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09-21-06, 05:10 PM
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Blink !! Blink !!! Blink !!!!
left: The new Planet Bike Superflash
center: Cateye TL-LD 1000 10 led's
right: BLT Super Doppler.
The Super Dopler
Still the brightest thing around, but the beam is narrow. Excellent for country roads with the cars a long way away.
No good for bumper to bumper traffic, the beam is too narrow. Also the quality contol is not good. Not 100% reliable, it can shut itself off on a hard bump.
The Cateye 10 LED better from the sides and any angle, but not quite as bright from a distance. Best of the three for bumper to bumper traffic and crossing intersections. My 2 have been reliable. For about a year.
The Planet Bike is not quite as bright as the Super Doppler but very close. It has a little wider hot spot from the rear. It's a little brighter than the Cateye directly from the rear but not as good from 90 degress to the side. Very good from about 45 degrees. Nice and compact for a minimalist style road bike. Time will tell about the reliability. It's a modified version of an older Planet Bike light, I have two of them, those are bulletproof, so I am very optomistic about the reliablity of the new ones.
after dark photos coming..................after dark !
center: Cateye TL-LD 1000 10 led's
right: BLT Super Doppler.
The Super Dopler
Still the brightest thing around, but the beam is narrow. Excellent for country roads with the cars a long way away.
No good for bumper to bumper traffic, the beam is too narrow. Also the quality contol is not good. Not 100% reliable, it can shut itself off on a hard bump.
The Cateye 10 LED better from the sides and any angle, but not quite as bright from a distance. Best of the three for bumper to bumper traffic and crossing intersections. My 2 have been reliable. For about a year.
The Planet Bike is not quite as bright as the Super Doppler but very close. It has a little wider hot spot from the rear. It's a little brighter than the Cateye directly from the rear but not as good from 90 degress to the side. Very good from about 45 degrees. Nice and compact for a minimalist style road bike. Time will tell about the reliability. It's a modified version of an older Planet Bike light, I have two of them, those are bulletproof, so I am very optomistic about the reliablity of the new ones.
after dark photos coming..................after dark !
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Well isn't the superdoppler basically a focused front light with red LED's?
If I were a cyclist, I would've swiped your lights when you took that last pic.
If I were a cyclist, I would've swiped your lights when you took that last pic.
09-21-06, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by slvoid
If I were a cyclist, I would've swiped your lights when you took that last pic.
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those are supposed to go on your bicycle, but if you want to put them on your car, your choice.
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Originally Posted by slvoid
Well isn't the superdoppler basically a focused front light with red LED's?
If I were a cyclist, I would've swiped your lights when you took that last pic.
If I were a cyclist, I would've swiped your lights when you took that last pic.
Yes it is.
Good thing you're not a cyclist !
Originally Posted by PatrickMcCabe
those are supposed to go on your bicycle, but if you want to put them on your car, your choice.
Thanks! They kept falling off, I was just about to get the duct tape..
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Yes it is.
Good thing you're not a cyclist !
Thanks! They kept falling off, I was just about to get the duct tape..
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
after dark photos coming..................after dark !
09-21-06, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
You could get a big aluminum aftermarket wing and bolt them onto it. It bet it would make your car super fast.
Those spoilers are good for another 50 mph. just ask someone !!
Originally Posted by CTAC
Looking forward to see those. Could you put LD1000 a bit more level?
The Thread title Is " BLINK BLINK BLINK after dark" .
