I'm looking for a new set of lights for commuting on these dark winter nights in the UK. I'm looking for lights which are approved under either BS6102/3 or an equivalent EU standard. There are two reasons I'm looking for the standards approval: 1) it's the law. 2) those standards deal largely with the beam shape. I don't care whether the laws regarding bike lights are enforced where I am, I want to comply with it regardless.
The beam shape is important to me: I want to be able to see the road and other road users. I don't want to dazzle other road users. BS6102/3 and StVZO both deal with this kind of problem.
I don't have a dynamo, so I'm probably looking at battery lights.
So far, Busch & Muller's Ixon IQ Speed Premium is my front-runner. I've looked at the Phillips saferide 80, but I've seen some pretty negative comments about its runtime.
I really liked the look of the Specialized Flux Expert set, but it's not approved and it's £275 for the set (front & back lights).
The beam shape is important to me: I want to be able to see the road and other road users. I don't want to dazzle other road users. BS6102/3 and StVZO both deal with this kind of problem.
I don't have a dynamo, so I'm probably looking at battery lights.
So far, Busch & Muller's Ixon IQ Speed Premium is my front-runner. I've looked at the Phillips saferide 80, but I've seen some pretty negative comments about its runtime.
I really liked the look of the Specialized Flux Expert set, but it's not approved and it's £275 for the set (front & back lights).