I rode 11 miles at 11 PM with no headlight
07-19-10, 06:47 AM
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I always use at least 2 tail-lights and carry backup sets of batteries for headlights. Personally, I wouldn't ride at night without lights, although I used to do it in college years ago. I've learned a few things since then, and I would have called a cab or asked my wife or a friend for a ride.
07-20-10, 10:43 AM
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After reading this again, even though I never had a head light fail I have had four Nightrider tail lights turn off over a bump when riding, and three or four others. Some were the years old Performance Bike lights that look like a little flashlight, no longer sold. It if goes off while riding even if I can turn it back on, it's a deal breaker for me. The first couple of times it happened to me, I rode a long way without checking the back light. Now I check once in a while.
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After reading this again, even though I never had a head light fail I have had four Nightrider tail lights turn off over a bump when riding, and three or four others. Some were the years old Performance Bike lights that look like a little flashlight, no longer sold. It if goes off while riding even if I can turn it back on, it's a deal breaker for me. The first couple of times it happened to me, I rode a long way without checking the back light. Now I check once in a while.
07-20-10, 11:03 AM
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I have a reflective triangle on the front and back of my bike, as well as reflectors in the spokes and pedals. It doesn't help with being able to see, but it sure does improve the "being seen" value. I opted for the triangle when I saw how well I could see my wife down the road. I have a dinotte 240 lumen dual led taillight which is one of the brightest things available for a bike, but I still use the reflectors. I noticed a big difference in drivers paying attention to me at night when I added the triangle on the front.
Reflectors are cheap and require no maintenance.
Bob
Reflectors are cheap and require no maintenance.
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07-20-10, 11:22 AM
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I have a white blinkie (2 AAAs), Cateye 300 LED (4 AA rechargeable), Planet Bike 2W LED (3 AA rechargeable) 2 $ store LED flashlights (3 AAA rechargeables each). I have never had all lights run out of juice at the same time.
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That's one of the primary reasons I've been willing to spend the money on Dinotte lights. They pay attention to a lot of critical parts of design that have nothing to do with brightness. This includes mounting brackets, electrical connections, water proofing, and voltage regulation. I own three dinotte lights and none of them have ever had a failure or had a mounting come loose.
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I'm a big fan of reelights (www.reelight.com) - they are cheap and charge off a couple of magnets on the spokes. No batteries, no openings to change batteries so rain can't get in and ruin them. I just leave them mounted all year round.
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