Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
I said "in which case having 2 lights is going to be just as much of a pain as 1 light and a battery pack" - my point being that the time and hassle of taking 2 flashlights off the bike is the same as the time and hassle of of taking a brighter light and a battery pack off the bike. I don't disagree that it's nice to have a light on the helmet so that if you aren't going straight you can shine it where you need it though.
It could be
less of a "pain". You keep talking about mysterious "hassles". It isn't any sort of pain or hassle. And since he's talking about rare, emergency use, flashlights might be
more convenient than an alternative.
If he was interested in riding at night
regularly, something like the geoman/magicshine light might make more sense than using flashlights.
Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
I don't disagree that it's nice to have a light on the helmet so that if you aren't going straight you can shine it where you need it though.
This option might be especially useful to him.