Originally Posted by
noglider
I see a lot of people here carry a spare headlight in case the main headlight fails. Not a scientific poll, but who here does not do this, and why?
My commuter has a SON dynamo and home-made headlight and taillight. Because everything will eventually break, I do bring a small LED headlight powered by 4AA nimh cells. To a large degree, it's like carrying an umbrella as a way of warding off rain. Haven't needed to rely on the battery headlight... yet.
I also carry a little Petzl headlamp (i.e. a lamp that you wear on your head) to provide light when fixing a flat at night. Haven't had to rely on this yet either.
Steve in Peoria