As the days grow shorter, I am looking for a decent small light that can easily interchanged to different bikes. I need front and back. Any suggestions??
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They’re really fricking annoying on the trail though. Every taillight I’ve ever seen has a constant mode as well as a blinkie/strobe mode; I don’t think its all that difficult to just switch it to constant if you’re going to be riding a popular trail like the Custis/W&OD/whatever.
the Vis360 system I have does not have a constant mode for the tail light (helmet mounted). It’s blinky in the back only.
So, obviously, there’s disagreement over how annoying blinky taillights are. There’s also an assertion that strobes are more attention-getting at cross-streets (and hey, many of our bike trails cross a lot of streets). The point is that there are a lot of factors here, like time of day, ambient lighting, which trail we’re talking about, etc. Everybody needs to make their own decisions about what is the best/safest option for them. Certainly it’s reasonable to raise the concern about strobes so people can consider it, but that’s been done–now it’s just beating a dead horse. Blanket statements like “on the trails it’s bright enough to see without a headlight” are silly, as I guarantee on the dismal stretches of W&OD on a moonless morning/night you’re not going to be seeing without a light unless you’re a mutant. On the urban trails, it’s a different story. I tend to keep the taillight in blinky on the trail for the simple reason that it lasts 5x as long that way, and at 5:30 in the morning in the winter dark east of Hunter Mill on the W&OD the cyclists aren’t exactly packed nose-to-ass. (IOW, remember that light obeys the inverse-square law…)
the Vis360 system I have does not have a constant mode for the tail light (helmet mounted). It’s blinky in the back only.
Yeah, I’m not too worried about people behind me with my blinky rear Vis360. Our trails aren’t crowded, and if somebody’s fast enough to catch me, they’re fast enough to go around. Just call it and I’ll happily yield and they can clear the path of critters in front of me!
Yeah, I’m not too worried about people behind me with my blinky rear Vis360. Our trails aren’t crowded, and if somebody’s fast enough to catch me, they’re fast enough to go around. Just call it and I’ll happily yield and they can clear the path of critters in front of me!
Exactly! and I won’t turn the helmet mounted system off. I’m down to 1/2 a tail light and the Vis360. I’ve launched 2 off the back of the bike recently. 1 exploded and is gone. The Catseye exploded, but I was able to recover it, it just needs some electrical tape to hold it together now. So… my visibility is more important than some random person’s drafting me comfort level.
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