Lights too bright...

[s3fella]

gazza285 said:

I googled it, all I got was pictures of Bono...

[ecsrobin]

Mad Jock said:

daddy cool said:

Mad Jock said:

His T-w-a-t hat, as if you didn't know. It's relatively colloquial, I'm surprised that you haven't heard it before.

No, ive never heard of this expression. And using to describe what a cyclist is wearing makes you seem like a bit of a . Are you a bit of a ?

You need to get out more...

No I think Daddy Cool got it right, you are aware a helmet is an important bit of safety kit (although there is much debate on the subject I'd say people are tw8ts for not wearing one but I try not to judge its personal choice)

Personally I have extremely bright lights (exposures front and rear and on helmet) I try to have them on a setting that makes me be seen but doesn't blind. However considering how lit up I am I still have the odd near miss, this is where the head torch is good as I can move the beam to the driver whose about to pull out and that does the trick, slightly ttish but I've avoided being hit so clearly works for me.

[Roastie ITR]

I ride on the road with long sections of unlit roads, I was just wondering what the ideal output I would be looking for to strike a balance between seeing where I am going & not blinding other road users? I'm guessing something around 1000 lumens?

I got caught out on my commute home yesterday with my current rubbish front light, could hardly see a thing.

[TwistingMyMelon]

Roastie ITR said:

I ride on the road with long sections of unlit roads, I was just wondering what the ideal output I would be looking for to strike a balance between seeing where I am going & not blinding other road users? I'm guessing something around 1000 lumens?

I got caught out on my commute home yesterday with my current rubbish front light, could hardly see a thing.

Personally on unlit road sections I just manually push the light down and put the light on a lower setting when I see cars

If its quiet I run them full beam, if there are cars I just turn them down and push them down

[Roastie ITR]

TwistingMyMelon said:

Roastie ITR said:

I ride on the road with long sections of unlit roads, I was just wondering what the ideal output I would be looking for to strike a balance between seeing where I am going & not blinding other road users? I'm guessing something around 1000 lumens?

I got caught out on my commute home yesterday with my current rubbish front light, could hardly see a thing.

Personally on unlit road sections I just manually push the light down and put the light on a lower setting when I see cars

If its quiet I run them full beam, if there are cars I just turn them down and push them down

Thanks.

I've just this second won a CREE XM-L T6 2000 lm on eBay, just £11.98 delivered. Slightly more powerful than I was thinking, so I'll probably follow your suggestions.

[TwistingMyMelon]

Roastie ITR said:

TwistingMyMelon said:

Roastie ITR said:

I ride on the road with long sections of unlit roads, I was just wondering what the ideal output I would be looking for to strike a balance between seeing where I am going & not blinding other road users? I'm guessing something around 1000 lumens?

I got caught out on my commute home yesterday with my current rubbish front light, could hardly see a thing.

Personally on unlit road sections I just manually push the light down and put the light on a lower setting when I see cars

If its quiet I run them full beam, if there are cars I just turn them down and push them down

Thanks.

I've just this second won a CREE XM-L T6 2000 lm on eBay, just £11.98 delivered. Slightly more powerful than I was thinking, so I'll probably follow your suggestions.

I run two of those, first bit of my ride is unlit bridleway, then unlit back lanes and then street lit roads, I just point down and run the light on lower setting depending on cars and people about, the start of my ride im the only person for about 5 miles around!

You can get these lenses which help improve putting the light where you need it : https://www.amazon.co.uk/SEEN-ANGLE-DIFFUSER-LIGHT... and will take it out of cars eyes

Also if you power the cree lights (well mine at least) on you get three light options Bright/dim/flash. If you hold the power button to turn on for 10 seconds you get five light options bright/med/dim/flash/sos. the Five options give you a better range of light

[Roastie ITR]

Cheers, I'll see how I get on with the light and maybe look into the lenses if I feel they would be useful.