I need some BRIGHT lights

[JmcG]

My husband and I both have the Light & Motion Vega (the previously link from mtbr.com that someone posted reviews it). It's bright enough to illuminate everything in front of you, it's small and light so when you need to take it off the bike, it's easy to throw in your bag, and there's no battery that you have to bring with you - you plug it in like you do your cell phone. The battery lasts awhile too, so there's no worries about long rides with the light. I bought mine on sale from bike nashbar, and he bought his on sale from performance. It's a great light and for a decent price for how bright it is (regular $175). Just another suggestion for those searching for a new light. Oh, and Light & Motion's customer service is great too - my husband crashed and slightly damaged his light - he called customer service and they had no problem replacing the damaged part for him.

[Geonz]

I'm thinking generator lights now. Wheel or hub? (I'm thinking hub might be less stealable?) Gotta talk to that LBS guy...

[Blueberry]

For all that we were upset about our Fridays and their issues, we ordered them with schmidt hubs and lights. They ROCK! Beam pattern is great (though not as bright as some of the HID lights), but no worries about recharging or batteries wearing out. Highly recommended.

It's my understanding that the schmidts (in their current iteration) are very weather resistant. See http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/lightingsystems.htm for more info

[Toni]

I am happy to report that I rode to work 3 times so far (I work 1 and 1/2 jobs, so 3 times is great for me!!) and my halogen lights are fabulous! I bought the Nite Rider classic plus, and I can see EVERYTHING in front of me. It lights up the entire path and I am using the low beam only. Thanks for the info.....

[Geonz]

Yayyyy!

Keep riding! You'll start to notice that longer stretch between fillups pretty soon.