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I'm out of touch: bright light for fast night riding

The last time I looked at lights was about eight years ago. I know at the time the cycling company specific lights were horribly overpriced and hopelessly underwhelming. I remember getting some advice to look at flashlights with Cree LEDs. Also there was MagicShine as an example of a very bright light for not a lot of money. Well, I'm finally back to riding at night again and I've got an electric bike so I need something that casts a long, bright beam for my commute. It's about 35 minutes either way. Hopefully, at least one of the legs will be in daylight, but I suppose it's possible that that won't be the case. I can recharge every night.

I had purchased a MagicShine light back then from GeoManGear but it's giving me problems. The connection is so hard to attach and detach that it's about useless. Plus today I tested it out for about one minute after a charge, looked to be working fine, then went to turn it on before my ride and it was completely dead.

Any suggestions?

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