Best value lights for proper night riding?

[the_mikey]

I use a pair of RSP RX480s, reasonable brightness, light is quite diffused and not too focused, charged via USB.

 

[buggi]

that would be it. I've used Cateye 530s for three or four years, but the Hope is much brighter

http://fnrttc.blogsp...m/p/lights.html

uber-bright back lights are not a good idea if you're riding in a group

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/smart-lunar-35-lux-front-light/rp-prod70360
this is as good as the cateye 530 but gives a more continuous light thro the beam. I bought it after a direct comparison of my cateye riding along in the dark with my mate who had this. I have two on my bike because they are slimline and it means i can have one flashing and one static (so if the batteries fail in one i can put the other on full beam). It takes normal batteries, like the cateye, which i prefer coz i can carry spares rather than worrying a battery pack will run out and I'll have nothing. Two is better than one and i know you can get some really good ones for up to £100 but i prefer this, similar to the cateye, but it looks better on the bike, only slightly more pennies than one cateye for two of these and it doesn't have a battery pack that can run out with no back up. Also doesn't blind the rider in front if they look behind (past you) for traffic coming up the rear when they want to turn right (an issue i have with another friends battery-pack Chinese light which is great for lighting up the road but, when she is behind me, i can't tell when cars are coming behind bcoz it drowns out their headlights on the road, and neither can i see what is behind her coz its like staring into a full beam).

 

[moo]

If you want a Smart Lunar 35 it is currently on sale for £11.72 at Amazon (or £11.81 direct from Amazon - right side):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smart-Lunar-Lux-Front-Light/dp/B005GPLYQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393167306&sr=8-1&keywords=Smart Lunar 35