Originally Posted by
K1NJO
Just looking for something cheap but effective. This isn't really for any nighttime riding on the regular, but more for those times when I'm coming from a friend's house at night, for example.
Pretty easy to find actually. Recommend these. I normally run two of these lights on the handlebar, one on each side of the stem. The add-on lens does a great job of flattening the beam to concentrate it where you need it.
Amazon.com : RioRand 4 Mode 1200 Lumen CREE XML T6 Bulb LED Bicycle bike HeadLight Lamp Flashlight Light Headlamp : Sports & Outdoors
plus:
http://www.amazon.com/MagicShine-Gem...rch_detailpage
Basically $24 bucks (less bonus points back if you are Prime Member) delivered for a complete light set and no fuss. If you have a dyno-hub or a serious generator, its pretty easy to rig up a charging system, but I pretty much decided it was simpler to just carry a "spare battery" (when one gets tired, just turn it off and turn on the other one...which is why I tend to have two complete kits installed). But noting that it takes quite a while to run one down even on high.
Hope that helps
/K