Light recommendation

brokenarms

I use my bike everyday to cycle a mile or so to work. I keep my old bike locked outside.

I need lights that are tough enough to be used everyday, weather proof , and vandal/theft resistant . They don't have to be super bright as my journey is street lit. I just want to be seen.

Any recommendations?

ckeego

I have several of the Lezyne Micro drive lights and they are perfect for dusk riding/street lit journeys.

They clip on and off the bike easily and they are USB chargeable, meaning that they can be charged from a computer port or plug.

I got mine on Merlin in a sale...See here...http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/lighting/bike-lights/front-led-lights/?page=1

I was in London recently and saw quite a few of the latest Knog Blinder lights-200 lumens-very bight and they fit in your pocket-they are abouthttp://www.knog.com.au/gear-hi-power-lights/blinder-road-front.phps 80 dollars in Oz, but everywhere in London was sold out of them..

cdaly_

Any of the 3/5 led front-rear light sets will be fine for this. Around EUR15 or so in a bike shop. The clip off type you just throw in your bag when you lock the bike.

brokenarms

So I got sorted.

I got these lights Lezyne Femto Drive LED Front & Rear Lights

21 euro for the set in Halfords.
Pros.

>>They are good enough for traffic to spot and strobe quite brightly with a wide line of vision.
>> They are simple, small and hassle free to remove and pop in your bag or ruck sack when the bike is parked publicly .

Cons.

>> not bright enough to light your way in the dark effectively
>> Watch type batteries may be troublesome to replace cheaply.

So still lacking in the front light department , I took a bit of a gamble and bought this little diamond.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161082979233?var=460198855505&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Took nearly on month to get here. But it was under a tenner.
Alloy made and seems to be quite water resistant. The clip for the handle bars seems to be of good quaility also. Its tight, yet easy to remove .

The light out of the torch is simply outstanding. The picture below was taken against the bright morning sun shining in and its still showing up well. Its truely amazing how these Chinese companies can make such an impressive product, ship for free and only cost around 10 euro!!!
3 settings . Low power light. Hight power light and high power strobe. It also has a sliding beam focus function that adjusts the beam from a small spot to a wide beam. I hope this light lasts!





I also contacted the RSA via facebook. They are sending me a bunch to HI-VIZ stuff including bags, more bike lights and vests. For free!!!!

Swamp3

You could always try this if you're stuck.

smithslist

A very good review on all lights available, you get to see them in example on road thanks to pictures given

http://road.cc/content/review/70699-bbb-strike-500-front-light

rollingscone

You can get the watch batteries in the €2 shop. A pack usually has four of the correct size 2028 afair.