Originally Posted by
akohekohe
I have a new generation SON and a Supernova E3 triple. 650 lumens. Very nice set up. I made a light shield to keep it from bothering oncoming traffic.
How are other road users supposed to see you with your headlight hidden, though?
"10% of it's power when it's stopped" sounds like an exaggeration...
If anything, I'm exaggerating on the generous side. The E3 Pro's standlight is sufficient for pedestrians not to walk into you by accident if you're stopped on the MUP, and sufficient to maintain technical street-legal status for a couple minutes at a stoplight, but it's very weak, especially in the asymmetrical beam pattern where it's not putting much light above the horizon for oncoming traffic to see. I find it ideally suited to finding the keyhole on my apartment door, though
Hilariously, Supernova warns against looking into the headlight, because they think even the standlight is dangerously bright
