Originally Posted by
Yo Spiff
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.
+1 on the Cygolite 400 (i have the 410) . It's amazing how much lights have improved over the last 5 years. I use it on 3/4 power and almost never need full power and this is on totally unlit MUPS. Price is in your rage, and you can buy an extra battery pack that it a snap to change. Nice design and mount. I can't say enough about it.