If you do junk the (pricey) system and switch to BM, I have loved my Toplight
line plus in the rear. Really the best I have seen.
I am sure you can sell the E3 for not a huge loss.
As for flashing vs steady, didn't we just have a super long thread on that??
Edwin livin' the dyno dream
You can also add a few more lights in back. I ride in the dark quite a
bit and I have three tail lights, all battery powered: An old Vista
Light 5 LEd mounted to the rack, one on the fender and the Soma Bullet
light down where the rack attaches to the stay. I also have one of
the reflective
On Mon, 2012-01-23 at 09:44 -0800, Way Rebb wrote:
You can also add a few more lights in back. I ride in the dark quite a
bit and I have three tail lights, all battery powered
A friend of mine has 5 or 6 on his brevet bike: a generator powered
steady light, a DiNotte, a blinking Planet Bike
Hi Eric,
I commute on Summit Avenue on the way home, and I find that when I
come up on other bikes, one of the great things that identifies it as
a bicycle is pedal reflectors. Their movement immediately says bike
and I'm surprised how well/far away they can be seen. Certainly
further than bad
Or adding reflective tape to your cranks as I do when my pedals don't
accept reflectors. I agree that the bobbing up and down or flashing (if
the tape is installed at the bb axle junction) appearance signals bike.
Of course, you can always use ankle reflectors too.
On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 12:22
Good comments patrick and Liesl. Might cut some reflective tape for
the crankarms. Already have MKS sneaker pedals with reflectors. And
a foot or so silver reflective tape on the rear fender. Should maybe
hunt down my reflective triangle and install it on the Country Bag.
Thanks for all the
Lee Mitchell, a local bike person who has been driving sag support for
literally hundreds of events here in NorCal, recommends reflective ankle bands
as the most valuable piece of nighttime safety equipment. As Liesl notes, the
movement instantly identifies you as a cyclist, and helps the
One more idea: a big reflective triangle attached to your bag, or a
reflective vest (personally dislike these -- too much of a hassle to get on
and off over all the other winter kit), Sam Browne or -- my favorite -- a
reflective triangle attached to a reflective belt.
One more idea yet: Lightman
I also have this taillight on my Sam.
I look at it as the baseline for the rest of my safety gear - no matter
what, it's on the bike, i don't have to worry about the batteries wearing
out, and i can't forget it.
I don't think that it is an awesome safety solution on it's own.
i add a planet
This has been an extremely informative thread. I now feel completely
unprepared for night riding and I'm completely torn between blinking and
not blinking.
- Ryan
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Ryan: note that the standard roadwork barrier warning light is an amber
blinkie (tho' I am old enough to remember the hand-bomb-shaped flaming
flares used until the '60s or so). Of course, the fact that guvmint uses it
is no proof of its reasonableness.
Me, I use: one blinkie; one steady; and
Dmit: forgot the URL:
http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/the-safety-myth/
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Ryan: note that the standard roadwork barrier warning light is an amber
blinkie (tho' I am old enough to remember the hand-bomb-shaped
http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/the-safety-myth/
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I use the new Toplight line steady tail light. The horizontal bar
helps drivers judge distance and it is as bright as any auto tail
light. I also use a Princeton Tec Swerve on my helmet ( the switch is
easy to manipulate when riding with winter gloves) that I turn on
when I suspect a driver is not
Flashing lights: Getting the attention of drivers is important. But if
your lights and reflectors provide enough visibility to motorists, I
think it can detract from safety to have the rear or front lights
flashing. I know that when I am on my bike, or driving, I have a
harder time clearly seeing
I've been thinking about lights, and I bet a fairly simple switch
(lightweight examples found on motorcycle switchgear) could be affixed to
the rear cable housing stop that would activate when the brake is applied,
and then power a bright red LED. It could work in conjunction with a
steady-on or
Jim is correct, about one night group ride is all I've done. Rarely
out that late. More 5:30 a.m. commutes that caused this to come up.
Have I ever been hit on the Hillborne with the E3 light? No.
Numerous close calls. Hard to say if it's more than with a Planet
Bike Superflash or a Nite
I don't rely on my Supernova tailight alone but since I am already
pushing the Dyno hub I like to take advantage of the battery-free
taillight.
I always carry an extra battery-powered blinkie. The trouble is that
I don't have a place to put it. The fender-mounted Spinnegas don't
flash. My
On Jan 22, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Ginz wrote:
I don't rely on my Supernova tailight alone but since I am already
pushing the Dyno hub I like to take advantage of the battery-free
taillight.
I always carry an extra battery-powered blinkie. The trouble is that
I don't have a place to put it.
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