After years of toting around a bright halogen light and its heavy battery I recently started using the Fenix LD20. It's a very bright flashlight that I take on and off my bike via a velcro strap. At $60 it's not exactly cheap, but it throws out a good bit of light along the unlit SW path. It also runs on rechargeable AAs, which is nice.
the light: http://tinyurl.com/5txxzz the strap: http://tinyurl.com/6kb5jz Tons of bike light discussion at the candlepowerforums: http://tinyurl.com/5dcmfc Eric John Martin wrote, on 12/11/2008 2:28 PM: > Eric makes another good point with the "strap slip" factor. > Additionally, since I do most of my biking on city streets that are > well-lit (overlit imho, and with my tax dollars), I don't need my bike > light to light my path, the street lights do that. > > I've seen powerhouse lights (or I assume that those >$40 lights qualify > as "powerhouse" ones), but I can't justify their cost, especially given > the number of lights I've had stolen off my bikes. So can anyone > recommend any cheap front "visibility" lights? Yes, I could take them > off each time I park the bike, or I could figure out some way to lock > them (current light is zip-tied), but I'd love to have a good cheap > backup visibility light for especially dark and stormy commutes, or > times when my main light is stolen or battery dies, etc. > > Recommendations? > > -john > __________________________________________ > John Martin > [email protected] > regardingjohn.com > > On Dec 11, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Eric Westhagen wrote: >> Dear Paul, >> Directing a bike light is a difficult and "relative matter" with the >> "strap-on" light. I strap on my Cat Eye Opti-Cube each time I go >> out. It is impossible to keep it stable and directed. Fortunately, I >> ride on isolated roads so it is no problem. But directing it is a >> continual process as it slips lower and lower with each road bump. >> Actually if it is set so high as to illuminate road signs, one cannot >> see the street in front of the bike. But then, maybe there are real >> powerhouse lights for bikes? >> Eric >> Paul T. O'Leary wrote: >>> This also orients the light so that it lights the roadway in front of >>> you; a good headlight should not just be an "indicator" (making you >>> visible to others), but an "illuminator" (lighting your way). My >>> "poor man's" alignment guide -- if my light is lighting up the >>> reflective material on the road signs in front of me, it's too high. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org --
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