Commuting lights for unlit country roads?

[cyberknight]

I find the Magicshines are over kill for normal "lit" cycling , mine is used for the unlit country lanes on my commute , the lower setting is fine for normal roads but i use a AAA powered cree torch for those parts of my ride.

other drivers may complain about the brightness of the light but i think they are used to seeing bikes with lights that are basically rubbish , i did a google and a car headlamp comes in at around 800 lumens dipped and we know that the magicshine in reality gives out about 600 lumens .Of course my light is bright if you look right at it as would a car light if i gaze right into it as well.

 

[Downward]

I am waiting for an Ultrafire SSC P7 900 lumen to be delivered. Not quite dark enough at the moment in the morning but the nights are going to be the issue in a couple of weeks.

 

[jefmcg]

I'm still at work, so it's very needed. Bitten bullet this afternoon on the t6-xml from UK warehouse. Let's see when it gets here

 

[plainlazy]

I'm currently using Two of the much debated Tesco 3w cree lights. One on my bike and the other on my skid lid ( i was going to say helmet but it just did'nt sound right).
All of my 12 mile commute is either on unlit country roads or bridleway and i fine that cars dip their lights and some even pull over to let me pass.
Can't go wrong for the £16 i paid for them. Though i'm not sure if you can still get them ?

 

[albion]

other drivers may complain about the brightness of the light but i think they are used to seeing bikes with lights that are basically rubbish

Or it could be a case of laser beam straight in the eye.

 

[Cubist]

I'm currently using Two of the much debated Tesco 3w cree lights. One on my bike and the other on my skid lid ( i was going to say helmet but it just did'nt sound right).
All of my 12 mile commute is either on unlit country roads or bridleway and i fine that cars dip their lights and some even pull over to let me pass.
Can't go wrong for the £16 i paid for them. Though i'm not sure if you can still get them ?

Not for about two years now.

 

[goo_mason]

For info, $44.41 equates to £29.07 in stirling at today's rate. Still not convinced?

Does it come with a handlebar mount, Cubist?

 

[Cubist]

Does it come with a handlebar mount, Cubist?

O ring mounts for the bars and a head strap affair for use as a head torch.

 

[cyberknight]

Or it could be a case of laser beam straight in the eye.

As many are aware the light from a magicshine is not a uni directional light and provides a flood pattern with a central bright spot that your going to have pointing at the road ahead anyway.
Certainly no worse than a dipped car light.

 

[albion]

Hard to gauge.Some claim it has far too much flood even lighting the tops of near trees.

 

[cyberknight]

Hard to gauge.Some claim it has far too much flood even lighting the tops of near trees.

The debate was about dazzle rather than the beam width , the edge of the beam is not bright enough to dazzle other road users.To do that you would have to have the middle "bright" part of the beam pointed directly at oncoming traffic .

 

[Downward]

Has anyone mounted the old Tesco AA Torch on their helmets ?

Currently I am using 2 with Twofish lockblocks to mount on handlebars

 

[Cubist]

Yes, see this thread
https://www.cyclechat.net/

 

[Downward]

Excellent

 

[goo_mason]

For info, $44.41 equates to £29.07 in stirling at today's rate. Still not convinced?

OK. I was. Order submitted. It'll make a nice addition to my Ay-Ups