I agree with this in that we should have asked if he needs a light to see the route or to be seen while on the route. My route is well lit so I only need lights to be seen.

I have a few of them. I don't think it is a knockoff, but rather the same thing without the brand name. Only real difference I have found is my actual PBSF came with a seatstay bracket while the ones from DX only have a seatpost mount and the clip on the light itself. If you are on an extreme budget it's a good option for a bright tail light. There is also a seller on Amazon offering them for just a touch more, shipping from a US warehouse.

Headlight is going to be more difficult. Lots of good "be seen" lights in that price range, but more powerful ones that work well will be a tougher find.

I have a few of the Superflash clones. I remember reading someone's circuit analysis of a real Superflash and one of the DX versions, and there were differences. Nothing I can remember, and nothing substantial, but differences.

They are great lights for a great price. Get a few.

DX has a lot of lights that put out a lot of lumens for very little money. If you can manage the detached battery pack, you can get a massively bright light for under $40. I have this one, it's bright, it can induce seizures at 50 feet and it has more than enough battery life for my needs (it lasts three 1.5 hour long commutes, usually on low,before I get paranoid and charge it, even if it isn't low.)

This is the best deal I've come across ($99 for the hub & wheel)

http://clevercycles.com/blog/product...lex-XCE500-36H

I bought one just to try it out. It has worked great for almost two years. My only complaint is that it comes designed for disc brakes and the braking surface for a rim brake is not machined... it's painted. Oh well, $99... no big deal. I've continued to use the hub/wheel with cantilever brakes on my touring/commuter... I can still stop just fine - especially since my back wheel has a machined surface for braking. I wish I would have tried the dyno hub a lot sooner. I think this wheel and dyno hub will end up on my daughter's bicycle (she has disc brakes) and I'll probably go to the son dyno hub.

You mean two years...and still going strong, right? All of a sudden, I'm interested in dynamo lighting!

There are comments on that page that indicate they at some point added a 26" size as well as the original 700 -- maybe they're improving their offering generally and the rim braking surface would be machined? (It does say "6-bolt disc and rim-brake compatible")

I still like my Keygos XML-U2 Cree light. For $39 you get the light, 2 batteries, a charger, a headlamp mount, and a handlebar mount. The thing is super bright, advertised at 1200 lumens but more like 500.

Yep, still going strong. No problems at all. The lights themselves are more expensive than the hub and wheel. I don't know how many options there are for the lights. I spent $123 on the front light and $39 on the rear light (both are B&M lights on the clever cycles website.) I see they have a front light for as low as $37. As far as the wheel and hub... it's still the same one that I have. It works fine, even though it is not machined for braking... it just squeaks fairly loud if you really clamp down on the front brake.

The OP announced a total budget of $35 and I rolled my eyes. But hoodibaba! The headlight in post #5 combined the taillight in post #14 will only be about three or four bucks over that after shipping. The set is no Nabendynamo-driven Luxos U and Toplight Line, but it's bright enough to see by and been seen by any driver that's not drunk or texting. Color me impressed.

Sidewall generators have problems in the rain, and they wear out the tire. They are not the best solution.

I have 3 of the lights that I linked to (well, similar to the link) and they are the lumen/dollar bargain around. Lots of people have poopooed them as delicate or low quality or having warts or causing hair loss:rolleyes: but I haven't found them to be of low quality or particularly delicate. They don't seem to have any visible warts and I still have my hair so I think those claims are unwarranted as well;) And at $25 what's to loose?

Thanks for the kudos. crazyguyonabike is a great website and easy to post to. You should dust off your trip and post it.

Heycool; I didn't realize crazyguyonabike was like a forum, I thought it was just your personal website! Looks like a place I could get lost in for hours, and it might lead to an expensive addiction to cyclotouring!

I have 2 of these:

8.5 hour run time on low
4 hours on strobe.

Great Lights.
http://www.amazon.com/Lumen-Bicycle-...-2147483553-20