Lighting

Robert Norton said:

There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want
anything that will light up a dark moorland road.

Where ever that is... <G>

Every time my shop sells one of these, we seem to sell two more based
on how well they work:

<http://www.danolight.com/> The best kept secret in lights.

It uses (and includes) easily replaceable items like batteries and
chargers. You can even run it on alkalines in a bind. The XP version
is nearly as bright as a Niterider HID.

If I didn't already own two Niterider systems, the Danolite XP would
be my first choice.

Robert Norton said:

There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want
anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Just something to make me
safe at night in traffic. Is the stuff in Argos or the like sufficient? TIA
Rob

I rode with a Cateye for years until one night I hit something on the
path I could not see and seriously hurt my wrist.

I fixed that by getting a Cygo Lite "Night Rover" that uses an SLA (Gel
cel?) battery, which I prefer, as I can go a couple of months without
using it and the battery will still be charged. My battery is still good
(holding a substantial charge) after more than 5 years. (I haven't done
much night riding in the last couple of years.)

http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/olderlights/product_22182.shtml

Mine is older and has a water bottle battery (not frame mount). Google
for that in addition (water bottle) and you'll see they're still out
there that way, too. ~$75.

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Robert Norton said:

There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want
anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Just something to make me
safe at night in traffic. Is the stuff in Argos or the like sufficient? TIA
Rob

My evening commute this time of year (21 miles) is all in the dark, so
I need a system that lasts. The goal is more to be seen than to see
as the routes are familiar. Rechargeables are not good in a Wisconsin
winter. They just don't hold a charge long enough, and get weaker
with every recharge. I've finally settled on a Cateye Opticube, which
runs on 4 AA batteries, puts out a well visible blue light, and keeps
up enough power for a month at a time in the winter. At the end of a
month, I put in new alkaline batteries.

Ron Wallenfang said:

Robert Norton said:

There's a big variety of lighting systems cheap and dear. I dont want
anything that will light up a dark moorland road. Just something to make me
safe at night in traffic. Is the stuff in Argos or the like sufficient? TIA
Rob

Here is the bike lighting page from www.biketouringtips.com:
http://www.biketouringtips.com/searchTips.html?country=&state=&place=&id=Bike%20Touring%20Equipment&subtopic=

It has 5 bike lighting links. One is to an FAQ that is quite
detailed.

Ray