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11-28-10 | 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jputnam

I've been using a Schmidt SON dynamo hub on my touring bike since the late '90s, using B&M lamps. But as good as they are, they're more than I want to spend on the bikes my kids ride to school.

A relatively inexpensive LED light with good output and a vehicular beam pattern would be a real improvement for lower price points than the B&M lights.

What is relatively inexpensive? They have a new LED from B&M for ~$48usd. There are a few others out there that have decent pattern that run in the ~$30 range (Basta Sprint).

Aaron

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