Score! Free NiteRider bike light!

[Xrayted]

Very cool! I love getting stuff for free. We both (Kitsune and I) have the single MiNewts and just love them. Incredibly bright, the battery pack is so small but holds a terrific charge. Very easy to get on and off if you need to. No bad reviews from either of us on this one.

As for a rear blinky, try the Bike Planet Super Flash. The battery lasts forever before needing a new one and that thing is nasty bright and gets loads of attention from motorists.

Have fun with your new lights! I'm curious how you will like it with two beams...

[divingbiker]

I'm curious how you will like it with two beams...

Actually, my light is a single light like yours...the X2 means it's twice as bright, supposedly. I remembered that you liked your Minewt; that plus the fact that it's so compact and easy to mount helped sway me to buy this one (oh, and it was free ). I'm looking forward to comparing it to my Planet Bike Alias, which is very bright but has battery life issues.

[RoseC]

For those who have the MiNewts...would they be enough lighting for poorly lit areas (not completely without lighting, but close!), or are they more of a "see me!" kind of light?

I just picked up one of the Planet Bike Super Flash lights for the back - works great so far!

[Xrayted]

I ride with my MiNewt on completely dark streets, no lamps at all and overhang from trees so no moonlight either. I normally have issues with seeing at night and I have to say, there is plenty of light with these.

[RoseC]

Thanks, Xrayted! That's good to know. I'm still doing research and trying to grasp the differences between LEDs and halogen and figuring out just how much I'm willing to spend...so any first-hand input is a help!

[invsblwmn]

I got the NiteRider MiNewt LED Double Headlight set. LOVE IT! It is rechargeable, lightweight and lasts for both segments of my ride, up to 3 hours. I use it in the summer to be seen and in the winter to see. I like the dual lights because we have so much glass and this way I can see the ground right in front of me and ahead to avoid the pot holes. I went through about one tube every 100 miles for awhile-solved that with slime tires and Kevlar tires, too.

Oh, and about free stuff and credit cards...
There are tons of good deals, IF YOU PAY OFF ON TIME EVERY MONTH!!
I do this and buy everything on my cards. I get 5% CASH back on gas, grocery, and pharmacy store purchases, have the bank america for almost free airline tickets for me to Alaska(have earned 2 so far in one year-first one came with the card-$75 fee), citi has a kinda crappy rewards program with points unless you love orvis or lands end (then it is pretty cool) and you can get points at costco with a citi american express.
I buy almost everything online, with codes for discounts. I should do this professionally as I have saved tens of thousands of dollars for myself and my friends whom won't even think of purchasing most anything over $10 without consulting me first. I need to get a life.