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I’m a big fan of Bontrager lights. I like the 200-series for everyday DRLs, and they have some larger ones between 700-1400lm which I use fatbiking in the winter. They are certainly bright enough for bombing through the forest at night, and they definitely do the trick for commuting.
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In the same matter would everybody know if an integrated in the handlebar type of light would exist? Since everything is possible. I would think something that would replace the faceplate on the stem.
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also, helmet lights are great if you flat and need to repair it in the dark. |
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During the week my rides start at around 5:45 am. My Light & Motion Urban 800 does the trick well. I usually run it on the medium setting, around 400 lumens or so.
For the rear I run the Bontrager Flare RT. A few different modes to choose from. Small, lightweight, and effective. |
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To add to the discussion...
I have a ton of different lights. In winter I use a 1300 Lumen Cygolite (ext battery) on lowest at night and slow flash during the day. I get at least 2 weeks before I charge. Not a long commute at 4miles ea way. I also have been using a small Topeak helmet light that has a number of modes and is not super bright but is another source of visible light. I hit the high beams when feeling vulnerable and or in super dark places. I point my rear Cygo down at about 20 degrees so as to not blind people with the power and never use a strope effect. The nice thing about that light is I can adjust the rate in all the modes. Not too much $ either. |
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Light and Motion is what my LBS recommended. I will try them if the PDW stuff does not work out.
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Are bike lights really that much of an annoyance to cars?
Or is the annoyance that a pesty cyclist is on Their roadway? Anyway here's an experiment: In the dark, lean your bike on your car's fender and turn bike and car's lights on. Walk 50 or 100' away. Is the bike's light blinding, or annoying you? Repeat with pickup truck. With high beams (cough). Oh yeah, I've had good luck commuting with a NiteRider. |
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you want to be noticed. you don't want to piss people off or blind them, increasing the chance they'll do the opposite of what you're after and hit you. |
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I believe it is true. Bike light is different than car light.
Car light have most of the time a cap over the source so you don’t have a directe view at the bulb. Bike light, even small, expose direct view to the led. It’s not power of the light that blinds you , that’s the direct view to led or bulb filament. |
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A city at night,
is filled with points of light. A single headlight, no matter how bright, turns depth perception into deception. If you want to be seen, add space between, and a little motion will further that notion. When it's pitch black, your vision will lack, unless lit by a steady beam. If you care to be wise, pay heed to the eyes, and aim down from the heavens, lest you garner the wrath of mt2u77. |
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