Originally Posted by
cycle2work
I also am hunting for amber lights to mount on the SIDES of my bike. I haven't really studied the laws in my state, but if you look at cars, you'll find white lights on the front, red lights on the back, and amber lights on the side.
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Front white, red rear, amber side. Yep. Let em know which way you're moving...
I've got a Mars 3.0 that used to be on my commuter and is now on my roadie (put a Cateye TL-LD1000 on the commuter since it's not as tall and fits well with the seatpost fender). I like how it's got good optics to the rear and amber LEDs to the sides.
And, yeah, I have lights on my road bike.
Getting to & from the trails means that I'm riding through the same kinds of traffic that I see with my commuter.