Last fall I was using a Knog Frog light (20 lumens), more to be seen than to see, on the front of my bike. I rarely rode after dark and, except on a couple of occassions when I miscalculated my round trip time on the highway, rode with the benefit of street lights once the sun set.

That will likely change this spring as early sunsets would cut into longer rides after work, so I'm looking for a decent headlight on a budget. On Amazon, I found several mounts for affixing various size flashlights to a handlebar. I already have a Coleman 144 lumen compact flashlight that gives me good light out to about 75-100 yards and runs about 6 hours on three AAA batteries. I also have a MiniMag light with the 3 LED retrofit kit which I'm guessing provides about 30 lumens and runs for 20+ hours on two AA batteries.

Who else uses a flashlight mounted to the handlebar as a headlight? Any recommendations for a sturdy mount that is adjustable (can be aimed), fits a range of flashlight barrel diameters, is reasonably quick release, and holds the light quite steady? I considered fabricating one myself, but saw that Amazon has several models of holder for $6 - $18 so I figured why reinvent the wheel.