Sorry for interrupting, but I'd like to know what everyone thinks: If you have a fixed amount of money (which may not be the case with OP), is it better to buy 1 each of extra bright head and tail light, or buy multiple of inferior ones? I would prefer the former. Comments?
I don't see it as an either/or situation. I never depend on a single light. Stuff happens and a single light can quickly leave you in the dark. Independent of the redundancy, having multiple lights provides more illumination.
There is also an assumption that the less expensive lights are inferior. Magicshines
were the cheap...supposedly inferior...lights of a couple of years ago. Now they are the standard by which other inexpensive lights are measured.
At the cost of the current Chinese lights...around $40...it's not like you are risking much by trying one of the less expensive lights. If you are careful about where you buy them (
do check the returns policy before you hit the "pay" button), you can even return them if they don't meet your expectations.