Originally Posted by
metz1295
Mostly road commuting, about an hour ride from dark through the dawn. Add in the occasional long evening ride when I might get caught in a little dusk to dark. Depending how early I leave, I could see some traffic in the morning commute. I really like the 1200 Lumen CREE mentioned by TrojanHorse above. The price is awesome. The Amazon reviews and Q&A's are great. I also did an independent search and found a couple really good reviews from some magazine sites.
One thing to keep in mind with the cheap 1200 Lumen CREE lights is that they don't actually put out 1200 lumens. Most of the time they measure out at 50-60% of the listed lumens. More reputable manufacturers list the output based on what the light actually puts out.