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I use a planet bike 1.5 Watt front light and a super flash rear. I also use wheel lights by Anviling that get a ton of attention by just about all that see them.
Anvii site - http://www.anvii.com/
my wheels with said lights - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjEv1gGCsJc
I used these on my GF's bike and they did better than I expected - http://cgi.ebay.com/2-LED-SPOKE-LIGHTS-RED-LED-BIKE-WHEEL-LIGHTS-NI...
I have not done a VID of the ones above yet but I can If you are looking at buying them.
i've been using a Busch und Muller CYO-R+ LED headlight powered by a Sram i-light dynahub. The headlamp has a "standlight" -a capacitor-powered backup that stays lit when i'm at a standstill. It throws a good wide beam that lights up the road for a about 100+ feet ahead. i'll be building a SON-28 dynohub wheel and putting the Sram on another bike. Both of these dynamos are low-drag and won't slip like tyre-driven generators in the rain.
i'm liking the dynamo light because i don't need to worry about charging batteries that may funk out at a bad time. Also some of my night rides are longer than the 4 hour or so battery life of many of the brighter lamps out there.
For the rear i'm using two Superflash tail lights (BRIGHT!) on steady -flashing lights tend to cause a "moth effect" with impaired drivers and also are damned distracting to any riders behind. i also have a fender mounted LED/reflector.
The B&M headlight came from Peter White Cycles. Look them up. Lots of good info on their site and some entertaining reading in general.
i've been using a Busch und Muller CYO-R+ LED headlight powered by a Sram i-light dynahub. The headlamp has a "standlight" -a capacitor-powered backup that stays lit when i'm at a standstill. It throws a good wide beam that lights up the road for a about 100+ feet ahead. i'll be building a SON-28 dynohub wheel and putting the Sram on another bike. Both of these dynamos are low-drag and won't slip like tyre-driven generators in the rain.
i'm liking the dynamo light because i don't need to worry about charging batteries that may funk out at a bad time. Also some of my night rides are longer than the 4 hour or so battery life of many of the brighter lamps out there.
For the rear i'm using two Superflash tail lights (BRIGHT!) on steady -flashing lights tend to cause a "moth effect" with impaired drivers and also are damned distracting to any riders behind. i also have a fender mounted LED/reflector.
The B&M headlight came from Peter White Cycles. Look them up. Lots of good info on their site and some entertaining reading in general.
Lights on your helmet really get the attention of motorists. Wherever you're looking your light is pointing--if you don't think they see you, just look at them.
I ordered a Magicshine light earlier this week. it was $77 with free shipping from deals extreme. Can't get a better deal than that!
Here's a photo of the light in action:
I am missing a screw (hee hee) for my light's mount. The mount fits well on my cork wrapped bars w/o that screw, but not on my upright bars that aren't wrapped. I'm riding my upright tonight.
I concocted this just now after reading this discussion. It's a headlamp meant to be used for camping. (I also use it for grilling at night.) I pulled the tight elastic band over my helmet and then tightened my helmet to fit. It's a little weird feeling, but it should work because it seems really solid and stable. I'm fairly slow on my upright Schwinn anyway.
At least they should be able to see me. Here's a photo I took minutes ago. It wasn't even that dark in my office and I think I look really well lit.
Martini helps.
Rear light is a cheap blinky I clip to my skirt's waistband!
I want better lights, too. Winter's coming.
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