Originally Posted by
mysta02
Hi all,
I'm fairly new here and to cycling in general. I currently use one of those cheap 9-LED flashlights mounted to my handlebars via and elastic band to light my way home from work.... Thanks for any info you can throw my way
Mysta02
You need 2 bright lights, one on the bar, plus the most important one being on the helmet. When driving on city streets, the closest I have come to getting creamed at night was from traffic (cars and even worse: other bike riders) who do California stops on residential streets. These are idiots approaching you from the side, and only do rolling cursory checks for oncomings. It was only when they had 1,500 lumens focused right at them causing the back of their eyeballs to boil did they actually stop at the big obvious sign that said STOP. I can't count the number of times my big headlamp saved me.
Lights to get: Magicshine.