Lights That Work!

[Aggie_Ama]

I think those are the ones I had and it broke on a bumpy road. The front piece popped right off- twice. I had it replaced once. Second time I didn't feel like driving to Performance and dealing with it. BUT my husband had no issues with his at all.

I didn't think it was bright enough for true night riding on dark county roads but for dusk or a road with some street lights it was good. I am not 100% sure that is the same one but it looks like it. I do enjoy the flash mode lights that I find better for giving drivers a heads up that a bike (or something) is coming.

[wildhawk]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I agree that there are brighter, better lighting systems out there - we just can’t afford one right now and it is true that we do get some ambiant streetlight on our ride home from the park. DH is concerned about non-familiar trail riding and wants to get better lighting sometime when we can afford it. But our neighborhood is pitch dark as we live in an unincorporated area of our city. The only lights are the occasional porch light left on. So the RavX lights are working for now, but we are riding on familiar territory. I have both of mine pointed down and can see the road fine. It was a challenge to get lights on my handlebar to point down since I have the bag mounted on the front. Sorry that they did not work for you Crankin - I know how frustrating it can be to try out bike stuff and not have it work - we went through several saddles and lights before we found something that worked for us. Plus, I have better night vision than my DH. He complains about the window tint on my car when driving at night, and I can see through it just fine.

[Aggie_Ama]

You are also using two which will make it better. My experience was limited on a very dark county road. The houses are all on multiple acres and usually not near the street at all, so it is REALLY dark. Sadly this is the way I will be commuting home come winter, eek!