Originally Posted by
john bono
I would stay away from the blackburn quadrant, or any other be-seen light. The Quadrant is great for drawing attention to yourself, but useless for actually seeing the road at any speed greater than about 10mph.
Absolutely true. In the rare stretches where there isn't street lighting, the Quadrant is about as useful an illumination device as a cellphone.
Originally Posted by
john bono
The second option is to buy a fenix L2D flashlight, a bike mount, four NiMH batteries, and a charger. Compared to the halogen route, it will give off about the same amount of light as a 12w halogen or thereabouts. However, it has a tighter beam.
I like everything about this except for one thing: Because of its tight beam, is it visible to other traffic?