Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
Bike lights are cheaper than they ever have been. You can get a light that's way brighter than almost anyone would ever need (unless you're doing very high speed downhills in pitch darkness on a backwoods trail) for $30. I have used a variety of lights and my favorite right now is one I paid < $40 for.
My current favorite light was $32, and that's half the cost of the first serious flashlight I bought 7 years ago. The redundancy and low costs have left me making a choice between lights that would have cost way more if they had been available back then.