Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
I prefer the Saferide to all the expensive unshaped lights. The other light I use is the Busch and Mueller Ixon Iq Premium - another shaped light with a longer runtime, but it has a bit of a purplish color to it's beam so I don't recommend it as much.
Either light is more like $150. There are definitely cheaper options, just mentioning my favorites.
Pretty sure you can still get the old-style B&M Ixon iq (not premium) headlight for $60, which I think is about the best headlight deal going right now. I also like the B&M rack-mounted tail-lights. I just use ordinary NiMh rechargeable AA batteries in both, which works great for me because I always have a few eneloops lying around ready to go so I never get caught with a dead battery.