Best Lighting System for Road Cycling

Britt said:

Looking for a quality lighting system for my road bike. I'm wanting to attach it to the handlebar, not my helmet.

Read a little on mtbreview.com, but there seems to be little concensus. Nite Rider seems to have a poor reputation, but is what everyone around here is selling. Any thoughts?

Anyone using Jet Lites?

Thanks.

i have union halogen generator sets on my old 10-speed for almost 20 years that never gave me any trouble--just a few burned out bulbs that i just recently changed. i have a $400.00 niterider hid light on my mountain bike that has problems with the charger already. not what you would expect from an expensive light....

I just bought a Planet Bike® 1200 Headlight Set, it came with a tail light all for $15.

It is not a real bright system but I use it mainly so cars can see me. I start my rides just around sunrise and it is still a bit dark.

Both front and back use regular batteries so I don't think they will last long but I only use them for about 20-30 minutes at the start of my rides.

Performance Bike

Britt said:

Looking for a quality lighting system for my road bike. I'm wanting to attach it to the handlebar, not my helmet.

Read a little on mtbreview.com, but there seems to be little concensus. Nite Rider seems to have a poor reputation, but is what everyone around here is selling. Any thoughts?

Anyone using Jet Lites?

Thanks.

I ride with a Lupine Edison 10 (http://tinyurl.com/48yfs). If there's a _better_ light out there, I haven't heard about it.

It cost a s***load of money, but its engineering, battery life, beam pattern, light output and color, and charging system are incredible.

Happy trails!

On the other end of the spectrum; I took my small dive light, Princetontec Tec 40, $20 at my LDS, and electrical taped it to my 'bars. Works great and water proof way deeper than I plan on cycling.😉 🙂

Here's another vote for the Lupine Edison 10.