Originally Posted by freako

Ken and ColorChange...VERY NICE PICTURES!!!! Those pics really were done fairly and obvious the clear winner is the Dinotte, and in 2nd the clear winner is the BLT with the SuperFlash a distant 3rd. I for one would no longer say that the Dinotte on medium or high is only 10 to 15% so ColorChange you were wrong about that one.

HOWEVER, as I had stated earlier that neither myself nor anyone I've ever known has ever been hit from behind, even with the older far dimmer lights then even the Knog Ken showed. But this doesn't mean that I'm implying that one needs to buy the Knog, you should buy the brightest rear light you can comfortably afford, or at least think is reasonable to have. I tour with just a 16 watt halogen headlight even though I could afford a far brighter and far more expensive light I just don't see the need for it; likewise with the tailight, I can't justify spending $140 for a light when the BLT is more then adequate-I feel safe with those lights and never had a situation occur where I haven't felt safe due to inadequate lighting. I can see the road very well in pitch dark nights and drivers can see me very well in the same conditions. But some riders don't feel their as safe without using the brightest lights, thus for peace of mind they need to have the brightest to feel safe.

One note, from the appearance of the light cast onto the ground and wall from the Dinotte one would conclude that it's projected beam is even way brighter then any car; so one should ponder whether that is more then one needs, but again safety relative to ones peace of mind comes first.