Comments on: Bike lights definitive guide

By: Nimdy

Nimdy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:00:51 +0000

I commute daily by bike and have had to resort to a high powered led helmet mounted light for two reasons. In the city I cycle through car drivers do not give you a second thought using the cycle lane as an extra piece of road to pull into when pulling out from a junction. I was nearly knocked off one night by a car driver reversing out of a parking space, I was the only other person about and obviously I have to give way to them.
The second thing is part of my commute is on unlit roads. Normal lights do not light the way at all. Plus a small minority of car drivers refuse to dip their main beam which can result in total blindness for a short while after they have passed, especially newer Mercedes.
Now I just look at them giving them 1200 Lumens and generally most of them will dip their lights.
Whilst in the vicinity of pedestrians or other cyclist I try to look at the floor, very unsocial but I don’t want to blind them.

By: Shades

Shades — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:06:45 +0000

LED Light and Wireless Computer Interference
Solved the problem. The Smart light has a normal, dimmed and flashing mode. When the batteries are new in the dimmed mode, the wireless computer stopped working. No inteference in the other 2 modes. I now have a set of wireless computer spares!

By: Shades

Shades — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:55:46 +0000

LED Light and Wireless Computer Interference
A few months ago my bike computer (Cat Eye Micro Wireless) randomly stopped working. I tried resetting, changing batteries etc but the problem persisted. Deciding that there was something wrong internally and it was a few years old, I bought a new one. I tried just changing the sensor, but the problem still persisted so changed the whole lot. Problem solved, but last night it started happening again. Doing a bit of web searching on computer defects I stumbled across some discussions about interference between LED lights and wireless computers. Last night I noticed my LED light (Smart Lunar 35) was pretty dim and changed the battery (coincidental). It’s the first time I’ve changed the battery since new as it’s primarily just for town riding, so I’m too worried about it being really bright. I’m just wondering that when the light is at full strength it affects the computer. I’ll have work out whether the first set of computer problems coincided with the new light. Anyone heard of this problem? I’ll have to see about moving them further apart.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:33:59 +0000

There’s a couple of options:
A) Tighten the mount more (get some elbow grease in there!)
B) Go for a Knog light that uses the silicone strap. I’ve never had one of these come off.

By: Tony Whitehouse

Tony Whitehouse — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:09:44 +0000

Thanks for the review. The biggest problem I have though is the with the way the light is attached to the bike. I’ve lost several sets of lights because the mountings have broken or slipped off the handlebars and the lights have smashed as they’ve hit the road.

Any hints?

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By: Alan Moore

Alan Moore — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:39:55 +0000

I have tried induction-powered lights from Reelight, with mixed results. I’ve had some fragile ones break, but the basic idea is brilliant and when you get a good one they do work really well – bright enough, always on, and you never need to recharge them.

Recently I’ve taken to using the “Black Widow Front and RSP 5 LED Rear Light USB Rechargeable Light Set” (available from Amazon under £20 the pair). Both are more than bright enough for city riding and recharge from your PC once a week. Perfect for the commute.

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By: Amoeba

Amoeba — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:59:59 +0000

What would you say if someone’s illegal off-road dazzled you and caused you to fall down a manhole which had a missing cover?

Lights that dazzle are illegal, and the people that use them on roads and cycle paths are selfish and should be ashamed and must stop using them any more on the road and cycle paths.