I was going to get a white CatEye Rapid 3 for the front because of the good results I have had since I started with a Rapid 5 on the rear. I decided to get one of the $22 CREE headlights off of Amazon because in addition to just flashing it would be useful when running late getting home with the short days we're into.

I'm glad I did. I've used it for three days now, during daylight on flash mode, and have been impressed by it's effectiveness at cross streets, driveways and in parking lights. I was over 1/4 mile downhill away from the worst intersection around here. It was almost dark and some guy in a pick-up sat and waited as I came at a whopping 10mph in headlight mode. He had time to go and come back before I got to the intersection. I can imagine his thoughts as I finally went by..............."Crap, it's just some bastard on a bicycle!!"

I rode around the other night to try it as a headlight and it was great, but that's another topic.