Originally Posted by
nashcommguy
My current commuter rig is comprised of 2 HLs and 3 blinking TLs. The HLs are a Niterider Cordless 150 purchased from
www.nashbar.com for 70.00USD and a Sette Glo from
www.pricepoint.com for 10.00USD. The rear blinkies are all Sette Glo 316s from Price Point and were also 10.00USD per. They're easily as good as Planet Bike Super Flash at 1/3 the money...knock-offs, basically.
The NR is run on it's lowest setting until the sun comes up and then I switch to the Glo on strobe mode. The NR is too bright on strobe mode to oncoming traffic. The blinkies are run w/one low on the back of my trunkbag, one under my seat and the third either clipped to my back or my helmet depending on weather. They're all set to different blink modes.
I use 2 commuter bikes. One's a multi-geared CX w/drop bars and full rack/pannier/trunkbag set up and the other is a Fuji fg conversion w/a seatpost rack/trunkbag. Both have the same lighting rig.
My commute is 42.2 miles rt, so I re-charge the NR daily and change batteries in the blinkies about every other month.
That is a sweet setup!!
My commute on the bicycle is only about 20 rt. Also when I start out it is pitch dark, and most of the time dark on the return leg. Also, I am merging into high speed traffic. That is where ample lighting plays an important role. IMO, in traffic, being seen should be the bicyclist/commuter's #1 priority.
Nobody had to tell me this, I found this out from experience!!
