Quote Originally Posted by KathiCville View Post
I just ordered the Dinotte 200L headlight today, using a 20% coupon, plus a teeny dividend from last year, at REI. Works out to be about $150. Got the one that uses rechargeable AAs. Not cheap, but of the headlights I read about here on TE and other cycling forums (especially commutebybike.com), it looks like a good one, for a decent price. ......
LOL, I did the same thing. There's a guy at work who commutes by bike in the dark (unlit MUC) and he LOVES this light. I got mine as a secondary, backup light.

I have one of those super bright L&M headlights and I'm very pleased with it. Bought it in 2005 and still runs like a champ. It's bright enough that I can keep it on low beam and still light up the trail well enough to see, even in rain or fog. Sections of the MUC where I ride are unlit and on some mornings, pitch black. When I encounter a pedestrian or other cyclist, I am polite & simply turn the light beam to shine off the side of the trail. There are folks who don't move their beam and have bright lights. I just avert my eyes from the light---look down slightly---and have no problems passing by safely.

I have two tailights and blinkies, too. I'm not on the road much, since I live close to a paved MUC, but I feel safer being lit up [morning paper delivery dudes in their cars are a particular menace---think basic rules of the road don't apply to them]