Originally Posted by
greatscott
That Garmin radar think is so lame it's not even funny. First off if a car is going 60 mph coming up behind you and it has a 140 meter range, how fast is that vehicle going to cover that distance? 5 seconds! Not a lot of time to react, plus it doesn't tell you if the vehicle is on a collision course with you. The other issue I have with it is that it only hits 65 lumens in the daytime and at night it goes down to a measly 29 lumens?
I know from experience that a 65 lumen light in the daytime will get washed out in direct sunlight, I also know that 29 lumens at night is...well you might as well just use a reflector! My tail light puts out 300 lumens, that's really the least amount of light you should have in broad daylight, at night I leave it at 300.
So why pay $130 when a $15 mirror will work just as good if not better, and a $50 300 lumen light will protect you far better with it's huge visibility factor.
That's just my opinion.
For some of us who seldom if ever ride at night or in low light, having the driver see me isn't as important as me knowing where the vehicle(s) are behind me. A 300 lumen light might make you a little more visible, if the vehicle driver is paying attention, but it's not going to let you know that there is a vehicle(s) behind you or at what relative speed or distance. Nor will your light tell you if the vehicle is on a collision course with you. I've had mine for five months with just over 3,000 miles of riding and have yet to have a vehicle sneak up on me. The radar may be lame to you but I'll take over a bright light any day of the week.