So, it looks as though SSD and myself are the only 2 aviators that enjoy a Sunday afternoon bimble, for which the cost of entry from 2008 will be £2000 for a piece of kit that is of no use to me.
I'm going to cycle home in an hour or so. In order to do that legally, I'm going to have to use a set of lights whose cost is at least 20% of the market value of my bicycle. They bring me no direct benefit (well, perhaps the front light helps me avoid potholes but I can't even see the rear light from my cycling position). Why should I have to shell out on the purchase and running costs of such things purely to help other road users? Shouldn't it just be my choice to take the risk?
BTW, my cycle doesn't even have an electrical system fitted.