matticus
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Dynamo all the way. Fit and forget.
I've just broken the plastic casing/mount bit on my commuter's B&M Cyo
(It did still work to be fair! Just went very wobbly until I did the sensible thing and took it off.)
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Dynamo all the way. Fit and forget.
I've just broken the plastic casing/mount bit on my commuter's B&M
(It did still work to be fair! Just went very wobbly until I did the sensible thing and took it off.)
How did you manage that?
I've used Exposure lights for years precisely because whilst expensive, they're bombproof.
I had a Joystick for over a decade before it got lost in a crash, and my main light is a Strada, which again, I've had in daily use for nearly a decade now.
The Joystick once needed a repair which they did for me without charge, though it was way past warranty. The Strada connection to the optional rear light doesn't properly work any more. Otherwise, faultless and miles cheaper than buying cheaper less reliable stuff. Their mounts are much better than anything else I've used too.
Also use one of their helmet mounted lights.
I'm a CatEye fan of their front lights.Retired now, but I used Cateye lights and still use them. Their brackets are consistent and were the same over several generations of lights. Cheap and easy to buy additional brackets if you have multiple bikes. Ended up with the Volt 300, which was the brightest I'd encountered and I believe this has been superceded.
Hope Vision 1 front light. I had one for 13 years until it (and the bike) got nicked earlier this year. I bought a replacement, secondhand, on Ebay for £40. I use Eneloop AA cells which I recharge on a Technoline BL700 charger. The whole kit and caboodle was recommended to me by @ianrauk all those years ago.
This was one of the reasons why i chose a commuter bike with integrated lights. Never need to charge them, no worries about mounting or positioning, never fall off.
All of the above things happened to me over time on various lights. Earlier this year my cateye fell off and before i could turn around and pick it up a truck flattened it, another £50 light down the drain…
I also like the single easy to use switch on the handlebars instead of faffing around searching for hard to find buttons, oh then realise i need to take my gloves off to actually switch my lights on…
I'm a CatEye fan of their front lights.
I like the style, fittings are sturdy, output is good for an urban commute.
I did start with the Volt 100, which I still use in summer, now got a Volt 800.
I own a rear CatEye too, run with an extra Smart (basic but very bright).
Spooky! The Cateye rear light I bought jumped out of its bracket in a similar fashion and was crushed by the car behind.