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Old 10-20-10 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MileHighMark

How do you like that particular tail light? I've tried the ones below, and they're not all that noticeable when viewed from the side.
I like the "Groucho" light a lot. It's a single half-watt LED. The Groucho light does not blink, so you get the full half-watt output at all times. By comparison, the top "bright" LED in a PBSF is also a half-watt, but it's also off or dim most of the time. Of course, it's nothing compared to a DiNotte's three watts (or thereabouts).

Remember, the Groucho light not a battery-powered light. It requires a dynamo, and it is unswitched. I use a hub dynamo and a Schmidt Edelux headlight, which provides power connection and switching for the taillight. FWIW, I like the ambient light sensor on the Edelux. It switches both lights on under bridges, in the long shadows after dawn and before sunset, and on heavily overcast days.

Originally Posted by MileHighMark
I was fine with this one for the intended purpose of side visibility and legally-required reflector. The Groucho light is brighter--a noticeable amount, although not an order or two of magnitude as with the DiNotte.
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