Originally Posted by
cyccommute
No, it doesn't.
$15 to $20 buys a lot of light. The light may not have the polish of higher end lights and perhaps it isn't built to last as long, although this particular light has severed me very well since the fall of 2015. I have others that have been ticking along since about 2010.
But in terms of output, the above are brighter than a lot of very expensive lights. I have an Cygolite Expillion 800 that I purchased for $130 at REI about 4 years ago. The $20 light above is brighter than the Expillion at it's brightest setting. I had a Princeton Tech "be seen" light that I paid $70 for about 10 years ago and the $20 light is about 100 times better.
No, the mounts aren't the best.
But there is a work around for that that's not too expensive. I even converted the Expillion to that kind of mount. It drives the cost of the light up to a budget bustin' $35
and a bit of sweat equity.
There's no need to spend "real dough" nor to suffer with "be seen" lights. The above $20 light will not only let you be seen but will let you see where you are going. They are cheap enough that you can gang them up and still come out ahead. I have 2 on the bars and one on a helmet.
I think a more appropriate statement would be: if you want a light to see by, that is also self-contained and easily moved between bikes, it will cost real dough. I like to use one light to see with, and I like that I only have to deal with one (forward) light that needs to be charged, that I can easily move between bikes with additional mounts, and can be easily removed and thrown into my charging station box for charging.
Originally Posted by
InTheRain
I haven't had any problems with the L&M rubber strap. In fact I like it because it is so easy on, easy off. Great for charging. Transfers between different bikes and helmet without any additional mounts or hardware. What problems have you had or foresee?
I keep my lights specifically aimed so as to reduce or eliminate blinding of motorists and other road users. I don't want to have to mess with that over and over again every time I mount the light or move it to other bikes. Cygolite mounts fit that requirement very nicely, and they are easy to tighten and STAY tightened. I've had cheap bike light mounts that always want to come loose. The Cygolite mount never comes loose. The light also doesn't vibrate or bounce around, like my BT speaker does with a rubber strap mount.