Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
One more thing about ANY lights you choose...
It seems like every few weeks, the light you buy becomes obsolete. I thought my Cygolite Metro 850 was the brightest, most powerful light I could ever want or need. Just a few posts above, I see that someone mentioned a Metro 1100. Now I have buyer's remorse and I want to kill myself.
Don't get caught in the same frustrating cycle. Buy enough light for your purpose and then ignore whatever the lighting manufacturer does to try to convince you it's not enough.
I would rather have 2 lights than one 1100.
I can go on longer rides, by using two lights in series (one after the other)
I can have better coverage by useing two lights in tandem
I have a backup
I can mount on helmet and handlebars
I have a spare for a friend.
I'm not worried about my light becoming obsolete. I just use the old light as my second light - either on the handle bar or the helmet. Two lights rule (although 3 isn't bad either). Its hard to go back to one light in the dark once you get used to the coverage of multiple lights.