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Old 01-28-07 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by vrkelley
Because of the uniform width, Bailey's collar would probably work better.

Edited: Wow Visability up to 1 mile! Not too shabby. Right now from the front, they don't seem to see strobes, headlights, and 3-M. So maybe if one works, I'll buy a 2nd and slide the widest parts @about a 45Degree angle.
When you say "the front" do you mean a car coming at you from the other direction?

If that's what you mean, a good powerfull HID light is thousands of times easier for a car to see than any LED blinkers or even LED headlights. It's easier to see than a car headlight, the wide beam pattern is unique. There is nothing available on the market today that will be as visible to a driver, nothing remotely bike related or smalll enough to go on a bike. And the view from an angle less than, say 90-80 degrees is better than any LED blinkers in the world. When you get to 90 degrees the bulb on some HID's are hidden and some are visible, but the ground and everything in front of the bike is lit up like a car headlight, that's very easy to see. The wide beam of the HID lights up things higher up, like a sign, post, house, etc, than a car light. Lotsa $$$ yes.

There is a strap just like Bailey's on the way to the bike shop now.
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