Originally Posted by cyccommute

Without any evidence, you claim that I am "belligerant, selfish and inconsiderate" in the use of a helmet light. Nothing could be further from the truth. When sitting at a light, my helmet lamp is tilted up away from driver's eyes. I don't point my light in anyone's face unless absolutely necessary to keep me from being harmed by an inattentive driver. I, and probably most people who use helmet lights, know exactly where the light goes and exactly what it can do. We don't use them as weapons except in extreme cases. You've been informed of this many times and continue to ignore it.

You have also been informed...again many times... that the statement 'More is always better' and 'retinal burners' were meant as jokes. I coined the term 'retinal burners' as a silly means to convey the brightness of my overvolted halogen system. It does not mean that the lights have any retinal burning capability. They don't put out that kind of power

Finally, if you wish to buy the 'maximum lumens/dollar' for your own use, feel free. Allow the rest of us to make that same decision to meet our needs. We'll assume that you use your lights responsibly if you make the same assumption about everyone else.