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Originally Posted by CigTech (Post 17537752)

Just get one of these 1200 lumen lights from Amazon. I had one for 2 years and man it's bright. I run my light on low and cars still flashed me their hi beams.

Amazon.com : SUPERNIGHT(TM) CREE XML T6 LED Gold Bike Headlight Headlamp Bicycle Light With Rechargeable 4400mAh Battery, 1200 LM, Waterproof(IP66), for Cycling, Riding, Hunting, Camping, Traveling, Hiking, Caving, Climbing (Black+Golden) : Sports &

I had one with the wide angle lens. A well spent five bucks and two minutes to install it. I think someone posted some pictures in the Amazon reviews of the difference that it makes.

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Originally Posted by gregjones (Post 17537124)

I had a similar setup. Now I run a single Light & Motion Urban 650. I found out that a little bit of well focused, usable light is more useful than a lot of useless bright. Besides, it weighs well over a pound less and recharges for free with my solar panels.

I rarely used them all at the same time, and it's even rarer that I would use them on high at the same time too.

I really like using a helmet light, were any of your lights helmet lights? I wouldn't feel comfortable using only 1 light now. Between the peace of mind that comes with redundancy and the flexibility that comes with using both a helmet and handlebar mounted light I wouldn't want to be reduced to only 1 light.