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For those that need light to see where they are going and not just be seen....
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/t6-assault-crown-waterproof-xml-t6-3-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-bike-light-with-battery-pack-set-82508
Dealextreme have got these in stock, have a Cree xml T6 emitter and about 4400mAh of Lion battery. Reflector seems to be OK too, though some prefer it to not have a spot in the middle.
Works out about £29-30 delivered from US warehouse right now, but more like £50 from UK warehouse (but you can get it in 1week vs. 5weeks). They are likely NOT 1200lumens, rumour has it more like 850-900lumen in real money, and run for 3hours on max in the cold, and 6-10hours on half power (more than ample really?).
Also recently found the Hope District 3 rear lamp. Mega'bucks for just a rear lamp, but I guess the thinking was you run your front & rear from a shared battery pack on seatpost (like old lumicycles used to).
Yeah £120 for lamp + bracket + battery. But if I was every doing serious bike commuting in the dark, I'd want it. So many small but bright LED rear lamps just go complete un-noticed by drivers as just 1 point of light is difficult to gauge distance on. But a cluster fuck of 3 large bright glowing red dwarfs is not going to go un-noticed. Kudo's to Hope too for making it, loads of rear lamps I've come across are of such cheapy questionable build quality (even upto the £40 mark) that I end up feeling I HAVE to keep checking on them, make sure they are still working and I'm not about to get rear-ended.