Lights! What you got?
 

Just wondering what lights y'all use. Right now I'm swapping lights back and forth between bikes and probably need to get some extras so I don't have to do that anymore.

Planet Bike superflash for the rear, obv. Not sure what headlight to get though.

Also, I heart these SpokeLit lights so much and have them for my other two bikes in blue and green but not sure if I want to put them on the singlespeed.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/003..._large.jpg?355

They are cheap (get them and packs of replacement batteries on Amazon) and super bright at night and people freak the hell out when they see them. But I kinda want to keep the ss as simple and light as possible and they are ugly in the daytime (although easy to take on/off so I guess you could just keep them in your bag or whatever).

Agh I loath spoke reflectors/ lights.... the only light related spoke contraption I can tolerate is the monkeylectric monkey light that produces a bunch of colored designs on setting. I was gifted it.

Spoke lits are cheaper at walmart. The batteries that power them are cheaper at dollar stores. (at least that's what happens here)


EDIT for reverence
I run:
Fenix LD20 w/ mount (after forum recommendation and 2 months wait time for it to ship from hong kong from dealextreme)
Knog skink front (gifted)
PDW radbot 1000

Future lights:
planet bike superflash turbo (rear)

Portland Design Works Radbot 1000
Fenix LD20
Generic torch mount from DealExtreme

Nice and well light... at least when I don't forget to bring my Fenix with me. The Fenix is not the cheapest setup (nor is it the most expensive), but I like it.

I have a Blackburn Flea for a front light, just cause it's small.

Eventually I'll get a magicshine. It's been the best bang for your buck light that I've found while researching roadie/commuter forums.

http://www.geomangear.com/index.php?...acturers_id=22

Knog skink for rear, thinking about getting a front light

I have
Front: Cygolite Expilion 250
Rear: Knog Boomer and PB Super Flash

Heh, I've noticed everyone here hates reflectors, which I kind of get, but the lights look cool at night IMO. To each his/her own I guess. ;) You can get 25 batteries for $4.24 on Amazon. The SpokeLits on Amazon are just under $7 which isn't bad, and I have Prime so shipping is fast and free. (There aren't any Walmarts near me so it'd be a pain to go there even if I wanted to. )

I have a superflash rear and a dealextreme CREE flashlight for the front, but the next lights I buy will be USB-rechargeable, because rechargeable batteries rock the casbah.

Ah likewise, gotta love the 2 day free shipping huh? I wonder how much amazon sunk with shipping when I bought those 2 wholesale sized boxes of laundry detergent and that krypto NY chain :lol:

no lights. I'm too cheap to replace the batteries

I have the PDW spaceship/Radbot 500 set. I bought the extra mounting brackets and now use the same light set on all of my bikes. I carry my old knog rear light as my backup in my tool kit.

me2, 'cept radbot 1k on the bak

Supernova E3 Pro front
Supernova rear
^^^ powered by Shimano dyno hub

Also: Radbot 1000 rear.

http://buyabikedeals.co.uk/store/239...robe-light.jpg

I run two Knog lights (black w/ white light and red w/ red light). They don't do crap to light up the road in front of you but they are tiny and still make you visible to cars. I like knogs because you can put them anywhere. Sometimes I wrap them around my hubs so they spin and light up the machined lip of my wheelset as I ride. Straight outta tron!

I rigged one of these to the steerer tube with the rubber mounts that come with the SKS raceblade fenders. It's bright as $#!^! I removed the headband of course
http://images2.opticsplanet.com/640-...l-headlamp.jpg


For the rear
http://www.argear.com/images/planet-...ke-light-1.jpg

They are not. Get a LED keychain and turn it on at night, walk away or get in a car with it's headlights on; you'll see, not to mention a fast moving car.

I got a blackburn flea setup because of the USB rechargeable. But they need to be recharged every hour, and are not bright at all if you want to see anything (you will be seen though).

The dealtime extreme lights are OK (build quality isn't the best). The 200 lumin light is a mainstay for basic commuting (dusk/dawn), but the 900 lumen light rocks for dark night riding or mountain biking.

My Porteur has a bottle dynamo with 6v head and tail light.On my other bikes it's the small blinky on handlebar/blinky on bag combo + 5 led headlight on helmet.

Zefal set for $8 at performance
Actually really bright, and super functional, great battery life
http://img.shoppingnexus.com/product...t-set-5620.jpg

i have:
boomer front and rear
radbot 1k
pbsf on bag
axiom spark 1.0 and 4.0
cygolight expilion 180(plenty bright for fast city riding and moderately fast path riding, i'd want a 250 for offroad trail riding)
two dx SSC P7 flashlights
a knog beetle
a dx knockoff skink front

ssc p7 flashlights aren't worth it simply because the charging of those ****ing 18650 batterys is such a pain in the ass.

i think were i to start over again i'd get the USB boomers, a cygolight 250, and a radbot 1k for to the clipping onto my baggage.

Headlight: NiteRider 250. Highly effective and well designed.

To be seen: Blackburn Design Flea Lights - white flasher up front, red flasher in the back. Also well designed (but the front flasher, if set to constant, would not be bright enough to serve as an effective headlight).

Btw #1: For road, you may not want to much brighter than 250 lumens, as it could be a problem for oncoming drivers.

Btw #2: I ride road, not trails.

Blackburn Voyager/Mars, they're cheap, but they work.

Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash Tail Light

I'd like to find a minimalist, but effective front light. I have a big frontlight right now that I never use because of how huge it is (forgot the name), that's leftover from one of my first bike purchases.

Two dealextreme lights.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/1w-2-mo...nt-4-aaa-18307

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/3-led-3...ht-2-aaa-35036

Happy with them for the price. The mount for the rear light (PBSF knock-off) is pretty terrible, though. I've broken a couple... I'm thinking about switching it for a PDW Radbot 1000. Anyone think it's worth the upgrade? Or should I just use the light until it breaks?

supernova e3 dynamo-powered. no batteries, no fuss. the thing is great.