Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
It wouldn't matter where I pointed my MagicShine. I could aim it at my feet, there is no way I could do with it what you are able to do with your trashlight. 400 lumens really isn't much light. For one thing ALL lights, even the "reputable" ones are generously over-rated by their manufacturers. I don't think I am too far off if I speculate that your light is actually only around 200 lumens. But lumens is just a number, the bottom line is: being anywhere on the business end of my light will result in vision loss. That's bright, that's what you want when you are tootling about in the dark.
I have a Cygolite Expillion 700.
Like I said, I don't ride in the dark, but on an urban street at night with lots of lights (head lights, street lights, lights from shops etc).
My theory was that adding just two lights to the mix, don't actually give you the maximum visibility. You want people to see you, not just your lights. It's something I am trying, let's see how it works. So far so good.