Originally Posted by gromitz49948
You are in the right ballpark for sure. All those lights would be just good enough if you take it very easy. I know from first hand experience that the Nightrider lights and the Cygolight will have good quality. I have seen problems with the Performance Viewpoint. The Light & Motion 10 watt light is probably a little better than all these lights. I have no experience with the Planet bike light. Just Skip the HI Flux Emitter.
13 watts for $109. A high quality light, good pattern.. more watts would be better for off road.
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You are in the $90 or $100 range, which is about what you need to spend. So I would go to $99 and get more run time and brighter lighting that will make riding easier. This light will go three hours on 20 watts and four on 15 watts. If I was in the market for a light I would buy this one. It is easy to upgrade this light to a total of 30 watts later on if you like. All you need to do is change a bulb. If you get hooked on off road riding at night you will probably want to upgrade to 30 watts someday, and this would be a very cheap way to do that.
Take a look
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.as...OD&ProdID=1373
Do not use any lights like the Cateye HL-EL 500 or any of the self contained handlebar lights with 4 AA batteries for off road riding.