Bike Lights at Dusk
01-16-20, 06:46 PM
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Bike Lights at Dusk (video)
For all my riding, I really couldn't say how the lights actually looked.
I used an iPhone, iMovie and guess work on how to use them. So, yeah, amateur hour (or about one minute, thirty seconds). Gave me a reasonable idea of how they looked to someone about 15 meters away. The video makes them look brighter (gain) but naked eyeball and me not being an idiot and riding stupid they ought to give some "see me" assistance. Click on the video and then the link to "Watch this video on YouTube."
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I used an iPhone, iMovie and guess work on how to use them. So, yeah, amateur hour (or about one minute, thirty seconds). Gave me a reasonable idea of how they looked to someone about 15 meters away. The video makes them look brighter (gain) but naked eyeball and me not being an idiot and riding stupid they ought to give some "see me" assistance. Click on the video and then the link to "Watch this video on YouTube."
Products:
Blackburn Central 100, Central 50 and Grid Side Beacon lights.
Feedback welcome from fellow riders here, disabled on YouTube.
Last edited by cybirr; 01-16-20 at 07:29 PM. Reason: clarification
01-16-20, 07:41 PM
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Just click watch on youtube. You can watch it.
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01-17-20, 07:53 PM
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01-18-20, 07:57 AM
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those side lights are pretty impressive! For urban riding where you have to worry about traffic approaching from the sides, this would be useful addition!
Steve in Peoria
(most of my night riding is on rural roads)
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(most of my night riding is on rural roads)
01-19-20, 11:57 PM
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Video of a bike light always over emphasizes the actual light due to the lower dynamic range of the camera vs the human eye.
