Bright Rear Lights

[KnottedYet]

Oooh, nice.

Darn, I've already gone way over my bike budget! (I have a Nite-Ize, which is fine for the non-dark I ride in, so I shouldn't be gazing longingly at the Cat-Eye)

(but I can't help it)

[annie]

Here's a really bright light for a bike. I use it on the back of my BOB. It's so bright, it's almost blinding to anyone following right behind. I have a Cateye something-or-other on the bike. It's great. I've been impressed with most of the Cateye light products.


http://www.reallite.com/RLHome.htm

annie

[Nanci]

I had the Cateye TL-LD1000- and was quite unhappy with it. It is so heavy that it is difficult to mount on anything soft- like a seat bag. (Can't aim corrrectly and goes flying off) So I put it on the holder on my rack that is made for lights, and it broke that off! I really needed it for a ride, so had it electric taped to the rack, and it was quite unreliable- turning itself off and on.

Right now I have two of these Cateye TL-LD600 Tail Lights-
http://tinyurl.com/oatyv - one on each seat stay, vertically, and another rectangular six-LED light that lives on the bike permanently. At night I use all three, plus a blinky on the back of my helmet.

It's pretty important to have the lights aimed correctly (horizontally) so they are easier for drivers to see- make sure they aren't pointed up or down.

A friend I ride with has a three LED light that is so bright it's impossible to ride behind her, almost. I am trying to find out what it is- I'll let you know.

Nanci

[Nanci]

http://www.serfas.com/lights/TL-1000.shtml

Ride buddy says this light is visible at one mile away as tested on a night ride on a paved trail. Around $29.

[Fredwina]

I've got a dual TL-LD600 set up. Saw lot of bikes set up like that at The Furnace Creek 508, too.

[xeney]

I had one of those TL-LD600s, but I gave it to my husband and he mounted it vertically on his seatpost. On our first night time ride together I was really horrified by how not visible it was. Horizontally, you can't miss it. Vertically, it seemed to really disappear. Fortunately (!) he left it on the bike and somebody stole it.

[pooks]

xeney -- where/how do you have your cateye TL-LD1000 mounted?

I ordered a couple -- one for me and one for my husband. They won't arrive for awhile, though. I took advantage of free delivery to the local REI and that always takes longer.