Originally Posted by
Rowan
Yeah, why is it that cyclists seem to think it OK to engage in behaviour that they cuss and swear at if engaged in by a car driver (who fails to dip their lights)?
You do know that by running lights like that you are putting other road users in danger? Sure, a driver will slow down to 15mph... and have their eyes so fixed on what moron is producing such blinding light that they run over the cyclist riding in front/to the side of them, or a pedestrian.
Just another reason for drivers to give cyclists the flick-off.
Your comment somehow doesn't fit with your sig...
As I wrote in the original post, the headlights are not adjusted correctly. Pointed down, they are bright enough to see and be seen, but not blind anyone. As to calling me a moron, I can't really dispute that so I won't
The thing about these lights though is that they generate an unbelievable amount of bike cheer. Autos slow when passing to figure out what is going on, but when they figure it out, it's all smiles, laughs, waves, thumbs up etc. I've NEVER had a negative comment on the lights. The only negative about the lights is that they make riding during the day just plain boring. We fell safer riding at night as well. They definitely define your space, not only do autos slow way down, but they give a laughably wide berth.
Setup
Each bike has
2 dual tube down low glow 144x2 = 288
1 single tube down low glow 109
4 serfas TL 1000 taillights(discontinued) I got most of mine on closeout at $15 apiece = $60
2 niterider sol headlights I got mine on sale for $85 = $170
They all run on rechargeable battery packs except for the serfas taillights which take 4 AAA batteries(rated for 70 hours of run time)
Grand total is $627 per bike. We didn't do it all at once, just gradually kept adding until we got to this point.
Spendy? I know there's going to be some "that's way too expensive" comments. Worth every penny in our book. Especially if you like being the center of (good) attention at night
Concerning the Christmas comment.... There's no better way to ride around and view the lights
They are fun on the 4th of July too...
