Headlight

That depends a bit on your commute. Is your object to see or be seen? Can you leave the light on the
bike or do you have to take it off to keep it from getting nicked? Do you mind recharging batteries?

Personally I have a helmet mounted NiteRider. It started life as bar mounted, but I got tired real
fast of attaching and removing it from the bike all the time. Now, I don't have to worry about
removing the light and battery each time I lock up my bike, I just take my helmet with me. Since I
commute mainly on well lit city streets I use it to be seen rather than to see. And because it's
attached to my head, I find it very easy to aim it at a driver to be sure he sees me. This is
especially useful for the most dangerous situations visibility wise- someone approaching from a
street on the left or oncoming traffic turning left. I can aim it at them and because of the power
of the lamp, I'm sure they see me. Can also be aimed at rearview/side view mirrors of car to be sure
they know I'm next to them.

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Spent my first summer commuting regularly on two wheels and would like to continue into the fall.
Unfortunately, my commute starts early.....it's starting to get a little bit dark out there at
6AM. Recommendations for a front lighting system?

I've got a Cateye Luminux fitted to the bar. It gives a reasonable light about 3 metres in front of the bike, but not fantastic. Main purpose is to be seen by those pesky motorists, riders without lights and pedestrians on cycle paths.

Also get a good rear light. You don't want to get rear ended!

I also use reflectors in the spokes and wear irridescent straps on my legs when riding at night. I'm lit up like a Xmas tree in the headlights of a car, from any direction. But it's better to be safe than squashed.

I used to use rechargeables for commuting, but the 5 Led cateye is so good and lasts so long (4aa
30+hrs) I reserve my old light for fast road riding and off road as it is brighter. Tom
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Spent my first summer commuting regularly on two wheels and would like to continue into the fall.
Unfortunately, my commute starts early.....it's starting to get a little bit dark out there at
6AM. Recommendations for a front lighting system?

Thank you, all, for the advise. My commute is about an hour, on city streets, pretty well-lit. Main
purpose is to enhance visibility

Paul Paul Bobby said:

Spent my first summer commuting regularly on two wheels and would like to continue into the fall.
Unfortunately, my commute starts early.....it's starting to get a little bit dark out there at
6AM. Recommendations for a front lighting system?

Paul Bobby said:

Quoted message said:

Unfortunately, my commute starts early.....it's starting to get a little bit dark out there at
6AM. Recommendations for a front lighting system?

My commute is about an hour, on city streets, pretty well-lit. Main purpose is to enhance
visibility

In that case you don't need a "seeing" light, and one of the modern crop of small blue-white LED
lights such as the Cateye EL-300 will be perfectly adequate.

Naturally rear lights and reflectors and reflective clothing are of greater importance much
of the time.
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Spent my first summer commuting regularly on two wheels and would like to continue into the fall.
Unfortunately, my commute starts early.....it's starting to get a little bit dark out there at
6AM. Recommendations for a front lighting system?

You can build one pretty cheaply.

14W sealed beam $7 5AH or 2.5AH sealed lead acid battery $15 Battery charger $14 Xenon strobe $9

You can go up from there with NiMH batteries, brighter bulbs, etc.

For details, see: "nordicgroup.uss78Open ↗"

Try to avoid the LED lights, back and front. These are not bright enough to be useful. In dark
areas the toy lights let you be seen, but not see much. In well lighted areas the toy lights don't
let you be seen.

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Paul Bobby said:

Quoted message said:

Unfortunately, my commute starts early.....it's starting to get a little bit dark out there at
6AM. Recommendations for a front lighting system?

My commute is about an hour, on city streets, pretty well-lit. Main purpose is to enhance
visibility

In that case you don't need a "seeing" light, and one of the modern crop of small blue-white LED
lights such as the Cateye EL-300 will be perfectly adequate.

Naturally rear lights and reflectors and reflective clothing are of greater importance much of
the time.

If you don't need a seeing light, then combine one of those front LED lights (to be legal), with
front and rear Xenon strobes (to be seen).

"store.yahoo.comligprofbikst.htmlOpen ↗"

You still need to be seen from the front in lighted areas
(i.e. cars turning in front of you).

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Recommendations for a front lighting system?

This site: roadbikerider.compr4.htmOpen ↗ has a generally favorable review of a Cateye
LED light.

mike

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