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Old 08-19-20, 08:05 PM
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greatscott
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I think the Bontrager lights are way over priced for just 200 lumens for both front and rear, and priced at $115 for the pair.

Look you can get a Lezyne Hecto Drive 500XL, meaning of course the front light will put out 500 lumens, that's 300 more than the Bontrager, for just $40. Of course you'll need a tail light, so the NiteRider Omega 300 puts out 300 lumens, which is 100 more than the Bontrager, and the Omega 300 will cost you $42 on Amazon. $42 plus $40 is $82 which is $33 dollars less for more lumen power. like the Bontrager, these are famous maker lights, not some cheap Chinese made knockoffs. I have both of the lights I mentioned, accept my Lezyne is a Hecto Drive 400XL which they no longer make, but both of those lights have been very good, and their estimated battery run times are nearly spot on. Mine are about 2 years old and still working fine.

I will say this, I would not count on a 200 lumen light to see the road with at night, you need at least 400 to do that adequately. At night I add another headlight and tail light to the the lights I mentioned.
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