Electron Backupz Front White LED Safety Light

Advantages: Bright, Clear, Battery LIfe
Disadvantages: Cost, Scratches easily

..., but you get what you pay for. The HL-EL 300 comes from near the top of the range of Cateye battery-operated headlights (hence the HL). The "EL" in the name indicates that it uses LEDs as the light-source, rather than the more traditional Halogen type bulb, and the "300" signifies the relative status in a range that spans 120 - 510. Before I go much further, it's probably worth talking a little bit more about bicycle lights and the difference between front and back. Disregarding the obvious white versus red distinction, the back light serves a single purpose - to make sure you're seen by other road users when visibility is poor. The front light on a bike serves two roles. As well as making you visible to any other traffic, a front light is probably going to have to illuminate your way at some stage so as well as being visible from a good... Read review

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Advantages: Very, very bright; Build quality
Disadvantages: Large; Ugly

...Bike lights have been coming on in leaps and bounds recently, with LEDs starting to be exploited to remarkable effect. The Blackburn have shown the benefits of that evolution to the full with their Quadrant front light. As it suggests the name Quadrant means there are four LEDs mounted in this space-age looking contraption. If I'm looking to be picky I'll list this here and now as the only drawback to the light - it's ugly, really ugly. And it's pretty big as well (it has to be, it's powered by four AA batteries), though it managed to fit in between some gear levers and a bell on the bars it was mounted on). But with that out of the way I have to move on to the extensive positives with this light. I bought it because I'd recently convinced my girlfriend to start commuting to work by bike, but the impending dark nights were... Read review

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Advantages: bright, battery life, small
Disadvantages: a bit flimsy

...I've had one of these for 2 years and used it for probably about 70 times. It's used to get the 7 miles (about 35 mins) home from work. I use high capacity rechargeables and the battery life is very good on these. The brightness tends to drop off after 10 hours or so and I usually recharge more regularly than this to keep it bright. I used the non-rechargeables supplied with it and they lasted for most of the first winter. It is very bright and nearly as good as the halogen light I also have on the bike. It's small and compact and weighs almost nothing without the 4 AA batteries that it takes. I've used it in the rain many times without problem. It does feel a little flimsy but less so once the batteries are in and if it's lasted for 2 years I cannot complain. I bought it as a pack with the LD600 Red rear LED which is even... Read review

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