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11-17-08 | 04:09 PM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by apricissimus

I get the feeling though that the light cast on the ground would get lost in the wash of all the street lights above.

Or maybe not. I don't know.

A small light gets lost in all the background light. You don't really need that much light to ride in dark areas...not for illumination anyway. You might not need that much light for illumination in urban environments either. However I feel I need more light on lighted streets just to get above the background. You need to shout a little louder when everyone else is talking

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