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Originally Posted by antilogy (Post 9072931)

Try some of these.

Simple, small, still noticeable.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2upu52w.jpg

these things waste batteries super fast and are barely visible. why waste your money? get something that's bright.

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Originally Posted by LoRoK (Post 9073726)

I got my blackburn flea set a couple weeks back. The back isn't as bright as a superflash, but it's better than a knog. The front, though, is so ****ing bright. Jeezus kryst that little guy is bright. I can't mount it on my handlebars because it's too bright and too much of the light leaks around the sheilding and blinds me. I had to cut up the velcro mounting strap to get it to mount onto my helmet. Now I can look ******y drivers right in the eyes and give them seizures. Yay!

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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver (Post 9067434)

I have the Spok lights mounted to my winter helmet and they have performed extremely well and I really think that having a helmet mounted light is the best way to go as the higher position really increases visibility.

I have a Super Turtle mounted in the back of my new helmet and also have a PB Superflash that has been going for years, gets transferred between bikes daily (seat post mounted) and a 1 w PB LED up front.

And when that isn't enough I have a 10 watt Nighthawk.

can you or anyone show and tell about your helmet light setups?

I can post pics up when I get home tonight.

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Originally Posted by LoRoK (Post 9082955)

I can post pics up when I get home tonight.

gracias.

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The Flea's mounting system is a velcro strap that runs from front to back, through a loop then and stickies to itself. I split the strap down the middle to give it two long straps. The straps are starting at the back of the light, run under the helmet's little fin thing, through the loop and then back onto itself.

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Originally Posted by LoRoK (Post 9085427)

thank you. i hope to rig up something like this myself soon.

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Originally Posted by adriano (Post 9066872)

i like the planet bike 1w blaze and superflash.

yup these are the best I have used

beetle on the bars and a superflash for the rear...the beetle has four different settings
for the darker months i use the 3 led headlight by planet bike and i mount a second smaller light on my helmet...must be seen

http://media.rei.com/media/nn/09516d...a71b93eb71.jpg

I am a big fan of the Niterider Mini-Newt USB. It's bright as hell, relatively lite weight and lasts forever. It also helps that you can recharge it with any computer or USB power supply.

More Info: http://www.niterider.com/prod_minmini.shtml

+1 on the blackburn flea. first lights i've actually been happy with.

http://www.batteryjunction.com/twofish-lockblocks.html
http://www.brightguy.com/products/St...shlight_C4.php

i have tried pretty much every bike light there is....imho this is the best set up for your money....super bright....super easy to use....easy to charge.....outperformes nitelights at half the cost....plus you can use it as a plain old flash light when needed....the flashlight itself kicks ass

Knog lights are pretty fashionable as well as utilitarian. They are easy to attach and remove. Expensive though. 10 bucks on ebay.
http://www.pricepoint.com/images/sty...5%20KNOFF8.jpg

Super flash on the rear. People can't miss it.

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Originally Posted by dddave (Post 9078800)

these things waste batteries super fast and are barely visible. why waste your money? get something that's bright.

Painful, hurtful and harsh. Why cant we have nice things?

I used to use a knog red and white, but the red one isn't very bright. Eventually switched to a cateye in the rear.

I just picked up the planet bike 1W blaze and superflash. I got a good deal on them and didn't want to pass it up. Thanks for the help guys.

when i get the time, im going to try mounting both the blaze and superflash to my hex helmet losing all semblance of self respect.