Originally Posted by
zacster
Actually, I believe it is true that a light with a flash mode CAN'T be sold in Germany, whether it has a solid mode or not. The new Magnic Light IC has a flash mode, but it can be permanently disabled so that it is still legal in Deutschland. I think the German customers will only receive it that way. I'm expecting mine to be used with flash, but I'm in NYC where flashing is pretty much standard.
Read what I wrote carefully. Battery flashing lights almost always have a solid mode.
I know about the solid light requirement in Germany. (No one was talking about buying a light in Germany either. Heck, there's no indication that anybody was even planning on riding in Germany at night.)
If you go to Germany with your flashing light, you can use the solid mode.
(The flashing Magnic might not have a solid mode but it's an unusual/uncommon light and I was talking about battery lights anyway. Solid-only dynamo lights might be common since many popular ones are made/sold in Germany. In the US, it would be hard to find a flashing light that didn't also have a solid mode.)
The following makes no sense:
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Better , depends .. you are planning a trip into Germany ? legally I understand they are not pleased with blinking bike lights.