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By: david

david — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:39:04 +0000

dinotte 300r is amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9OED8P9ybE

By: Chris aka KarmaCycle

Chris aka KarmaCycle — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:27:12 +0000

Nice post, and totally agree with you about the importance of a really powerful back and front light to maximise visibility to cars. I saw a nice set-up yesterday, where someone had cunningly mounted two rear lights either side of the back of the bike-rack. It was almost like mini car-lights. I’d imagine that with two Superflash lights or equivalent with new batteries you’d have to be blind not to notice the bike…

I’m a bit temped by those rear lights which come on automatically when it gets dark, even going under a bridge or something – but I’m not sure how strong the beam is.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:05:35 +0000

I use the Superflash by Planet Bike – it has a 1/2w strobe as the main light and two smaller LEDs that flash in between the strobes.

Ended up choosing that one after watching other riders till I saw one where I thought ‘I want that one’.

By: Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:53:03 +0000

Great light and can also be fitted to a seat stay, which is useful for keeping it out of any spray from your rear wheel. I like to have one on each seat stay so if batteries die you are still visible.

I think the fibre flare is even better. Friends who drive past me claim it is visible from over a quarter of a mile away, which is even better than the manufacturers claim. Visibility from the side is excellent as well. The fact that it is unusual seems to help – drivers always seem to be more attentive to something unusual. The only downside is they need quite a lot of room to fit.