Originally Posted by
the sci guy
Radbot 1000 came in the mail yesterday. Used it this morning on my commute.
Thought it would be brighter, actually. The strobe pattern is great, but the it's definitely not as bright as everyone seemed to hint at or PDW's video seems to show.
The Radbot 1000 is basically a clone of the Planet Bike SuperFlash Turbo which is now getting out classed by 3 (major brands under $100) other lights, the Cygolite Hotshot, Serfas Shield, and the Light & Motion Vis180. For an idea of brightness levels see:
http://www.thebicyclerepairshop.com/...ison-test.html I posted that site here before. There is another one called the Serfas Thunderbolt but I haven't seen comparisons of it against others.
There are some really nice, made for the Europe market tail lights, but they do not flash because it's against the law to have flashing tail lights there, but two of the most notable are the Phillips Safe Ride Lumiring which, like it's head light, aims the light to behave similar to a car tail light; and the Herrmans H-track; both are a bit larger then N. American lights. I would not hesitate to buy either since I leave my main light on steady anyways.