Originally Posted by
Mojo31
I have the ION 200 RT in front with the Flare RT in back. Small in size, but effective. Both are controlled by my Garmin head unit.
Over the holidays, I was out on a solo ride on some country roads. While waiting for a stop light to turn, a motorcycle pulled up next to me and said that I completely blended with the trees on the other side of the t-intersection, and the only thing he saw was my flashing rear light. And, I was wearing hi-vis yellow gloves and sleeves. Had to pay attention to that.
I've observed the same thing myself on group rides and events. Can't see yellow in the shade at all on a sunny day. I think part of it is that everyone, including me, is wearing sunglasses. I run a 300 lumen flashing rear light.in daytime. It really needs to be brighter than what one might find adequate at night. A very frustrating thing is that so many good rear lights are only available with seatpost mounts, and I use a saddle bag, no exposed post below it.