FYI, $4 flashing light for night riding
08-30-22, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by rsbob
I bought their chromatic sunglasses and they don't chromat (become darker or lighter) with light changes.
08-30-22, 09:32 AM
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I'm going to 3D print this bracket for my Amazon no-name blinky light. It will bolt onto the back rack.
08-30-22, 03:11 PM
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Having a few cheap made-in-China blinkies for the rear of your bike isn't a bad thing as long as you have at least one good light back there.
08-30-22, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by RB1-luvr
I'm going to 3D print this bracket for my Amazon no-name blinky light. It will bolt onto the back rack.
08-30-22, 04:09 PM
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Flashing lights are illegal here in Ontario.
there’s a reason for that.
If there’s one type of “cyclist” I want beat to a pulp, it’s ******bags that think annoying and distracting lights on their bike is a good thing.
there’s a reason for that.
If there’s one type of “cyclist” I want beat to a pulp, it’s ******bags that think annoying and distracting lights on their bike is a good thing.
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Originally Posted by Bimmer69
Flashing lights are illegal here in Ontario.
08-30-22, 04:52 PM
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Got the $4 lights.
They work, but they are very cheaply made, as expected.
I will try an evening ride soon and see if they last the ride!
Where is the best place to install these two flashing lights?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
They work, but they are very cheaply made, as expected.
I will try an evening ride soon and see if they last the ride!
Where is the best place to install these two flashing lights?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
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08-30-22, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by VegasTriker
For all you doubters about inexpensive bike lights I have used a similar 100 lumen light for at least 4 years and have given away pairs of them as Christmas gifts. Mine are knockoffs of the Lezyne Drive 100. They used to cost about $3.50 each ordered from China. They will run for 6 hours in flash modes so I was charging them every 4th day after my ride. For a while they even came in chip-on-board LED lights with both colors red and white in one light. The battery inside is 650 mAh.
Here is a red 3 LED Lezyne Drive clone mounted on a plastic tube and attached to the frame of my recumbent trike. I do that because it makes on and off really easy.
Current price for these on eBay is still under $10 for a pair $7.09 postpaid for a pair https://www.ebay.com/itm/303854466901
Here is a red 3 LED Lezyne Drive clone mounted on a plastic tube and attached to the frame of my recumbent trike. I do that because it makes on and off really easy.
Current price for these on eBay is still under $10 for a pair $7.09 postpaid for a pair https://www.ebay.com/itm/303854466901
08-30-22, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bimmer69
Flashing lights are illegal here in Ontario.
there’s a reason for that.
If there’s one type of “cyclist” I want beat to a pulp, it’s ******bags that think annoying and distracting lights on their bike is a good thing.
there’s a reason for that.
If there’s one type of “cyclist” I want beat to a pulp, it’s ******bags that think annoying and distracting lights on their bike is a good thing.
https://www.bikelaw.com/2019/06/ontario-bicycle-laws/Bike Equipment
- White or amber light on the front and red light on the rear ½ hour before sunset, ½ hour after sunrise, or when unfavorable/light conditions.
- White reflector on the front forks.
- Red reflector on the rear.
- Flashing red light on the rear is permissible .
- At least one brake system acting on the rear wheel that will enable the rider to make the braked wheel skin on dry, level and clean pavement.
- Bell, gong or horn in good working order, but not permitted to have sound similar to emergency vehicle.
The question I have is what’s the best bike gong?
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When commuting many years ago I bought a $225 halogen Cygro light with a flasher and high a low beam. The battery pack weighs about 3 lbs and is good for a couple of hours of amazingly bright light. So what do I use on my road bike now when riding in and out of shadows and low light? A $4 LED rechargeable blinky from Amazon which probably weighs a quarter of an ounce.
In the back its a Varia blinky and another $4 LED red blinky.
In the back its a Varia blinky and another $4 LED red blinky.
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08-30-22, 06:34 PM
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Where is the best place to install these two flashing lights?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
08-30-22, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by CheGiantForLife
Where is the best place to install these two flashing lights?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
08-30-22, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CheGiantForLife
Where is the best place to install these two flashing lights?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
I put one on my seat post, facing rear.
The other I arbitrarily put on my top cross bar facing left?
08-31-22, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Milton Keynes
I have two red flashing lights mounted on the seat stays. Luckily the mounting bands go small enough to fit snugly on the smaller diameter tubing of the seat stays.
08-31-22, 06:27 AM
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One or two flashing red lights facing rear, or, one solid and one flashing red light facing rear.
One flashing white light facing forward for daytime.
One solid light and (optional, maybe useful if riding in heavy traffic) one blinking white light facing forward.
Or .... whatever you like. You are smart enough to have lived this long, you are smart enough to figure out why you have lights on your bike, and smart enough to put them where they will do what you want them to do.
One flashing white light facing forward for daytime.
One solid light and (optional, maybe useful if riding in heavy traffic) one blinking white light facing forward.
Or .... whatever you like. You are smart enough to have lived this long, you are smart enough to figure out why you have lights on your bike, and smart enough to put them where they will do what you want them to do.
08-31-22, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
You are smart enough to have lived this long, you are smart enough to figure out why you have lights on your bike, and smart enough to put them where they will do what you want them to do.
08-31-22, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
If you're directing this at the OP, you're making some dubious assumptions.
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Originally Posted by CheGiantForLife
Facing which direction?
