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Old 11-18-13 | 08:37 PM
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Originally Posted by Giant Doofus
Good advice. I'll try riding around in the neighborhood. This is the taillight I have: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1, a CatEye Rapid 3. I'll check out how it looks from a distance.
That's a decent bright taillight, though I'd consider backing it up with a second, maybe mounting one to the bike at the post or left seat stay and one on a belt, or off the back of a carrier or your saddle. This gives you a back up, and also two lights flashing at different speeds is very attention getting.

I agree with Prathmann that your headlight leave much to be desired, unless street lamps are bright enough to ride by, which brings up a catch-22. In full dark, any light stands out, but at twilight, or where street lighting is good, it takes more brightness to stand out. So, while street lighting means you can see the road better, it also means that you stand out to cars worse.

There are a number of reasonably priced LED array headlights, consider one.

BTW- as you approach an intersection with a car waiting to come out from your right, or facing you waiting to make a left, swing your handlebars quickly right and left to sweep your beam across the driver's eye. This is a pretty effective attention getter, plus lets you see (maybe) which way the driver is looking.
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