vincent
Well-Known Member
thought this was interesting and something for others to think about in regard to lights
trying to run the battery down on my new bike to 5% so i could recharge, the heat has really controlled what i can do and when with the bikes this week
anyway i rode the other evening out here around my house
this was friday and i worry about drunk drivers etc, so wasnt thrilled to be on the road but can stay on small neighborhood roads most of the way to the little store i was riding to
made sure ALL my lights were on before leaving
each of my bikes has 2 headlights, 2 taillights and 2 green spokelights on each wheel
and i ride with a headlamp
most of these are pretty good cygolites, but some of the duplicates are cheaper brands and i use them on flash just to give one more visible thing
i am also riding in a white shirt with a bright yellow reflective vests and a bright yellow helmet
all of my bike bags must have reflective strips on them or i wont purchase them
and luckily these tires ravi put on the bike have reflective strips also
got to the store and immediately a guy comes up and compliments me on the lights and the fact he could see me well when i pulled into the store
got some stuff at the store and wanted to download the mapmyride app to check the trip miles on the easy motion
so was at the store maybe 15 minutes
in that time had 4 people driving cars into the store stop and tell me they liked my bike lights
i know what they mean, there is nothing more aggravating than being on the road with bikes that are not visible
a couple of months ago i was driving in east tucson at 9pm and stopped at a red light in an 4 lane unlighted intersection , about to make a legal right hand turn when out of nowhere a guy on an electric bike comes flying across in front of me on a black bike, dark jeans and a black shirt
i never saw him, he had some crappy little light on the front so maybe he was technically legal but he was begging to get hit
it scared the crap out me, i really pay attention and still could have easily hit him
i know the good lights are expensive but they could save your life
my bikes probably have $125 in lights each but to me it is totally worth it
trying to run the battery down on my new bike to 5% so i could recharge, the heat has really controlled what i can do and when with the bikes this week
anyway i rode the other evening out here around my house
this was friday and i worry about drunk drivers etc, so wasnt thrilled to be on the road but can stay on small neighborhood roads most of the way to the little store i was riding to
made sure ALL my lights were on before leaving
each of my bikes has 2 headlights, 2 taillights and 2 green spokelights on each wheel
and i ride with a headlamp
most of these are pretty good cygolites, but some of the duplicates are cheaper brands and i use them on flash just to give one more visible thing
i am also riding in a white shirt with a bright yellow reflective vests and a bright yellow helmet
all of my bike bags must have reflective strips on them or i wont purchase them
and luckily these tires ravi put on the bike have reflective strips also
got to the store and immediately a guy comes up and compliments me on the lights and the fact he could see me well when i pulled into the store
got some stuff at the store and wanted to download the mapmyride app to check the trip miles on the easy motion
so was at the store maybe 15 minutes
in that time had 4 people driving cars into the store stop and tell me they liked my bike lights
i know what they mean, there is nothing more aggravating than being on the road with bikes that are not visible
a couple of months ago i was driving in east tucson at 9pm and stopped at a red light in an 4 lane unlighted intersection , about to make a legal right hand turn when out of nowhere a guy on an electric bike comes flying across in front of me on a black bike, dark jeans and a black shirt
i never saw him, he had some crappy little light on the front so maybe he was technically legal but he was begging to get hit
it scared the crap out me, i really pay attention and still could have easily hit him
i know the good lights are expensive but they could save your life
my bikes probably have $125 in lights each but to me it is totally worth it
