I agree with the need for a second light. I use a Princetontec EOS on my helmet. I use it to light up street signs, look around corners, and notify drivers approaching from the right. Brevet and PBP-proven to work!
--Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Dec 11, 2008, at 8:48 AM, JoelMatthews wrote: > > Mitch: > > I think the video is more the culprit than the light. > > I have the eDeluxe on my commuter. The light is bright and when > adjusted properly (it takes some fiddling, the light is very sensitive > to adjustment) leads far enough ahead of the ride that at least I > would not be able to outride it. > > It is an LED light, so the light is very concentrated. If you ride > somewhere with absolutely no street or house lighting, you may want > two lights, with one pointing off to the side to show possible hazards > coming out of the woods or ditch. > > Lead acid battery adds a lot of dead weight to your bike. It would > probably force you to pass up carrying other things like groceries or > a lap top or whatever else might have prompted the night ride in the > first place. > > If I were riding in an absolutely dark area, I would go with the Big > Bang: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/bigbang.asp > > Expensive, but designed for bikes not automobiles. > > On Dec 11, 10:27 am, "Mitch F." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I often ride at night with my Romulus on roads and not racing, just >> riding. >> >> The video shows what looks to me like a dangerously low light level >> as far as I am concerned. For regular riding, I would want a lot >> more light. For example, what if a deer jumps out in front of you? >> Are you gonna see it with that light? >> >> My setup includes a very heavy (approx. 5 lbs.) lead acid battery, >> which most riders would not want to use but I get alot of light for >> at least one hour. >> >> Again, I'm not racing and I'm on fat, low pressured tires so I'm >> going slow on purpose (avoiding wind chill) yet enjoying a decent >> workout. >> >> Not having enough light to really see where one is going is a >> recipe for disaster. Just being able to see the outline of >> potholes with a weak light and hopefully the help of a full moon >> doesn't cut it for me. >> >> >> >> "Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust." >> -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. >> >> --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> From: Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [RBW] Re: YouTube - Edelux Nighttime Video >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected] >> > >> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 11:47 PM >> >> I had the same experience. The light looks super bright now. I have >> mine adjusted so the far edge of the beam is just about disappearing. >> >> Those long brevet nights won't seem nearly as bad with this light. >> >> --Eric Norris >> Sent from my iPhone 3G >> >> On Dec 10, 2008, at 7:00 PM, JoelMatthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> They are great little lights, aren't they? >> >>> I was a little skeptical going to LED from halogen. On my first >>> night >>> ride it did not seem all that bright. Then I adjusted it up a >>> little >>> bit. Impressive to say the least. Sold out until next year, I >>> understand. Not surprised at all. >> >>> On Dec 8, 10:39 pm, Eric Norris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Took my video camera out tonight and shot some footage of the light >>>> thrown by the new Edelux headlight. It's much brighter than it >> seems >>>> in the video. Enjoy! >> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAAiwJieaY >> >>>> --Eric >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hide >>>> quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
