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Old 09-24-06, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mechBgon
Mine too, and if you don't mind a bigger blinkie, I'm finding that the Planet Bike Blinky 5 is good. The lens is a reflex reflector, so the whole thing will reflect if it's getting hit from the rear with headlights, and the LEDs are surprisingly powerful for a budget-priced blinkie. In fact, the hotspot is a bit brighter than my NiteRider daytime-visible blinkie.

The Blinky 5 is natively a clip-on blinkie, so it goes right onto the helmet's occipital-lobe band.
I believe a blinkie at a higher plane is a wise choice. My helmet is a 'giyo' and it has that same strap. I just need get a blinkie as big as yours.
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