Old 04-18-20 | 12:58 PM
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From: Everett, WA

Bikes: CoMo Speedster 2003, Trek 5200, CAAD 9, Fred 2004

Stuff made in Europe - bike24 and Merlin have been good.

I've been using a Cateye Volt400 lamp mounted on a stub on my fork, and a DiNotte 400 taillight. This headlamp is very good for daylight use, but for real night riding, I use a B&M Ixon, which has a sharp cutoff beam like a car headlamp. The DiNotte is visible for over a mile in daylight. You really want a 300-400 lumen tail light. Most of them are POS that fool you into thinking you're visible in daylight. As DiNotte says, if it's not as bright at a car taillight, you're at a big disadvantage. You know it's bright enough if cars slow down to pass you. Can't emphasize that enough. For night use, I tilt the DiNotte down a bit so that it won't blind drivers, instead creating a big red oval on the pavement behind me. It's still visible for a mile or 2 at night.
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