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  1. #1
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    How much do you want to spend?

    In general, you get what you pay for. Light prices range from under $10 to over $500. A few years ago, mtbr did a comparison. It was very intereting. There were some good values, but really, really bright lights will be expensive.

    http://www.mtbr.com/spotlight/lightshootout/
    Bork Bork, Hork Hork!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adventure Girl View Post
    In general, you get what you pay for. Light prices range from under $10 to over $500. A few years ago, mtbr did a comparison. It was very intereting. There were some good values, but really, really bright lights will be expensive.

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    Agree wholeheartedly. How much is your life/safety worth?

    I have two excellent lights: Niterider Flight--got a good deal w/a coupon at Performance, so I bought it as a back up. Very very bright, has three settings (very high beam, medium high beam, low beam) and a very compact, light battery. I've been using it regularly and the battery charges up pretty fast. Has a long run time, too.

    My other bright light is a Lights & Motion ARC Li-on. Bought it last year. Very bright with two settings (high beam and not-so-high beam). The battery is also fairly compact and charges up within a couple hours.

    Although both lights' batteries can be mounted on the frame w/a velcro strap, I strap them into my bottle cage. The mounts are easy to install on your handlebars and both lights included helmet mounts. :-)

    Luna Eclipse//Terry B'fly
    Luna Orbit//Sella Italia Ldy Gel Flow
    Bianchi Eros Donna//Terry Falcon
    Seven Alaris//Jett 143
    Terry Isis (Titanium)//Terry B'fly

  3. #3
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    Very, very useful thread!

    I'm in the market for some high-quality lights too, in advance of the dreaded time change - gasp -

    Quote Originally Posted by Adventure Girl View Post
    In general, you get what you pay for. Light prices range from under $10 to over $500. A few years ago, mtbr did a comparison. It was very intereting. There were some good values, but really, really bright lights will be expensive.

    http://www.mtbr.com/spotlight/lightshootout/
    Now that was a helpful link! It is so interesting to see the immense variety in lighting patterns. Like they said, wattage alone does not a good like make.

 

 

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