Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
That would be great to find out how that light works. What tail light to you have now? Do a side by side comparison and let us know how the Cygolite fairs. I would assume with a full 2 watt LED instead of 1 watt of the Mars 4 or the Radbot 1000 it should be at least 50% brighter. Also let us know how the side illumination is, in other words if a car is approaching from your side how well can they see you. Side illumination is extremely important, that's one of the reasons I got the Mars 4 because they have two 1/2 watt leds (one on each side), and this thing is very visible from the side.
Thanks.
Unless Blackburn has changed the Mars 4, I don't think the side LEDs are anywhere near 1/2 watt. That would turn it into a 1 + 1/2 + 1/2 = 2W light, which would run the AAA cells dead extremely quickly.
I currently use a DiNotte 300R, a standard PBSF, or both at once. I'll definitely make some comparision photos, and will also try to get some daytime highway impressions at ~100-200 meters to see if these can force their way into peoples' attention.