I started in this forum this morning looking for some recommendations about bike lights. My old crappy one has finally bit it. I thought I had more or less sold myself on the CatEye Volt 500, and was more or less ok with the price. Then I found a post here that recommended I check out Outbound Lighting's offerings. I really liked what I saw, and I would love to have one of the Road bike versions.... but I'm a little unsure that spending $200 on a bike light is what I should be doing. I know its going to be better than the junk I've bought before, but do I need that kind of light? I live in Montreal, so I'm mostly doing city riding, and there is ok street lighting, however there are insane potholes here, and there are some rides that are not very well lit at all. There is this part of me that says, YES I want that... and this other part of me that says you do not need that thing, its way too expensive, and way too much in a light that you do not actually need. I'm not a huge fan of the external battery pack, and read over on mtbr forums that they are working on a new model, that sounds like it would not have a battery pack... however, it might just be a helmet light, and something for trail riders, I'm unsure.

I should add: I've got a Trek 520, and I am considering doing some bike camping sometime in the future.

Since I'm on the subject, looking for any suggestions on back red flashies. I was looking at getting Portland Design Works Radbot 1000, but maybe there are better ones? It would be nice to get one that wont crack when it drops (like all the ones I've had) and USB rechargeable would be nice too!