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Old 06-05-13 | 08:43 AM
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Bikes: Specialized Langster, Bianchi San Jose, early 90s GT Karakoram, Yuba Mundo, Mercier Nano (mini velo), Nashbar Steel Commuter, KHS Tandemania Sport

Originally Posted by rekmeyata
Yesterday I found a Planet Bike SuperFlash Turbo that works and looks just fine. I haven't decided how to use it yet because I need a brighter tail light then that. But I did test it against my other tail lights and it was brighter then the Cateye LD600, it wasn't quite as bright as my retired Blackburn Mars 4 but darn close, and nowhere near as bright as my converted Cygolite ExpiliOn 350 but the PB had better side illumination. I think I'm going to get a NiteFlux tail light after reading a lot about tail lights.
The reason you found the superflash is because it has a habit of bouncing out of its quick release mount. It's a known issue that you have to live with or find a way to secure the light better to the mount if you are going to use superflashes. I use them and have had one pop off. But I run redundant lights and can usually hear something hitting the pavement it if comes off the bike so I can circle around a get it. Doesn't keep it from potentially getting crushed by a car though before you can retrieve it.
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