I'm fond of lights and have several, ranging from cheap to very cheap. I bought a Blackburn central 700 last year for £30 and the 300 lumen version when it was only 11 spuds at
tredz (they've gone up to 13.88 now but that's still a lot of lumens for the money).
I don't ride off road, and also don't do long distance night rides, darkness riding is limited to short commutes and the odd ride where we come back as it's getting dark. Consequently I don't feel I could justify the outlay for a dynamo set-up as much as I'd like them.
I feel rechargeables and light charging has become another chore that needs time and organisation devoted to it. What if i forget, do i need spare lights? Etc. I've even made myself a "charging station" in the garage - fitted a usb socket with a shelf above so I can charge on or off the bikes!
I'm not so keen on rechargeable rear lights, they make me a little paranoid because I can't see them. I do have a couple- a Moon and an Aldi Moon copy, neither of them last much more than an hour on full power.
So I ended up buying some really cheap battery-powered rear lights. These turned out to be plenty bright enough at night, and can even be seen in daylight, and I didn't change the batteries all last winter. If they do run out of juice I have spare batteries in my toolkit. I've ended up using these instead of, rather than as an emergency for the rechargeables. They're not as cute but boy are they practical!
