Originally Posted by
01 CAt Man Do
...I'm still amazed how many people still use rear lamps with "barely noticeable" rear output. Usually when I see these people when driving I see "them" before seeing their lamp.
I rode with a guy for a couple days at the beginning of June and it took 2 days to realize he had a red blinky mounted right at the back of his helmet. Nearly impossible to see! I do have a helmet mounted light I use in the winter when I ride a lot after dark - I think the more the merrier, and the higher the better, when it comes to night visibility. I'll have to try your cygolite trick - it's directional, but if you're moving your head around a lot you should be able to spread a lot of red light all over.
Originally Posted by
Dunbar
I've been using a Dinotte 300R for the past 2 1/2 years and have over 20k miles on it. Other than the size I can find no fault with this daytime visible rear light. For daytime visibility I personally wouldn't bother with anything under 100 lumens but that's just me. I do think we're getting closer to a good, bright rear light that is priced under $100 but I don't think we're there yet.
I just got my QuadRed in the mail today... it came with about 45 different mounting options.
They could probably knock $40 off the price if they pruned that down a bit. Ha ha. And yes, I did it... I blinded myself. It's quite a bit heavier than my cygolite hotshot although not that much larger, and it looks like the run time is a lot lower but for the purpose I purchased it - daylight (really, sunset) visibility, it looks like it will do really well.