Capricorn Posted July 13, 2013 Share Capricorn, relax, we're not in disagreement with you. Merely saying that a decent visible brightness light (say 500 or 100 lumens?) is far better than being overlooked by a motorist and getting killed. The chances of a properly adjusted bicycle light causing a car accident because it is too bright, must be much smaller than a motorist driving over a cyclist he overlooked. The most quoted reason for motorists knocking cyclists off their bikes is the "I didn't see him" one. In my opinion, a good light is equally helpful in bright daylight conditions, in traffic and on the open road. A lot of the front and rear lights cyclists use are so dim they are of virtually no use. The too-bright-brigade is small by comparison, but I agree they can be a menace. I'll 'relax' once i'm not blinded every day by inconsiderates. Small doesn't mean inconsequential. I agree with you on the too dim lights. I've seen a few of them on the cycle lane as well, and honestly, I wish they knew how dim it was. It's not like the dim lighting is offset by nicely bright and reflective clothing. and i refuse to relax about their safety too dammit! For those with rear light brightness issues, there's one guy on the cycle lane that has an ultra bright red light. But he is always cycling backward, surely , because the light is facing forward, bout halfway down the fork. I think it's teh same guy that normally cycles with a bandana over his mouth. All kinds for sure. Edited July 13, 2013 by Capricorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Capricorn, relax, we're not in disagreement with you. Merely saying that a decent visible brightness light (say 500 or 100 lumens?) is far better than being overlooked by a motorist and getting killed. The chances of a properly adjusted bicycle light causing a car accident because it is too bright, must be much smaller than a motorist driving over a cyclist he overlooked. The most quoted reason for motorists knocking cyclists off their bikes is the "I didn't see him" one. In my opinion, a good light is equally helpful in bright daylight conditions, in traffic and on the open road. A lot of the front and rear lights cyclists use are so dim they are of virtually no use. The too-bright-brigade is small by comparison, but I agree they can be a menace. Idiots not seeing you is just that, they are idiots. A guy came out of a side street and I hit him on my superbike - I had my high beam on and it was dark and a superbike lights are very bright. He got out his car and asked where I came from because he never saw me - it was a straight road - he didn't see me because he skipped the stop street because he is an idiot. Then he said the accident was my fault and I drove into him for no reason- WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted July 13, 2013 Share Agreed Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeTurbo Posted July 13, 2013 Share Then he said the accident was my fault and I drove into him for no reason- WTF? Bwahaha! "Dammit, I'm bored. What shall I do? Wait! There! Just what I need - a car! I think I'll ride into it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Agreed Chris. Guys do it in my road all the time, they come out of side streets with no intention of stopping and pull out in front of you so they don't have to stop and wait for you to pass. FFS it is a stop street!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Bwahaha! "Dammit, I'm bored. What shall I do? Wait! There! Just what I need - a car! I think I'll ride into it!" Yes, a lady in my complex complained about me the other day, she said I almost rode into her car on my bike - I often ride into cars because it is such fun pastapouch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Bwahaha! "Dammit, I'm bored. What shall I do? Wait! There! Just what I need - a car! I think I'll ride into it!" R180K damage on my R90K bike - Maybe I just wanted a new bike - oh, wait a second, that one was only 3 months old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 14, 2013 Share R180K damage on my R90K bike - Maybe I just wanted a new bike - oh, wait a second, that one was only 3 months oldMaybe you should just stick to bicycles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastapouch Posted July 14, 2013 Share I need to get new rear lights this weekend, I need another two at least, currently running two at the moment. I wanna be a Xmas tree on the roadSerfas Tunderbolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 14, 2013 Share Serfas TunderboltThose are pretty sweet, are they available locally? Yip I see Sportsmans Warehouse has them for R420. Damn and I was at the shops for hours yesterday. Edited July 14, 2013 by SkinnySweatyMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 15, 2013 Share Those are pretty sweet, are they available locally? Yip I see Sportsmans Warehouse has them for R420. Damn and I was at the shops for hours yesterday. Well so much for that, the Sportsmans Warehouse website say they stock the product, when I asked at the store they had never heard of the brand even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 15, 2013 Share Well so much for that, the Sportsmans Warehouse website say they stock the product, when I asked at the store they had never heard of the brand even Don't take the guy in the stores advice as gospel ... I asked a guy two weeks ago if they have any seatposts and he showed me saddles! Caerus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 15, 2013 Share Don't take the guy in the stores advice as gospel ... I asked a guy two weeks ago if they have any seatposts and he showed me saddles! I did call beforehand, they said yes they have them, then when I got there, they said sorry never heard of it I love to waste my time, especially when I'm ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Cremer Posted July 15, 2013 Share On that point, can anyone recommend a good red tail light. I would like to upgrade mine.Serfas thunderbolt - NO question about it, for me it is the best light around. Caerus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsnyman Posted July 15, 2013 Share +1 I reckon you dim and bright your car lights why not you bike light, its just good mannersA little bit of common sense goes a long way fanievb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted July 15, 2013 Share Serfas thunderbolt - NO question about it, for me it is the best light around. Do you think I can actually even get the agents for Serfas to return an email, message via facebook or get through via a phone call? Two Wheels Trading seem to spend to much time on their bikes and not enough time looking at their customers needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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