Thanks. I found that forum and I think I saw some of your posts, if you have the same user name over there.

I have found that it was hard to identify which flashlights are worth buying. As you know, there are so many of them, often with similar names, and many are knockoffs of other lights. I ended up buying the s-mini because you and a couple other people recommended it for biking, it appears to be well-made, reportedly works well out of the box, and it's only available from a US supplier with a good reputation (Shining Beam). It would be fun to immerse myself in this whole thing, get into DIY lights and all that, but I've already done that in a few other areas & there are only so many hours in a day. (Other current and past obsessions include woodworking, antique hand and power tools, loudspeaker building, bikes/bike repair, and enough about computers to build a handful for my self and fix/upgrade others, plus some shorter-term things). Can't go there with lights....