Really bright lights?

[cyberknight]

Battery life for the magishibes/ xml lights is about right at3 hours, i use mine on max power and its good for a week of commuting if i were to run it down to nothing but i tend to recharge when its gets to blue .

 

[MrJamie]

I use a magicshine mj-872 up front on its own and i love it, its a bit floody certainly compared to the P7/T6 spotlights and theyre all roughly equally eye piercingly bright to anything oncoming which is the only thing i dont like - its a bit like driving around full beam/fogs especially if you start using more than one (in terms of dazzling not illumination). Being rechargable is also good so you dont have to be too conservative when riding home at dusk etc, they do last well too and you can buy spare batteries for like £20. At the back i use 2 of the smart lunar 2 (muchly cheapo here: http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Smart-Lunar-R2-Rear-Light_39274.htm free postage if you order 2 i think) which are as bright as id want.

Has anyone noticed the magicshines & clones seem to freak dogs out a bit? :/

 

[Aushiker]

I use DiNottee 400L on two of my bikes. Very happy with them and I find I can see well and I am seen. In fact that is a double edged sword in that I find motorists go to wait because they see me, then they realise I was probably further away than they thought when I am getting close then they think of going .

Regards
Andrew

 

[MontyVeda]

for commuting or night rides on roads Cree 3W front light from 7dayshop for a fiver. http://www.amazon.co.uk/7dayshop-Po...PPEO/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1332518858&sr=8-8 Or, to be more exact, £4.99. The flashing mode is pretty darn powerful. A really decent mount, far better than Cateye.

under a fiver... that's my kind of price!

thanks for the heads up Dell

 

[HovR]

As far as front lights go (on a budget), you can't beat the Keygos KE1. £20 for the sort of performance seen below. See my review here (which also has comparisons to the 3W cree linked further up this thread).

For the rear I use a Blackburn Mars (1 Watt - £20 to £30), which is plenty bright enough on it's own, and a Smart flasher.