Which lights should I get for my road bike

for the last night ride I used these:
http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/cateye-uno-med.jpg
http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/cateye-ca460el2206-med.jpg

use just the former in town.

Experienced night riders swear by this feller
http://s.wiggle.co.uk/images/hope--vision1-med.jpg

Planet bike superflash ad it's companion front light are so bright. Cheap too.

i have the planet bike companion front (i think its a .5w focus beam) and find it not so useful. bright but in a very very constrained beam.

my frogs (froggys?) got nicked last spring. bastards.

any consensus on bike lights? I really really need new ones. Riding in the dark in traffic. Would prefer not to have to spend more than about £30 ish.

somethign light that isn't going to fall off my handlebars and smash everywhere would be a boon.

To be seen rather than to see? Can't go too far wrong with these:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cateye/el135-tl150-light-set-ec019847

well right now there are moments when I'm worried about driving into parked cars. They switch off a lot of lights in town after 11pm. Will those at least guide my way?

Prob a bit weak tbh. Also not waterproof. I don't know what kind of lux you'd need really but these might be better, are more robust

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/smart/lunar-10-lux-light-set-ec024284

basically you gets what you pays for, lux-wise

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/smart/lunar-25-lux-light-set-2012-ec030558#features

visibility per lux in pictures:

http://www.bumm.de/innovation-original/lichtvergleich-scheinwerfer.html

cheers ledge

Pretty good guide here: http://road.cc/content/news/69237-big-roadcc-lights-test-2012

Last night I saw someone riding a bike with a pair of Ever Ready Nightriders, I had a set of these 20years ago. They were crap then as well. 2xD batteries, and rubbish brackets that they would constantly jump out of. Great days.

yeah i had something like that. Horrible great big things I had as a kid that my dad insisted I take off and put back on each day in the bike shed so that they didn't get stolen. I remember it taking forever as they used to be screwed in or something? Really unwieldy. I was kind of pleased when they fell off into the traffic.

i'm using a knog boomer usb, which is a good front flasher, and a barely-doable front light for low-speed/bike path use during shoulder season. i can recharge it at my desk, it's easy to remove, cheapish. once daylight savings ends, it'll be back to 18 lux single beam, which is enough for commuting. still using superflashes on the back.

I have this rear light and it is farken wicked - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cateye/tl-ld1100-10-led-rear-light-ec007955 - brightest most annoying thing in the world, which is just what I wanted.

But I'd like to geta decent front light. I just have this at the moment - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/cateye/hl-ld150-5-led-front-light-ec007950 - which is fine for being seen (esp when flashing) but totally useless for seeing things by. I want to be able to do evening rides in winter that go outside of lit-areas of the city. Ideally I'd not spend more than £50-60. This is to go on a road bike handlebars. Recommendations?

can recommend lezyne power drive - solid build quality and bracket, usb chargeable, slim form factor and enough light for dark roads - but i think the range has just been revised so i can't say how the new one stacks up.

The light I bought has caused me no end of trouble. Ordered it from Tredz, it arrived late and the packaging was damaged like someone had tampered with it. No noticeable damage on the product, so I set about attaching the brackets to my bike. The front light clips onto the bracket just fine, but once the bracket is on the bike, it just slides straight off onto the floor. Tried all sorts of things but it keeps happening. It baffles me how something could be so badly designed. Have a feeling it's something to do with my handlebars being too skinny, but they don't look like they are... In the meantime it's dark and I nearly kill myself each time I cycle home. :-(

which one did you get? what slips off, the light from the bracket or the bracket from the bars?