Yeah I didn't reckon, perhaps obviously since I bought it, that $125 was ridiculous for this kind of form factor/quality combo, particularly compared to other lights in the category (to the extent there even are any). For example, Light & Motion's Urban 200 is about $100 without a tail light, or about $135 with the Vis180 tail light; a Niterider Mako 200 is about $40 without a tail light, and with a Solas running another 40-45, I'd consider that an $85 getup.

However, the Niterider stuff is too ugly and ungainly to even consider, so the $40 premium for the Knog was a no-brainer for me; the L&M is much nicer looking than the NR, but still loses the design competition to Knog by a good margin, and actually costs more. Sure, those aren't the only options, but they're pretty representative of the self-contained, USB rechargeable light products available, so by my count, Knog Road 2 actually looked like a pretty good deal, and delivers the slickest, most user-friendly, and easy to swap between mount system out there.

Now, I've only used these twice, so I don't want to get too carried away here, and I have had a couple of Boomer headlights go on the fritz, so whether these turn out to truly be a smart buy remains to be seen.