Originally Posted by Bklyn

I have a Blackburn Quadrant:
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The good: It's quite bright. It was cheap (around $20). It has survived several falls. It runs on AA batteries.
The bad: It's big. It doesn't really illuminate the road (not necessary in most of NYC). One of the bulbs is out. Did I say it was big? It's big.

I'd like a light that is superbright, compact, doesn't require a 2-pound battery pack, and can be swapped easily among bikes. I'm willing to spend $100, but does that get me into the really good lights? Also, I'm going to drop this thing, guaranteed: nothing fragile.
Thanks.



*Apologies for asking a well-covered question yet again. Yes, I did do a search, but the "new" search function turns up thousands of useless references. I miss the "number of responses" parameter!