Decent "be seen" front light?

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08-30-09 | 03:46 PM

Reynolds

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Decent "be seen" front light?

Due to a change in my schedule I 'll have to commute about 45 mins every night Mo-Fri for a few weeks. My route has adequate lighting and I have some blinkies for rear lights. What do you think about this lights: Cateye HL-EL 120, Cateye HL-EL 135, Cateye HL-EL 400, Cateye HL-EL 320? Which one would be a good "be seen" front light?
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08-30-09 | 05:43 PM

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Very happy with the 135, I have a couple.

09-05-09 | 01:17 PM

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I use cateye el135 and blackburn quadrant. Happy with both.

09-06-09 | 12:08 PM

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I have Blackburn Flea and love it.

https://www.blackburndesign.com/lights.html

09-06-09 | 05:30 PM

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I have the Blackburn Quadrant also, but I don't use it (I have other lights). I think it would get you noticed if it was on strobe. Hope you have a rear taillight as well.

09-07-09 | 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Reynolds

To be honest, save your money and buy the proper light to begin with. A MTE P7 two mode flashlight from DealExtreme costs about the same as anyone of the Cateye lights and puts out 100 times as much light. Why bother with a 'to be seen' light when you can get a light that you can see with and be seen with?
You'll end up finding the Cateyes to be inadequate anyway and end up spending more money to buy better lighting. Why not just cut out the middle part and go with good lights to begin with?

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