Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
I'm not going to sit here and spew out crap to a person who has never owned one thus has no clue about how the Philips looks on the road compared to most, not all, headlights. If this aimed optic thing is as bad as you say it is then why are more and more bike light manufactures slowly embracing aimed optics instead of the standard round flashlight type of beam? Almost all dynamo powered headlights have moved in this direction because the efficiency of the light is superior over the round beam, it's the same reason cars and motorcycles use aimed optics and not round flashlight beam pattern.
1. Ever heard of high beams? Could those possible be useful for seeing people and animals?
2. The cygolite and night rider lights I use have focused optics. It's incredibly dishonest to claim otherwise.
3. I see ZERO interest in stvzo guidelines for manufacturers outside of continental europe.
4. Stvzo standards when it comes to light throw and flashing are designed for the convenience of motorists, not the safety of cyclists.
These beam pics illustrate how the aggressive shaping of the philips beam reduces spread at a distance (and forms an inverted cone):
