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Old 09-27-14 | 05:23 PM
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landdnl
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From: St. Louis, MO

Bikes: Cinelli Experience, Soma Double Cross, KHS Flite 250, Pro-Lite Bella

Lighting Help for Night Side Visibility

I just upgraded my lighting to have 45 degree visibility on the rear triangle on my road bike, but I'm looking at options to do the same for the front. I wear a neon green vest or jacket so that takes care of the middle of the bike. I just ordered a set of Lit 360 Ultra-Reflective tires. I already have 2 L&M Urban 700's(usually set on low) on the inside of the drops so the amber side lights illuminate the bottom of my white bars and my wheel sort of. Part of my commute has the extremely tall light stands that illuminate the highway and service road which I use, and that reduces the effectiveness of my current lighting setup. Last winter there was a few times when cross traffic didn't see me right away(and I had the right of way). It's just a timing problem. When cross traffic approaches the intersection right before I get there, they don't see my headlights, and if they do a rolling stop, that is when it raises my heart rate. I do have a Metro 550 to mount on my helmet which should help substantially to alert the driver, and then to alert me if they see me, or if they're talking on a cell phone which would make me very cautious!

I'm thinking about 2 options. My primary option is 2 L&M Vis 180 Micro's attached to the fork hopefully between that and my amber side lights that will be enough to illuminate the Lit 360.
The second option would be the Knog Blinders, but you don't get the side illumination of my white/silver forks, plus the strap is not very good per reviews. Any other suggestions or pro/con arguments between the Knog and L&M ideas?
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