After searching high and low throughout the Commuting forum, I finally decided that I needed to start a new thread to get my question answered.

I really like the ideas in the "Total Geekiness" thread, but I need a light that has a simple, clean, quick release mounting system (I'm a student and I'll need to take the light off of the bike a few times per day).

So I searched on and found a post by dobber in the "What's a good, really bright bike light?" that talked about converting a $20, 6v/5w Nite Hawk Nomad into a 12v/20w headlight for under $50 total. The only problem is that the conversion involved solder and I do not have a soldering iron.

Can anyone help me find and convert a cheap headlight into a more powerful light as simply as possible?

Thanks