Originally Posted by
wahoonc
Why would you need multi-hundred dollar lights? I have routinely run with a
~$50 set of decent quality battery powered lights. Currently I do have a bit more invested in generator lights on the bikes I ride the most, but I consider these bikes to be my second car(s) and want them to be as convenient as possible. And even then a reasonable set up can cost under $100. If you depend on a bike for transportation why limit yourself to daylight hours only?
Aaron
+1. I wonder how you could even use an unlit bike as transportation during winter months when there's only a few hours of daylight. Here it's dark by 5:30, so most commuters would be SOL without lights.
Good thing the lights have gone down in price so much in the last couple years. For city riding, I find cheap LED lights are adequate, such as Planetbike Superflash and comparable from other companies, for $25 - $50 and even less for rear blinkies.