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Re: [Bicycle Commuting] Best commuter lighting?

For the front I have a bright(!) light that lights the road as if it were
daylight. Money spent here is well spent.

For the rear I have 3 different red blinkies. Bright is good, but they flash out
of sync with each other. I have had motorists tell me that I'm quite visible,
even in the morning twilight.

If you can get them on sale, sooner may be better than newer technology. Be
Seen!

mIke

cdesign proponentsists: eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.

--- On Thu, 6/5/08, stickola63 <stickola63@...> wrote:
From: stickola63 <stickola63@...>
Subject: [Bicycle Commuting] Best commuter lighting?
To: bicyclecommuting@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 3:23 PM











I have a 12 mile one way commute starting at around 4am. I realized
i

would need both head and tail lights so i started doing a little

research.

Needless to say now im totally confused, lol.

I want the headlight to be rechargable. I will be doing most of the

riding on a poorly lit main street where cars do tend to do around 40

to 50 mph. Also it all has to be easily detachable. A tail light im

guessing should be the strobe type running on aa batteries? But it

also should be easily detached.



Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. I mapped out the safest

route and cant wait to get started.



Dave


























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Fri Jun 6, 2008 4:13 am

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I have a 12 mile one way commute starting at around 4am. I realized i would need both head and tail lights so i started doing a little research. Needless to...
stickola63
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Jun 5, 2008
9:23 pm

Dave, I can share my experience. I have a 16 mi one way commute and at times of the year the start and finish are in the dark. A lot of the traffic is like...
jhhoback
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Jun 5, 2008
9:57 pm

thanks for your time Joel..........   I was surprised how overwhelming somehing thought so simple was.   Dave ... From: jhhoback...
Dave Spar
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Jun 5, 2008
10:27 pm

This topic usually comes up in the northern hemisphere autumn, just before the end of Daylight Saving Time. That's when all the magazines have their reviews...
Bob Sutterfield
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Jun 5, 2008
10:35 pm

For the front I have a bright(!) light that lights the road as if it were daylight. Money spent here is well spent. For the rear I have 3 different red...
Mike Rice
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Jun 6, 2008
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Mike: In the spirit of eschewing obfuscation, my guess is that Dave was looking for something more specific than using a "bright" light on the front and...
Mike Hulett
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Jun 6, 2008
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Thanks for the advice Mike.  Its greatly appreciated.   Dave ... From: Mike Hulett <wmichaelhulett@...> Subject: [Bicycle Commuting]...
Dave Spar
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Jun 6, 2008
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If you're handy, look at http://tinyurl.com/6lm937 - instructables/ Peace, tOM -- Absum! -- tOM Trottier, 613 860-6633 tOM@... 758 Albert St. Ottawa...
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Jun 7, 2008
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Dave, I just breezed through the replies you've had, and I've found them helpful. I'm blessed with a 10-mile commute of fairly rural roads. Besides the light...
adyard
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Jun 9, 2008
2:09 pm

... wrote: I find the price/performance of the lights that I get from the auto parts store better than what I get at the bike store. But don't get the battery...
dennisthebald
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Jun 9, 2008
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... <dennisthebald@...> wrote: Oh yeah, you make your DIY lighting rig easily detachable by mounting it to your panniers rather than the rack, at least on the...
dennisthebald
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Jun 9, 2008
4:51 pm

Hi Dave, You may want to check out my post 6637. I continue to use the light with very good results. Also, and I know lots and lots of people on this list...
John W
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Jul 8, 2008
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Thanks John.   I had acutually just bought the Minewt Dual. The ability to stack the lights is a nice asset.  I also have a small blinkie for the back.   I...
Dave Spar
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Jul 8, 2008
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I've been using a cheap 9 led flashlight as a headlight, but I only have a 4 mile ride. I go to work at midnight and the roads i'm on have very few cars at...
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