Originally Posted by
unterhausen
The main reason I have a shaped beam headlight is that it puts the light where you need it, not everywhere.
now that I have a shaped beam with a reasonable number of lumens I get a lot more people flashing me. My light is still considerably less powerful than a car low beam, I think there is some stupidity involved.
I'm using a 600 Lumen light on my helmet, a 350 lumen light on the handlebars, & a 100 lumen (or thereabouts) generator light at the fork. The helmet & handlebar lights are round beams. The generator light is a B&M with a shaped beam same as a low beam on a car. I have never had cars or truck flash their high beams at me. In fact, I've had the opposite. Drivers thanking me that they can see me & asking me who make the lights & were did I buy them. Maybe I'm on a different planet, one where the drivers value the fact that they can see me.
I do not mind having other cyclists or vehicles using extremely bright lights. I can see them & they can see me better.