I thank you for your consideration for others, Eric. In NYC, most bike lights that I see are mounted on temporary mounts (because you have to take them off so they don't get stolen), and in my experience driving all over the country, many, many motorists do not have their headlights focused properly.
On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 8:20 PM 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > A properly designed light, like an Edelux, has a “cutoff” beam like the > one on your car or truck. The light is focused downward on the road, where > it needs to be. > > “Blinding” lights tend to have a comical pattern like a flashlight. The > light shines up and down equally, creating a hazard for oncoming bikes > (and, sometimes) vehicles. > > I use only focused lights on my randonneuring bikes. In addition to being > more respectful of others, they’re more efficient because you’re not > expending effort to light up the sky. > > –Eric N > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANEMrAvj-pD%3DrnGGxypmJiFuMxbQj3%3DcUT3zUrNVAJa2RKyrFQ%40mail.gmail.com.
