9,050 real lumens — held.
Not "peak" lumens. Not "boost mode for 30 seconds". Real output at operating temperature, sustained for the rated runtime.
The headlamp industry measures output at 30 seconds — before the LEDs have thermally throttled, before reality sets in. The number on the box is rarely the number you actually get on the trail. We measure differently: 9,050 lumens after the lamp has stabilized at operating temperature, held across 1 hour of continuous active use on max.
The hybrid cooling system handles sustained output as long as there's some airflow — which there always is when you're moving fast. Standing still in still air, the lamp steps down to protect itself. This is how high-output LEDs work honestly. We just built around it instead of pretending otherwise.
