Re: Do Bicycle LED Lights Provide Light for Riding?

[Darin McGrew]

> wrote:
> My town requires bicyclists to have a bicycle light on when dark. I
> found an LED front light online for $15.00. This will will make me
> visable to traffic but will it provide any light for me? I sometimes
> ride in a very dark conditions but would only need a little light. If
> it doesn't provide any light can anyone recommd a light that does and
> is under $30.00?

You might be able to find a 5-LED headlamp on sale for about $15. That will
serve mostly as a "be seen" light, but might be okay as a "see the road"
light if you ride slowly. I used to use a Cateye EL300, but mostly as a "be
seen" light on well-lit streets.

For about $30, you can probably find a 1W LED headlamp on sale. Now I use
the Nite Hawk Emitter, which is okay as a "see the road" light, but just
barely.

To help you compare other LED lights, the Cateye EL300 has a runtime of 170
hours on 4 AA batteries (about 40 hours/AA), and the Nite Hawk Emitter has
a runtime of about 30 hours on 4 AA batteries (about 7 hours/AA).
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