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I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best bike
lights for urban use? Some level of illumination of the potholes ahead,
lightweight and easy on batteries, easy to attach/remove, up to say £50?

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Cheers, Rob

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RJH wrote in :

I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best bike
lights for urban use? Some level of illumination of the potholes ahead,
lightweight and easy on batteries, easy to attach/remove, up to say £50?


Lidl/Aldi lights are adequate to good. Who needs "best"?

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On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 17:13:14 -0000 (UTC)
"Kerr-Mudd,John" wrote:

RJH wrote in :

I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best
bike lights for urban use? Some level of illumination of the
potholes ahead, lightweight and easy on batteries, easy to
attach/remove, up to say £50?

Lidl/Aldi lights are adequate to good. Who needs "best"?

Someone who prefers not to be cut up by other road users who don't
notice their twinkle against a background of bright car lights?

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On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 5:10:49 PM UTC, RJH wrote:
I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best bike
lights for urban use?

SON deluxe hub dynamo
BM IQ cyo front
AXA Optica rack mounted rear.
Cateye flashing LED on seatpost

Well worth the money.

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On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 09:35:52 -0800 (PST)
Simon Jester wrote:

On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 5:10:49 PM UTC, RJH wrote:
I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best
bike lights for urban use?

SON deluxe hub dynamo
BM IQ cyo front
AXA Optica rack mounted rear.
Cateye flashing LED on seatpost

Well worth the money.

OP wrote "up to say £50?"

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Rob Morley wrote:
On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 17:13:14 -0000 (UTC)
"Kerr-Mudd,John" wrote:

RJH wrote in :

I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best
bike lights for urban use? Some level of illumination of the
potholes ahead, lightweight and easy on batteries, easy to
attach/remove, up to say £50?

Lidl/Aldi lights are adequate to good. Who needs "best"?

Someone who prefers not to be cut up by other road users who don't
notice their twinkle against a background of bright car lights?

Mudd is not very bright, give the poor man a break you cruel man.

Here he is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1EbxYKh_4

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On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 6:19:30 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote:
On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 09:35:52 -0800 (PST)
Simon Jester wrote:

On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 5:10:49 PM UTC, RJH wrote:
I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best
bike lights for urban use?

SON deluxe hub dynamo
BM IQ cyo front
AXA Optica rack mounted rear.
Cateye flashing LED on seatpost

Well worth the money.

OP wrote "up to say £50?"

Does not change the fact that hub dynamos and lamps firmly bolted to the vehicle are best for urban cycling.

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Rob Morley wrote in news:20171109172206.124286d2
@Mars:

On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 17:13:14 -0000 (UTC)
"Kerr-Mudd,John" wrote:

RJH wrote in :

I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best
bike lights for urban use? Some level of illumination of the
potholes ahead, lightweight and easy on batteries, easy to
attach/remove, up to say £50?

Lidl/Aldi lights are adequate to good. Who needs "best"?

Someone who prefers not to be cut up by other road users who don't
notice their twinkle against a background of bright car lights?

Well my £16 Aldi (I think) set has plenty; I'm not talking about xmas
decs here. For serious lighting you can get megabeam LED headsets from
China for £15
e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5000-Lm-CR...-Bicycle-Bike-
Rechargeable-light-Head-Light-Headlamp/232140598143

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On 09/11/2017 21:48, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
Rob Morley wrote in news:20171109172206.124286d2
@Mars:

On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 17:13:14 -0000 (UTC)
"Kerr-Mudd,John" wrote:

RJH wrote in :

I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best
bike lights for urban use? Some level of illumination of the
potholes ahead, lightweight and easy on batteries, easy to
attach/remove, up to say £50?

Lidl/Aldi lights are adequate to good. Who needs "best"?

Someone who prefers not to be cut up by other road users who don't
notice their twinkle against a background of bright car lights?

Well my £16 Aldi (I think) set has plenty; I'm not talking about xmas
decs here. For serious lighting you can get megabeam LED headsets from
China for £15
e.g.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5000-Lm-CR...-Bicycle-Bike-
Rechargeable-light-Head-Light-Headlamp/232140598143


that would not be a legal light to use on its own.

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On 09/11/2017 20:55, Simon Jester wrote:
On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 6:19:30 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote:
On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 09:35:52 -0800 (PST)
Simon Jester wrote:

On Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 5:10:49 PM UTC, RJH wrote:
I seem to end up asking about this every couple of years - best
bike lights for urban use?

SON deluxe hub dynamo
BM IQ cyo front
AXA Optica rack mounted rear.
Cateye flashing LED on seatpost

Well worth the money.

OP wrote "up to say £50?"


Indeed - I'm not about to splash out that amount - but interesting to
know about all the same. They seem to have sorted the 'at standstill'
issue to some extent.

Does not change the fact that hub dynamos and lamps firmly bolted to the vehicle are best for urban cycling.


Despite the extra effort? :-) -

https://www.cyclingabout.com/dynamo-...g-lab-testing/

Although they don't factor in the extra weight of the hub.

--
Cheers, Rob