Night riding is a strange thing. I have been leading night rides for my local group.. We make front and rear lights mandatory and what people show up with is amazing. Most people think that the 15.00 light they buy at there LBS is plenty strong enough, most of these are 5 nichia led putting out at most 50 lumens.. Then you show them lights with 700 lumens and there mouths fall open. Many riders just do not think that lights like many of us use exist or that they can afford them..

I gave many in my group the link to an xml light on amazon for 50.00 and when they showed up with there new lights they rode with so much more confidence at night.. Because they can see now.