Putting the top of the beam 30 feet in front is viable if you're riding slowly and using an older halogen headlight. But the newer lights, in particular the latest Luxos headlights from Busch & Müller are far brighter, and have very wide beams. So you can aim them higher and still have plenty of light both close to the bike and at a distance.
See the photos of the beams I've posted here. http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/headlights.asp Peter Jon White Peter White Cycles On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:44:42 AM UTC-5, ttoshi wrote: > > A couple of notes on the installation of the Luxos B dynamo light: > <snip> > The light output is quite ingenious--I think. The way you align the > light is to have the light hit the ground about 30 feet in front of > you. What this does is put a big hotspot on the ground a little over a > lane wide in front of you. This gives you clear vision of any > obstacles in front of you, but there is still decent light within the > U which spreads out from the bike to the hotspot. In addition the > width of the light much wider than the Cyo--most of the 2 lane road. > Don't throw the hotspot into the horizon, put it on the ground--it > will improve the ride visibility immensely and you won't blind the > traffic. > <snip> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
