Echoing many already posted, dyno hubs and hardwired LED shaped beam head lights and sane tail lights are the ticket. I've been commuting on mine for almost two decades. Before that I twiddled through a progression of strap-on, clamp on, battery burners and rechargeable Li-ion units, some passable as marker lights to other traffic, some OK at spotting the seasonal urban decay to avoid.
The last form of that battery light dependency involved a homemade Gino-like fork mount just up from the tips for a second pot hole-spotting light while another on the bars provided the marker light function to oncoming traffic. *the PSA content:* Surgery bright lights, if not shaped with a horizontal cut off and aimed right are diabolical and will lead to the opposite of your intention with them (worse if they flash after sunset). Overwhelming the eyes of traffic or other riders is not how to gain safety for yourself. The risk of one of them, blinded by your lights, bumping into you or hitting something else in the blindness caused by your lights then caroming into you is increased unless they can distance themselves from your lights. If you really want to be noticed, get a high-vis vest and lots of reflective tape to go with your prudent head and tail light. You cannot add IQ to the oncoming drivers but you can present too complex a puzzle for them to solve correctly. Make it simple for them and don't knowingly prod them to become emotional and opinionated while still in your proximity. How much do you adore unprovoked drivers who pull alongside you and yell? Half or more of the negative interchanges with drivers are because of previous doofus riders and behaviors endured by those folks before coming upon me.. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 1:14:20 PM UTC-4 Michael Morrissey wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > What is everyone using for commuting lights now? Does anyone have a newer > bike light that they would recommend? > > I'm still using a small collection of Knog lights that are almost 10 years > old. The best Knog is the rear "Mid Cobber" which I like because it has > great side visibility. > > https://us.knog.com/products/mid-cobber-rear-bike-light?srsltid=AfmBOorGX4I4f_iHFYweZh8Fla90pITwyr-LNcd4h0C12REsy3W46gb2 > > Unfortunately, the Knog lights use a lot of magnets and rubberbands to > stay on to the bike, which are flimsy and heavy. Does anyone have > recommendations for ones that use GoPro mounts or Garmin "quarter-twist" > mounts? > > Has anyone tried the laser bike lane feature of bike lights like this? > > https://www.niterider.com/products/sentinel-250?srsltid=AfmBOoqN5bEUPvnHYnx6vZEhz9N7lztnbuobhGiZABn0b_1eJJyk7Iof > > Has anyone tried the brake light built into this? > > https://magicshine.com/products/seemee-300-smart-tail-light?srsltid=AfmBOoqhD2ONU3diO4qtDomju20xxwP2hcV-pmZzcH1HvA3IzZKvb48y > > Otherwise, should I go to dynamo lights? Dynamo lights are so expensive > and I wouldn't be able to switch them back and forth between my Rivendell, > my backup bike, and my other beater bike. > > Thank you! > > Michael > > -- 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/508a54f5-97c4-493e-a880-82b1ed9161aen%40googlegroups.com.
