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--- On Tue, 3/16/10, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: From: PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: good seatstay taillight? To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 2:53 PM One thing to keep in mind when using LED tail lights is that they have to be more carefully aimed line-of-sight if the viewer is to get their full brightness; this is not the case with a non-LED strobe, for example. So while you can aim LED blinkies well when they are immovable attached to rack or seatstay or seatpost, when you mount them on something flexible you risk losing some of their effectiveness. Compare the Lightman strobe with an LED flasher. I use a Lightman when I want to attach a flasher to a saddlebag or pannier. The PB SF may be bright enough to be effective even off-axis, but it certainly won't be *as* bright as on-axis. FWIW, I've found that a rather effective tail light is a 2 AA minimag with red-led conversion, strapped under the left chainstay using a 2-Fish vecro/rubber block. Finally, for top quality fender or rack mount tail lights, consider the German traffic spec ones from PJW or Longleaf. The little Spanninga I mounted to the rear fender of the Sam Hill last night is very bright (solid only) and has a built in reflector; and the 4 D Lite Plus (or whatever) by B&M, at least the dyno model, is ever brighter. So is the rack mount 4D Toplight Plus (or whatever, strange Cherman names, ja?) On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: I would love to find Superflashes on the road. I clip mine to my back pocket, and it seems to stay there. I have several other flashers that have met the road multiple times. I would love a bright taillight I could mount to a seatstay eyelet or a fender. I have a (busted up and taped back together) Cateye that can be mounted to a reflector mount, but they weigh many ounces. A really nice fender-mount light seems like a perfect Velo-Orange product, or... a Rivendell product. What about a soft plastic curved one you epoxy straight onto the fender? Like a four-inch structured knog, but really bright? Peel off the backing, stick it on. Squeeze it to turn it on, peel it off to change the battery. The battery would have to be lightweight, or stuck to the fender itself. Is there already a nice looking, super-bright fender-mount battery taillight for ~$20? Philip McMinnville, Ore. On Mar 16, 7:13 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > This thread has highlighted for me the core problem I have with > almost every bicycle tail light. They are designed to be clip-ons to > go on a jersey pocket, messenger bag, etc. Mounting it permanently > to the bike is an afterthought. The result is unsatisfactory as the > light pops out of the mount, or the clip breaks off, or the part of > the mount that attaches to the bike is flimsy plastic, etc. > > So, that begs the question: is there a GOOD bike taillight that is > designed to mount permanently to a seatstay rack braze-on- and not > some kludge? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
