Originally Posted by
noglider
Jan Heine just published this article, which I think is pretty good. I happen to like the beams of Busch & Müller lights for the reasons he states. The hot spot of a symmetrical beam distracts me, and that makes it hard to look far enough ahead.
And look what the investment in R&D adds to the cost. The Edelux light costs $170 to $240 per lamp without a generator to power it. If you want to use the Son generator, you pay $68 premium (
) for the connector as well as about a $290 premium for the hub. That's $530 before having the wheel built. I ride a lot in the dark but I couldn't justify shelling out $650 for
a light for
a bike much less $650 to outfit 4 to 6 bicycles which is the number of different bikes I ride on a regular basis during the winter...and I've been commuting at night for close to 45 years.
Let's be realistic here. sqwertl wants to
try riding at night. Is it wise to invest $1300 (or even $100) in equipment for an activity that he (she) doesn't even know if they want to do yet? Or it is better to invest $20 to $40 to try it out with lights that are at least good enough to see with?