Hi all,

I commute to work in the dark and have a helmet light and a handlebar mount light, the latter of which just died. Here's what I'm looking for to replace:

• Bright enough to ride on very dark suburban roads.
• Decent battery life - at least 2 hours on high or medium.
• I'm ok with a separate battery with a strap or not
• USB charge would be nice if max battery life is less than 2 hours on high so I can charge at work
• Helmet mount and bar mount
• At least 700 lumens
• Also has a blink mode
• Reasonably waterproof

So far, I've been very happy with my Light and Motion Stella 260, which I wear on my helmet, but lights have come a long way since I got that several years back.

I'm considering the following in my very early research:

• Niterider 750 lumens ($119) - NiteRider Lumina 750 Front Bike Light - REI.com
• Magic Shine 2000 lumena (do I need 2000 lumens?) - ($178) - http://www.amazon.com/MagicShine-200...attery-Charger
• Light and Motion Urban 800 Fast Charge ($180): Urban 800 Fast Charge - Light & Motion

What else should I consider? Any thoughts or advice is appreciated!

Robyn

P.S., please forgive the crosspost - also posted in the gadgets/lighting forum, but thought that you commuters would have great advice, in case you're not hanging around there.