control App you can easily remap the Wilma R7’s primary output and secondary settings. There’s also a load of supplementary modes like power saving, SOS functions... you name it.

On paper the 3,200 Lumen Wilma R7 isn’t the most powerful light here, but it doesn’t look like it – it literally turns night into day. We could see the furthest with this light (and ride the fastest), but still see everything close in.

Superb attention to detail, a ton of really useable features, full customisable, a remote and any mount you like, combined with excellent quality makes the

Wilma R7 easily the best light on test. And while it’s the most expensive light here, we think the price is justified if you really want the ultimate system.