Originally Posted by
gauvins
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Searched Amazon. Several options, nothing outstanding yet, though. One is a cylinder 1.5x.25 inch, fitted onto a strap, claiming 500hrs on a pair of CR2032; another is a rechargeable slap band claiming something like 8hrs on 1hr charging time. Neither looking durable, though. Will try to find about alternatives and eventually post.
The old leg lights, I did a google search and found this writeup on them.
https://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/...er%20light?m=0
Mine cracked from screwing it on too tight, wrapped tape around it which kept the crack from getting worse. I am pretty sure it went into the trash years ago.
They were not bright enough to see where you were going, but they were visible to most car drivers. I think city street lights were much dimmer half a century ago and there were fewer of them.
And since the leg lights were attached to you and not the bike, theft was not a concern. They pre-dated helmets, so for many people (including me) they were their only bicycling safety device.