I find the tactical forward-clickie switches very useful in real life. Half the time I pick up a flashlight, I only need a quick burst of light to look at something, so a tactical light is perfect. Push for momentary illumination, release to turn off. I don't know why they even bother making reverse-clickies
I saw the Surefire ones at Loews the other day-Does anyone have an explanation as to why those things are $85 apiece that isn't an insult to the intellect?
US labor, Acme threading, and probably you can actually get parts for it 5 years from now. That's my best guess.
I also don't see the average cyclist or commuter need a 200 lumen light.
I have a Seca 700 (as in, 700 lumens). In total darkness, I can ride at a slow cruise (15mph) on the 175-lumen setting... the light's distributed really well, and that helps. But even at 700 lumens, well-distributed and all, it's still not overkill for high speeds and/or situations where there are strong lights to compete with (two oncoming lanes of car headlights, for example). It'll be a long time before I call "overkill" on a production light system.