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Tried the SolidLight helmet mounting last night (just to the Park and Ride). It's a bit fiddly to screw onto the bracket, and a bit bulky once in place. I've never felt a need for a helmet mounted light, but my Specialized did come with a helmet mount (and belt with battery pouch) that seems to work better. The battery is a lot heavier of course, the SolidLight you can just strap the battery to the helmet too if you want. (See pages 6-8 of the user manual)
Tonight I cycled home with the Specialized and the SolidLight. (I redid the replacement for the broken Specialized cable on Sunday, this time without the metal clamp on the new barrel connector cutting into the wires and shorting them.) With fully charged NiCds, the Specialized is putting out more light than the SolidLight - the central spot appears as bright (though yellower), and it's broader, and it splashes more light around outside the spot. The Specialized is about 11W then, but was 7.2W when I compared it part charged with a SolidLight at the manufacturer's house, and the SolidLight central spot was brighter then. (The SolidLight central spot is not as tight or sharp edged as the EL-300, but not as spread out as the Specialized.)
An LVR would help even out the Specialized power (with an extra cell, and a new battery holder), the SolidLight is regulated.

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P.S. If I did want a white helmet light, the EL-400 looks plausible. But off-road (the SolidLight's main market) would probably be different.