Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,519
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
I bought a 200 lumen Cygolite Pace/Expilion earlier in the year on sale for $69, recently upgraded to a 400 lumen version for $89. The 200 is the minimum I find acceptable to see in front of me, the 400 lights up a dark trail quite nicely. I usually run it at the 300 lumen setting to keep runtime up, and just boost to the 400 when conditions warrant.
I did experiment with some flashlights and decided I was happier with a dedicated name brand bike light.