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Old 02-04-08 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Pig_Chaser
How much light is enough is completely subjective. Riding at night in the city under streetlights i only need a 1W be seen led headlight. Riding unlit country roads with posible black ice... i want every lumen i can get.
I agree that it's subjective but I come at it from a different angle. An unlit country road? I could ride it with a fairly weak light without issue. In the city? Every possible lumen I can hang on me 'cause I'm competing with a huge quantity and variety of other light sources. I don't want to get lost in that ocean
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