Originally Posted by
bjorke
You mean your familiar paths... some of us have commutes that mix city, park, and unlit unpainted creekside trails (Stevens Creek trail, along the approach to the airstrip at Moffett Field, is intentionally darkened, twisty, tree-covered, and poorly marked -- did I mention the clusters of ninja pedestrians filling both sides of the path? -- and it lets out on either end to brightly-lit multi-lane expressways with bike paths).
If there was one good answer, there'd only be one kind of bike light.
(fwiw I'm pretty happy with 300w niterider helmet light and a cygolight "2w" hotshot taillight along with some random little blinkie accent lights on the frame that I think I really use just because they're lying around -- unified usb charging for all lamps is a big plus too btw)
That was why I mentioned that some people will in fact need more light. I just wanted share my experience with others. In reading about lights there are people that say that 150 is REALLY BRIGHT, and people complaining that their dual 800 lumen plus 150 lumen on their helmet is not enough. I just wanted to provide some perspective. Heck, after reading what people had to say about some high power lights I was starting to think 100 lumens was what my cell phone LCD screen produces. I just wanted to provide a balanced source of information for those searching for lights. And sure...more light is always better than less. But not all of us can afford to spend hundreds of dollars on lights. (Yeah, yeah...I know...You cant put a price on your safety........blah blah.) If that was the case we would all be driving Bentleys and Rolls Royces because they are safer than a Mazda 3. Bottom line...people new to this might be surprised just how bright 200-300 lumens really are...I know I was.