I have some sets of old Cateye lights - the sort of slightly elongated hexagonal looking ones. I don't know where they came from. I can't recall buying them. I regard them so lightly that I often leave them on my bike when it's locked up in town. Yet they always work and have never been nicked. I often have them on flash as a second set with a brighter light on steady. I suppose these would be the modern day equivalent.
Best cheap & battery powered be-seen backup/town lights?
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GrasB
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All you guys talking about torches etc. those require mounting brackets which for me make them a no-no as I don't want 5 sets of brackets! Thus are inappropriate for me. So we're back to CR2032 powered batteries from Planet-X & how to they fair?
Hacienda71
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Nice way to leave rather deep scratches in rather expensive handle bars those...
Hacienda71
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Why would a velcro strap or silicone plastic leave deep scratches in your handlebars? 
Andrew_Culture
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It also looks identical to the Cateye front light that cost me forty quid a few years ago!
Scruffmonster
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For what it's worth...
I have one of those £1.50 Phart Bone LED's mounted on my seat tube. I position it so it shines against the heel reflector on my shoes. It's insanely effective.
I endorse the Phaart lights in general. Also huge love for the Aldi own brand light set (£8 I think for a front and back), especially the front. I find it better than the Dark Star linked above.
Also have a couple of Knogs, I find they seem to attract road grime and the lenses are often obscured after a couple of dirty rides. No issues with the light itself though in good conditions.
I have one of those £1.50 Phart Bone LED's mounted on my seat tube. I position it so it shines against the heel reflector on my shoes. It's insanely effective.
I endorse the Phaart lights in general. Also huge love for the Aldi own brand light set (£8 I think for a front and back), especially the front. I find it better than the Dark Star linked above.
Also have a couple of Knogs, I find they seem to attract road grime and the lenses are often obscured after a couple of dirty rides. No issues with the light itself though in good conditions.
400bhp
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I've just bought 2 Raleigh rear lights from Evans at £4 a pop. They look identical to the Aldi ones. The only gripe with the aldi ones are the mounts are a bit flimsy.
Aldi front light isn't quite as good as the Edinburgh cycles one I linked in an earlier post, but not that different to worry about. Mount is a bit bobbins on the aldi one too.
Scruffmonster
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Agreed on the mount. It's required a sliver of inner tube to keep it in place. I find the batteries last longer in there than in the Edinburgh light though.
Lights are just insanely cheap nowadays though. I remember that they were so expensive even 2 years ago. They were an investment. Now you can have 2 or 3 bikes lit up with secondary lights for so little cash. My Hope is the only thing that moves between bikes.
inkd
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You can get really cheap lights but some are insanely expensive. Im like a rabbit in headlights
with so many choices. As in the thread, i dont fancy messing about or (fettling) with a cheapo ebay xml just to get it working properly. Im after a decent light that i can use on unlit A roads and pitch black country lanes, just a cheapo light like the phaart mentioned above for a back up/streetlight roads. All lights must be removed easily and im not bothered if i have multiple atatchments on handlebars as i only commute at night (nightshift).
with so many choices. As in the thread, i dont fancy messing about or (fettling) with a cheapo ebay xml just to get it working properly. Im after a decent light that i can use on unlit A roads and pitch black country lanes, just a cheapo light like the phaart mentioned above for a back up/streetlight roads. All lights must be removed easily and im not bothered if i have multiple atatchments on handlebars as i only commute at night (nightshift).
