Let's hear about your light set-up!!
11-09-09, 12:06 PM
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Schmidt Edelux or B&M IQ Fly/Cyo and Seculight taillight.
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11-10-09, 03:24 AM
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Ay-Up Intermediate + 6 hour battery for day (flashing) and night (high/low)
NightRider UltraPhazer (flashing) at night
One or two PB Superflash for the back, at night.
NightRider UltraPhazer (flashing) at night
One or two PB Superflash for the back, at night.
11-10-09, 08:22 AM
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Nexus generator hub powering front B&M Halogen Lumotec front light and rear B&M Standlicht rear LED light, additional PlanetBike Super-Flash (black/Clear/Red LEDs), also front CatEye 3 LED OptiCube mounted on handlebars.
Reflector sidewall Nimbus 700x38 tires, Reflector strips on Axiom Columbus trunk bag, Reflector strips on Sonoma (Specialized) shoes, Bright Yellow Pearl Isumi jacket with reflector dots.
So..... Bright constant and flashing front lights, bright constant and flashing rear lights, hi-vis clothing, side reflection and motion (pedaling) reflection.
Now all I have to do is pray someone will look up from their cellphone while driving towards me.
3bikes, LA,CA,USA
Reflector sidewall Nimbus 700x38 tires, Reflector strips on Axiom Columbus trunk bag, Reflector strips on Sonoma (Specialized) shoes, Bright Yellow Pearl Isumi jacket with reflector dots.
So..... Bright constant and flashing front lights, bright constant and flashing rear lights, hi-vis clothing, side reflection and motion (pedaling) reflection.
Now all I have to do is pray someone will look up from their cellphone while driving towards me.
3bikes, LA,CA,USA
11-10-09, 11:07 AM
#179
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Planet Bike Blaze 1w up front
Planet Bike SuperFlash on the rear
and a Princeton Tec Quad headlamp.
I'm good to go.
Planet Bike SuperFlash on the rear
and a Princeton Tec Quad headlamp.
I'm good to go.
11-10-09, 09:22 PM
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heres my simple setup....in the future ill add another headlight...but for now, heres my humble setup:
1974 dynohub
1 lumotec senso
1 seculite seson
(the best feature on this setup is the stand light and senso)
enjoy guys
1974 dynohub
1 lumotec senso
1 seculite seson
(the best feature on this setup is the stand light and senso)
enjoy guys
11-13-09, 07:33 AM
#181
screw campy & shimano
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After years of doing the battery thing—primarily a NiteRider Trail Rat/Night Owl setup—I have changed to a dyno-lighting system for the first time, and I LOVE IT.
After a very wet ride home from work in early September, I found that my just replaced NiteRider 10w bulb was half full of water (it was a really wet ride). That was it; I’d had it. I had earlier seen a lighting discussion on a local alternative-transportation listserv; one of the posters recommended, "Sidewall or hub dynamo-powered lights. They are the way forward. Get a light like the lumotec IQ CYO and you'll DEFINITELY be seen. Might blind a few people, too. And all of that w/o batteries."
For over a month I have been using the LightOn! DynoLight/taillight set up (axle mount for the DynoLight), using the SRAM i-Light D7 hub. Bottom line: I am completely satisfied with this lighting system. My commute route takes me through both well-lit urban areas and MUTs that look like my uncles’ maple-syrup-collecting tractor paths.
I can’t compare this system to other dyno systems. But it’s my personal assessment that the folks at LightOn! have a developed a robust (and well-supported) system in these two little durable, well designed lights. I’m looking forward to less dependency on batteries and many years of worry-free use. I am also happy with the quality (and price) of the i-Light hub.
After a very wet ride home from work in early September, I found that my just replaced NiteRider 10w bulb was half full of water (it was a really wet ride). That was it; I’d had it. I had earlier seen a lighting discussion on a local alternative-transportation listserv; one of the posters recommended, "Sidewall or hub dynamo-powered lights. They are the way forward. Get a light like the lumotec IQ CYO and you'll DEFINITELY be seen. Might blind a few people, too. And all of that w/o batteries."
For over a month I have been using the LightOn! DynoLight/taillight set up (axle mount for the DynoLight), using the SRAM i-Light D7 hub. Bottom line: I am completely satisfied with this lighting system. My commute route takes me through both well-lit urban areas and MUTs that look like my uncles’ maple-syrup-collecting tractor paths.
I can’t compare this system to other dyno systems. But it’s my personal assessment that the folks at LightOn! have a developed a robust (and well-supported) system in these two little durable, well designed lights. I’m looking forward to less dependency on batteries and many years of worry-free use. I am also happy with the quality (and price) of the i-Light hub.
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11-13-09, 02:13 PM
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Forward: Magicshine 900, Light&Motion Arc Li-ion, Dinotte L200, Dinotte L140 Amber.
Rear: Dinotte L140R, Planet Bike Superflash, Vista-Lite 5 LED, red helmet blinkie.
Blue wheel lights.
Rear: Dinotte L140R, Planet Bike Superflash, Vista-Lite 5 LED, red helmet blinkie.
Blue wheel lights.
11-13-09, 02:19 PM
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Forward: Magicshine 900, Light&Motion Arc Li-ion, Dinotte L200, Dinotte L140 Amber.
Rear: Dinotte L140R, Planet Bike Superflash, Vista-Lite 5 LED, red helmet blinkie.
Blue wheel lights.
Rear: Dinotte L140R, Planet Bike Superflash, Vista-Lite 5 LED, red helmet blinkie.
Blue wheel lights.
11-16-09, 09:23 AM
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Front: Terralux 220 lumen flashlight with a DIY mount from a used tube as well as a Planet Bike Beamer 1 (usually in flashing mode)
Rear: 2x Planet Bike 3 LED Blinkies (one under seat, the other on my backpack)
The Terralux as a headlight has been a great solution, lighting up the dark stretches of the MUP quite nicely. Runs on rechargeable AAs and it only cost $28, including shipping) on eBay...
Rear: 2x Planet Bike 3 LED Blinkies (one under seat, the other on my backpack)
The Terralux as a headlight has been a great solution, lighting up the dark stretches of the MUP quite nicely. Runs on rechargeable AAs and it only cost $28, including shipping) on eBay...
11-16-09, 09:28 AM
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Learned about this of course from the good ole bike forums.
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