Originally Posted by
BROOKLINEBIKER
Hi VegasTriker,
I would be using the light to ride at night. I'm a bike commuter in an urban area and wish to avoid being run over. I want a blinking light because in my opinion they make one more visible. I'd been told 500 lumens was needed to really be visible but if I can do the job with less, then that would be fine. My budget for the light is under $80 US.
Maybe a blinking red light would be more visible. 500 lumen white light is rather bright one. Not to mention whether it cost more, but it might be bigger/heavier to make sure a big battery for long enough runtime, as well as the heat sink. Put it on helmet seems not good.