I recommend the LED lights from dinotte. I have the red taillight and
the white headlight, and both are fantastic. They fall into the
expensive category, but they are extremely bright. They mount to
helmet or bike seatpost or handlebar quickly with an o-ring, so they
can be easily removed or swapped between bikes and taken off when
parking the bike outside.
They sell different versions of each of their lights depending on if
you want to power them with (rechargeable) AAs or their lithium
batteries.
http://www.dinottelighting.com/
Like someone said earlier when you compare the costs of other bike
equipment, a high quality light (or 2) doesn't seem unreasonably
expensive. And especially if you compare it to car costs.
My $0.02.
-Jesse
On Dec 11, 2008, at 3:07 PM, Eric White wrote:
After years of toting around a bright halogen light and its heavy
battery I recently started using the Fenix LD20. It's a very bright
flashlight that I take on and off my bike via a velcro strap. At $60
it's not exactly cheap, but it throws out a good bit of light along
the
unlit SW path. It also runs on rechargeable AAs, which is nice.
the light: http://tinyurl.com/5txxzz
the strap: http://tinyurl.com/6kb5jz
Tons of bike light discussion at the candlepowerforums:
http://tinyurl.com/5dcmfc
Eric
John Martin wrote, on 12/11/2008 2:28 PM:
Eric makes another good point with the "strap slip" factor.
Additionally, since I do most of my biking on city streets that are
well-lit (overlit imho, and with my tax dollars), I don't need my
bike
light to light my path, the street lights do that.
I've seen powerhouse lights (or I assume that those >$40 lights
qualify
as "powerhouse" ones), but I can't justify their cost, especially
given
the number of lights I've had stolen off my bikes. So can anyone
recommend any cheap front "visibility" lights? Yes, I could take them
off each time I park the bike, or I could figure out some way to lock
them (current light is zip-tied), but I'd love to have a good cheap
backup visibility light for especially dark and stormy commutes, or
times when my main light is stolen or battery dies, etc.
Recommendations?
-john
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On Dec 11, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Eric Westhagen wrote:
Dear Paul,
Directing a bike light is a difficult and "relative matter" with the
"strap-on" light. I strap on my Cat Eye Opti-Cube each time I go
out. It is impossible to keep it stable and directed.
Fortunately, I
ride on isolated roads so it is no problem. But directing it is a
continual process as it slips lower and lower with each road bump.
Actually if it is set so high as to illuminate road signs, one
cannot
see the street in front of the bike. But then, maybe there are real
powerhouse lights for bikes?
Eric
Paul T. O'Leary wrote:
This also orients the light so that it lights the roadway in
front of
you; a good headlight should not just be an "indicator" (making you
visible to others), but an "illuminator" (lighting your way). My
"poor man's" alignment guide -- if my light is lighting up the
reflective material on the road signs in front of me, it's too
high.
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