Paul Barnard

You with your asphalt colored helmet, asphalt colored hair, asphalt colored neck beard, asphalt colored jersey, asphalt colored shorts, asphalt colored socks, asphalt colored shoes, asphalt colored bike with your 30 dollar Amazon bought DaySun brand 5000 lumen light directed level out across the dedicated bike path. No sir, no wave for you. I won't even look toward you. Out of necessity, I have to look away. You are probably the kind of mouth-breathing, skinny jean wearing, latte drinking nerd who rejoices in the "at least they see me" mindset, never considering that you'd loathe someone who drove around with the high beams continuously burning in their lifted Chevy pick up truck with the same twisted philosophy.

Maybe, drop the luminous intensity down by a few thousand lumens and angle the light down, rather than directly at eye level. It's a bike path with no motor vehicles for God's sake, maybe even consider that you don't need light at all. That or perhaps instead of dressing in 100% asphalt colored garb, throw a bit of bright coloring into the mix. Maybe?

Idiots.

Koyote

You should probably get your prescription dosage checked.

wolfchild

That describes me 100%, I love wearing dark stealthy clothing and I also wear an asphalt colored roll top backpack.

Paul Barnard

I know when I go riding that stealth is at the very top of my list of priorities.

Paul Barnard

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/...ongue-in-cheek

fredlord

I am the quintessential asphalt man of whom you speak, except:

• my 5000 lumen light is turned off on shared paths during the day
• my 5000 lumen light is dipped, dimmed or momentarily covered by my hand when approaching others on a shared path at night

I generally ride on the (very) mean streets of metropolitan Sydney. These streets throng with vehicles driven by halfwit convict-spawn and self-absorbed Instagrammers. Were I not lit up like a mescaline-induced fever dream I would have been killed a long time ago.

Stealth is for cat-burglars.

Paul Barnard

You sir, you get it.

Troul 

i find it incomplete for most that try to ride stealth, when you can hear the loud buzz of the mucked up hub.

Lombard

In other words, you were bored today.

Koyote

You should probably Google the definition of irony.

Ghazmh

Irony-something made mostly of iron.

jaxgtr

or their chain that is half seized to the cassette

Paul Barnard

Very.

https://www.bikeforums.net/general-c...adventure.html

indyfabz

Please see post #2 in this thread.

indyfabz

You, sir, you do not.

tomato coupe

People that steal cats are the lowest.

wolfchild

I do have front and rear lights which I use when I feel it's necessary to use them. My front light is 1000 lumens so I am careful not to have it pointed at other peoples faces...As for clothing I am not in a minority here, you would be surprised at how many club riders here wear dark kits.

tomato coupe

Mount a small mirror on your handlebars.

rsbob 

When commuting before dawn or after sunset, I would shield my headlight against oncoming cyclists. Most did the same or got a clue. A few never caught on or didn’t give a f.

That’s life.

Paul Barnard

I am all ears and standing by for enlightenment.

Russ Roth

Almost as enjoyable as the attempting to move as fast as possible wannabe roadie riding down the middle of the bike path making it hard to pass them when there's oncoming riders while having their taillight on its brightest, most seizure inducing flash setting in the middle of the day so you are forced to see it while trying to pass them for a quarter mile. Good times.

Wildwood 

I thought it was a "Waving" thread.

If a rider is out pounding the asphalt = best chance they will get The Nod.
Usually, riders pounding the asphalt don't have a light unless commuting

Lombard

My headlight is rated at 800 lumens, but unless I am caught out at night, I never use it at full power. In the daytime, I use it in flash mode and pointed slightly down. And yes, I turn it off when I go on the MUT......at least when I remember.

TiHabanero

I was about 27 years old at the time, on my motorcycle running in daylight with the high beam on. Just as all the nerdy magazines suggested as being the safest way to run. A fellow in a Volvo wagon followed me into a parking lot and explained to me why running with the high beam on is not only rude, but unsafe for other motorists.
After that I understood that I was only thinking of myself, not the other guy. Run on low beam now, and have not had any issues in 30 years.

JohnDThompson 

I don't bother with a headlight when I'm riding in the daytime. I can see what's coming at me. I use a taillight to be visible to those behind me/