Which best rechargable bike light(s)

[mjr]

I use one of these and am impressed with it.
It has five settings and on the third brightest it does me for dark lane riding.
Bontrager Ion 700 USB Front Light

Does that crack light up or has it no side visibility at all?

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Does that crack light up or has it no side visibility at all?

It has a small orange section for sidelight but i cant say i notice it.

 

[wisdom]

Cateye volt 300 for me on the daily commute plenty bright enough and lasts a long time between charges especially on the nano mode

 

[ACS]

Ay Up road lights for me. Not cheap. I think I paid about £190 in 2010 and purchased them on the advice of the ever knowledgable Audax community in Scotland.

I have used these lights for commuting (11 miles each way on very rural roads) on a daily basis both as lights to be seen by and lights to see by. They have performed flawlessly, they are robust, totally waterproof and spare parts are readily available from the vendor. I have recently acquired an uprated battery for longer distance Audax rides.

While the up front cost is considerable I consider these lights to be an long investment.

Usual caveat: No connection with the company, just a happy customer.

 

[mjr]

It has a small orange section for sidelight but i cant say i notice it.

I'd not risk it then. One of the practical benefits of legal lights is they have side "be seen" illumination.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Ay Up road lights for me. Not cheap. I think I paid about £190 in 2010 and purchased them on the advice of the ever knowledgable Audax community in Scotland.

I have used these lights for commuting (11 miles each way on very rural roads) on a daily basis both as lights to be seen by and lights to see by. They have performed flawlessly, they are robust, totally waterproof and spare parts are readily available from the vendor. I have recently acquired an uprated battery for longer distance Audax rides.

While the up front cost is considerable I consider these lights to be an long investment.

Usual caveat: No connection with the company, just a happy customer.

At least Australia got ONE thing right.

I have 2 Ayup sets: one each for the commuter / tourer bike and the road bike. They've both been very reliable. To expand on what @ACS said: they're also reasonably light (even with the battery pack), and have an impressively-long battery life fully-charged. The flashing mode is also quite friendly to oncoming traffic, being of low-tempo.

 

[NorthernDave]

Just a quick update.

I have two sets of the Halfords lights that i recommended - one for each bike.
The illumination from the light is excellent - part of NCN R66 goes through a curved, unlit (and supposedly haunted) tunnel and it is like having a headlamp on the bike, even on the lowest power setting, so it should be fine for use this winter.

However, on both bikes I have the same model of Bike Hut wireless computer - on my hybrid, this works fine with the new light in any mode.
On my road bike, the computer won't work at all if I have the light in "flash" mode and only works intermittently unless I ensure that the power cable for the light is at least a couple of inches away with the light in any other mode.
I'm going to swap the two lights over to see if this has any effect...