Lights on push bikes

Yes, I think you were right.
Sorry if you thought I was having a go at you as a cyclist (assuming you it wasn't you in Wokingham this evening...)

Lights are useless if you don't see them. I don't like flashing lights and prefer a steady beam as it's nice to be able to see the road.

I will normally (and provided it's safe) move my lights down when a car comes the other way/around town.

However, I've had the problem when leaving them angled down that car drivers on country roads will leave their full beams on.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Amadeus

Yes, I think you were right.
Sorry if you thought I was having a go at you as a cyclist (assuming you it wasn't you in Wokingham this evening...)

No problem. Its just good sometimes to get a non cyclists perspective on things.

Originally Posted by EssexDave

However, I've had the problem when leaving them angled down that car drivers on country roads will leave their full beams on.

I've had that even driving a car.

I've had some leave them on for ages then when I turn mine back on they dip them and seconds later quickly flash as if to tell me to dip mine.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Sounds like it was badly aimed / adjusted. No point in having it if it isnt lighting up the road.

I have mine set so it points down and to the left so that I keep it out of car drivers eyes.

Good stuff.

Can you please explain that bit of common sense and human courtesy to the rest of the lycra clad c***s on the roads please!


The modern LED torches are very very bright, a lot of them are using XM-L LED's and such which can put out near enough 1000 lumens. Probably comparable to an average motorbike headlight. The reflectors give a pronounced hot-spot which is ace for "throwing" the light far down a trail or something. However the similar aim also points it directly into drivers eyes and it's quite blinding.

Causing excessive dazzle is an offence I believe, but they don't enforce cyclists going through reds and stuff so there's no chance of it for sorting out irritating lamps.

I'm putting 4 or 6 of those XM-Ls on the XJ900 as driving lights to come on with the full beams. Should also be rather effective for re-educating (this is not an exhaustive list...) annoying cyclists, idiots with full beams on, chavs with sidelights and foglights instead of headlights etc.!

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Good stuff.

Can you please explain that bit of common sense and human courtesy to the rest of the lycra clad c***s on the roads please!

I can try... I fear I wont get anywhere though.

I have an older version of this as my front light

http://www.magicshineuk.co.uk/produc...ens-Magicshine

Mines only 1400 lumens, its great for the unlit country roads I commute along.

I have a CREE 1200 Lumins light and yes its very bright (we do offroading at night, yep its daft) when the battery gets low it switches to flashing every three seconds to conserve power

[yorkie_chris]

This guy makes some really cool stuff
http://troutie.com/