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Hey Dewey, just wanted to follow up and thank you for your help. Although I'm in BC, I recently had to travel to Toronto, and I dropped in at Curbside Cycle (after stalking their YouTube channel for a while 😛). I loved the look of the Achielles but I ended up buying a past-year deeply-discounted...

Yes, I'd characterize the Varia as more of a throb than a flash. But by annoying I mean harsh at a sensory level, rather than just at an emotional level: something that causes you to blink, squint and look away, which obviously isn't good for safety.

From a sensory standpoint I much prefer taillights that have a "throb" setting. I would love to see studies about whether this setting still offers better detection at a distance than a solid light, because I find it much less annoying than a flashing one. Miranda

Pure red light has a minimal effect on the dark-adaptation of the rod cells in the retinal periphery when it comes to perceiving very dim light. But I think if tail lights are bright enough they can certainly produce glare and halo effects for people with even mild lens opacity (early...

I own a Garmin Varia and I love it for for longer rides where traffic is light; it's mostly the radar I love and because I find I have to charge it relatively frequently and also use a bike computer to pair it with, it requires forethought. So not my first choice when I just want a tail light. I...

I think most of the fires that have been caused by e-bike batteries have been from inexpensive non-UL-certified batteries. Miranda

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll look into those. My driveway is 16% and is currently a sheet of ice. I have chains on my tires and made it up this morning, but going down was another matter entirely…I chose to walk through the snow dragging my bike.

They’re 20” wheels (same as my current bike) but point taken.

Omg just looking at Achielle …. What beautiful bikes! 😍

But I love my trailer! I tricked it out with blinky signal lights and reflectors and an insulated lockable box. And I like being able to leave it at home when I’m not hauling. 😁 Still, thanks for the suggestion. Who knows how our needs will change going forward. Yeah, I’m 5’3” in the morning...

Thanks for the pointer and the perspective. It looks like they don’t ship outside the contiguous US but I have a daughter living in the Bay Area whom I owe a visit to.

I expect my cargo often weighs more than your grandkid, and there’s only one of me pedalling :) I’m a decently strong cyclist for my age/gender (road biking is my jam and I train year-round) but when there is significant snow and slush, hills that I wouldn’t give a second thought to most of the...

It is when it is a 3-mile hill and you are towing a cargo trailer through snow and slush. It’s fine, but I wouldn’t want much less power than the RadMini gives me. Agree that the carbon belt / IGH are the tough boxes to tick.

I have been riding a RadMini since 2018. While it’s been great in many respects, my use pattern and needs have gradually changed, and certain limitations — as well as its gradually-declining battery life — have become evident. As I start looking for my next bike, I am especially interested in...