Originally Posted by
cyccommute
For a short commute like this, I'd be tempted to get something like
this or
this (actually 2 of each) or even the Fenix (although your link doesn't work for me). For such a short ride, you don't want to go with rechargeable battery or systems with a lot of battery requirements. Get something simple that takes alkaline batteries. If you use rechargeables, the batteries are going to self discharge faster than you use them. Self discharge isn't good for the battery and you just end up killing expensive batteries for nothing.
Whatever you get, get more than one.
Could you explain why I'd want 4 of those lights compared to one of the other ones? Even if I kill my batteries more quickly with my short commute, I'm not seeing why that solution is better. And are those lights much different? I guess the viewpoint is for a focused beam and the cateye is for a wide cone of light?
The link I put in was for the Fenix L2D RB100 btw. Is there any place I can compare the light spreads of these lights? I've been to the site that has the high-end lights, but I haven't found anything that shows the stuff I'm interested in.