Busch and Mueller 4D toplight meets all your criterias. Purchased one from Bikebagshop.com last year and quite pleased with it so far
http://www.bikebagshop.com/busch-and...ht-p-1147.html

I like that B&M light, but it doesn't have a blinky mode... only steady. That being said, I would gladly use one if I could back it up with a Radbot or Superflash.

Thanks everybody. Gonna sleep on it but you've been very helpful.

Can you get around the "reflector" issue with reflective tape? (Red safety tape) .

I'll put in another vote for the Radbot 1000. I have one Radbot on my seatpost, and I clip a PB Superflash on my pack. The RAdbot is definitely brighter, and of course had the reflector.

I don't think either light gives you great visibility from the side.

Thanks! I just ordered one.

Both the Radbot 1000 and Superflash Turbo

I have switched from the Radbot to the Dangerzone - batteries dont last quite as long, but its brighter.
http://www.ridepdw.com/goods/lights/...-zone%E2%84%A2

PDW Radbot 1000. (I believe there is a PB SuperFlash Turbo that has a 1 watt led, but it may not have a reflector.)

Big Eyes is what i use for months, super bright with 2 watt led but using only 2 AAA batteries.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_L...ar%20light.JPG

I have to recharge batteries only few times since i bought it.

I rather like the Planet Bike Rack Blinky.
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Bike-30...4139670&sr=8-1

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Personally, I like that it's not blindingly bright - I own a Dinotte 140L and it's to bright for someone to ride behind me (I say that from experience, I got complaints).

I also, personally, like that it doesn't have a weird flashing pattern, it's just a standard on/on/off/on/on/off about.

Yes.

Yes. Unlike my Dinotte 140L.

When the light turns on, it lights up the entire red reflector-looking area, including to the sides - I just checked it out in the garage on mine. Of course it's thinner from 180 degrees and it doesn't have a specific light pointing to the side, I can see see the side glowing from 180 degrees in my garage.

Yes.

Actually, I have mine attached to the rack mount, which is glued on the back of my waterproof trunk bag. But - the rack mount has the screw holes, and judging from the pictures on amazon the seatpost mount attaches with a screw to. :-D

$15. :-D

Actually, I think it meets all of your criteria, only maybe there might be a light out there that has a specific side-facing led...

Radbot 1000.

Why all the love for the Radbot 1000? It is just because it has a reflector? What does it have over the PB Superflash?

It seems as though some states in the US require a pushbike to be fitted with a reflector, regardless of lights being fitted. I suppose the Radbot doing both jobs while only having to find one mount location is of benefit.

So, in summary, if you didn't need a reflector, Superf lash?

I own both and slightly prefer the Radbot over the Superflash Turbo because of its reflector and its slow pulsing flash pattern. But with that said I like running both at the same time. I'm thinking about running a third, the original Super flash, on steady mode.

Hell. . . maybe just tow a bunch of these around:

http://www.traderscity.com/board/use...4-5-wire-1.jpg

Superflash on the left, Radbot 1000 on the right:


I have both, Radbot on the rack, and Superflash on the seatpost, or pannier if trunk bag is also being used. It's good to have both since one acts as a backup in case the other one fails.

Why require it on the light when it can be done better elsewhere? I prefer to let the light do its job, and the reflective gear do its job.

The Radbot 1000 is twice the wattage of the superflash. Still not the level of brightness of the dinoette 140, but I haven't seen any taillights that use conventional batteries above 1W.

Exactly. Standard rear reflectors (that come on all bikes) are larger and more effective than the tiny one in the Radbot.

Even worse, when car lights do reflect off the reflector on a blinky, the flash mode effectively disappears, as the light will then appear full "on". Not so with a reflector and blinky mounted several inches apart.

But the Superflash Turbo is also 1 watt, just as the Radbot is. It also has a more random "emergency" type flash pattern to it.

I think that maybe it has something to do with the earlier design of the PBSF*. Lot's of people were complaining how they were losing their lights- the covers would pop off while in motion. The PDW lights use a screw, eliminating that problem.

*Have no direct experience with any of these lights. Just info gleaned from the interwebz...

The best tail light is MULTIPLE tail lights. Any light can fail. Any light can fall off or break a bracket. IMO you MUST have two, at least.

And I wouldn't limit myself by thinking that the light HAD to have a built-in reflector. I'd just mount a separate reflector, then I'd be able to pick the best of breed of actual lights.

I like the PB Rack Blinky 5 myself. Not blinding, no fancy flash patterns, however effective at a steady blink. But as stated before, multiple active and passive lighting is probably the best.