I just did this for exactly the same reasons:

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...ver%20spent;#2187209


It took a while to get the stuff from Deal Extreme, but this set-up is nice. The light is brighter than the headlight on my motorcycle. Lasts about an hour, but then you just slide in another rechargeable battery. It really is pretty sweet.

Andy

X2 That is one sweet light. I bought one last year and cannot say enough good things about it. I get cyclists stopping me to ask what it is. I could probably sell them one on the spot for $500 and never tell them I got it for $36.

Car drivers hate it because I am brighter than they are. But hey, if they are mad at me, at least they could see me.


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someone posted this link a few days ago.

http://mtbr.com/beamcomparisoncrx.aspx

I rode for the very first time at night with a borrowed Light & Motion Arc during 24hours of Adrenalin this year and I was very satisfied with it.

I've been using a Cygolite MityCross 350 (350 lumens LED) for about a year now, and I've been very happy. It was in the $220 range when I purchased it, but I've seen them for less. The run time is ~3.5 hours, comes with a handlebar mount and a helmet mount.

http://cygolite.com/...ss/mitycross350.html

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dinotte 400L- very nice and does not weigh much at all. 400 lumens on high- runs 2.5 to 5 hours on high- depending upon what battery you use/buy- 2 cell versus 4 cell. great quality lights- i've been using them for the past 3 years.
http://www.dinottelighting.com/Products.htm

http://store.dinottelighting.com/...;Target=products.asp

They just came out with a 1200 lumen light that is in your price range too.

Here are beamshots of some of their different lights- http://forums.mtbr.com/...thread.php?p=6108494