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Originally Posted by spare_wheel
cycling in the 80s was not that much more dangerous than cycling is today. i think this indicates that super bright led lights aren't the necessity that safety nannies make them out to be.
Yeah, and we all rode "lightweight" 30 lbs bikes, but I sure like my 17 lb CF road bike a lot better than what I used to ride. Safer is better, regardless of whether you survived less safe conditions in the "good ol' days".
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