Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
I'm perfectly happy with Chinese lights costing $30. I'm also pretty happy with my Cygolite Metro 550. But I doubt someone who has only just discovered that there's such a thing as bike lights is likely to want to dosh out $50+ for a headlight.
I have had the Chinese lights, they are plenty bright. My issues with those lights has been with them changing modes or going off when I hit the slightest of bumps. I've also had problems with battery packs and some the individual rechargeable lithium cells. Also, I found that the very bright light spills all over and can be annoying to oncoming riders or traffic.