I just bought a Cateye Volt 700 for some planned night riding during the winter months, and I have some questions for owners of this light. What mode do you find works best for road riding? The "dynamic" mode seems extremely bright, probably too much for semi-lighted urban environments.

Is the "all night" mode bright enough for most urban riding?

The manual doesn't say what the "base" light output is for the hyper-constant mode, but it appears to be "all night" with bursts of brighter light? That would probably be the best mode, as drivers are becoming accustomed to flashing headlights equating to cyclists. It's too bad this mode doesn't have a higher base light output (such as "normal" mode), but maybe it's good enough for most situations.

Lastly, what kind of real-world run times do you get for various modes? The manuals always claim a certain run time for a full charge, but I wonder how accurate it is.

Oh...anyone know where I can get spare batteries? I could only find a couple on ebay and a few obscure websites, but there doesn't appear to be a plethora of places to buy them online...

thanks!