Originally Posted by
dcrowell
Since I bought a bike for my girlfriend, I've been loaning her my (expensive) lights. I'd like to get her a set of lights of her own. The tail light is easy, it'll be a PB SF, PDW Danger Zone, or PDW Radbot. They all have good runtime and decent performance.
I have to question the "good runtime" on the latter two. My Radbots had dismal runtimes, and the Danger Zone I tested ran down in about 14-15 hours. The 1/2-watt SuperFlash does have good runtime.
In the headlight department, I'd like to suggest a 2AA LED flashlight, but the reality is they go through batteries quickly because they're designed for high power. That doesn't jive with the "low-maintenance" goal. A dynamo hub and dyno-driven headlight would be perfect, but you'll be looking at $50ish for a B&M Lyt with a standlight, plus $40ish for a dynohub, and you'll have to rebuild the front wheel too. So there goes the budget idea.