Seeking light recommendations

In the evenings after work I bike on a paved jogging/biking trail. I
typically try to time my rides so that I get back home when dusk is
settling in, but sometimes it's fairly dark during the last 10 minutes
of the ride. So I'm seeking a light not so much to illuminate the road
ahead of me, but to give slow moving pedestrians warning that I'm near
them. If anyone has a product they like, please let me know. I'm
looking to spend $25 or less.

Thornhill wrote:
In the evenings after work I bike on a paved jogging/biking trail. I
typically try to time my rides so that I get back home when dusk is
settling in, but sometimes it's fairly dark during the last 10 minutes
of the ride. So I'm seeking a light not so much to illuminate the road
ahead of me, but to give slow moving pedestrians warning that I'm near
them. If anyone has a product they like, please let me know. I'm
looking to spend $25 or less.

You just need to get a cheap set of front and rear blinkies. I usually
recommend a set of Cat-eye brand blinkies as I fetishize Cat-eye stuff,
but Nashbar's got their house brand set on sale for $10 for both front
and rear. they're just dandy.

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Next time you buy new tires, and only if you're getting something
wider, as this feature isn't available for racing widths AFAIK, grab
some tires with refective sidewalls. They're amazing! First saw them in
Amsterdam during a layover--they're incredibly bright and help cover
the area the where the blinkies are weak.

You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Lewis.

*****


Thornhill wrote:
In the evenings after work I bike on a paved jogging/biking trail. I
typically try to time my rides so that I get back home when dusk is
settling in, but sometimes it's fairly dark during the last 10 minutes
of the ride. So I'm seeking a light not so much to illuminate the road
ahead of me, but to give slow moving pedestrians warning that I'm near
them. If anyone has a product they like, please let me know. I'm
looking to spend $25 or less.

wrote:
You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Not in this part of the States. I've got a bell on my roadie, and half
of people will completely ignore it on the local trail. It's not Europe
or China or the rest of the world where people actually recognize a
bike bell automatically. It's more like they react in a surprised
manner, like, "what's that gawddang pingin!?".

On 24 Jul 2006 05:22:46 -0700, wrote:

You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Good point, I've seen joggers that only look down, not straight ahead.
I'm guessing at night, they might do more so.

So how about the baseball card in the spokes trick? Did I bring back
some memories for some?

As for lights for others to see you, you can pick up some cheap light
kit from Walmart. You get what you pay for, but they are cheap.

later,

tom @ www.NoCostAds.com



Lewis.

*****


Thornhill wrote:
In the evenings after work I bike on a paved jogging/biking trail. I
typically try to time my rides so that I get back home when dusk is
settling in, but sometimes it's fairly dark during the last 10 minutes
of the ride. So I'm seeking a light not so much to illuminate the road
ahead of me, but to give slow moving pedestrians warning that I'm near
them. If anyone has a product they like, please let me know. I'm
looking to spend $25 or less.

wrote:
You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Lewis.

Good idea, but most of my near collisions have involved people wearing
headphones who cannot hear my shouting "on your left" when I'm only a
few feet from them.

"Tom The Great" wrote in message
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On 24 Jul 2006 05:22:46 -0700, wrote:

You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Good point, I've seen joggers that only look down, not straight ahead.
I'm guessing at night, they might do more so.

So how about the baseball card in the spokes trick? Did I bring back
some memories for some?

As for lights for others to see you, you can pick up some cheap light
kit from Walmart. You get what you pay for, but they are cheap.

later,


Cards in the spokes trick Sure Varrroooommmm.
MEC has turtle lights for around $3 I like them because you can just carry
them in your pocket in case you need them. Easy to take off when you go.
Led 3 way system I think.

Thornhill wrote:
wrote:
You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Lewis.

Good idea, but most of my near collisions have involved people wearing
headphones who cannot hear my shouting "on your left" when I'm only a
few feet from them.

Shout louder. :-P

Thing that infuriates me around here, is that peds, 'bladers, and
cyclists, all alike, think that it's fine to be 2-5 abreast in blind
corners, even though they'd not do the same thing in a car. Same goes
for passing slower trail users when there's oncoming traffic.

Of course they're all wearing the magical foam talismans. I'm not
rabidly anti-helmet, but in my neck of the wood, as usage became
ubiquitous in the last 5-10 years, it seems that cyclists around here
take more risks, and have much lousier basic riding skill sets than
when they rode without. A few stiches to the eyebrow is a great
learning tool.

I kid, I kid.

In article .com,
says...

wrote:
You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Not in this part of the States. I've got a bell on my roadie, and half
of people will completely ignore it on the local trail. It's not Europe
or China or the rest of the world where people actually recognize a
bike bell automatically. It's more like they react in a surprised
manner, like, "what's that gawddang pingin!?".

That, or they can't hear it over their damned iPod. If I see headphones or
wires, I don't even bother with the bell anymore.

--

__o Kristian Zoerhoff
_'\(,_
(_)/ (_)

Thornhill wrote:
landotter wrote:
Thornhill wrote:
wrote:
You could buy a bell for less than most lights.

I find that pedestrians on a trail seem to 'hear' better than they
'see'.

Lewis.

Good idea, but most of my near collisions have involved people wearing
headphones who cannot hear my shouting "on your left" when I'm only a
few feet from them.

Shout louder. :-P

Thing that infuriates me around here, is that peds, 'bladers, and
cyclists, all alike, think that it's fine to be 2-5 abreast in blind
corners, even though they'd not do the same thing in a car. Same goes
for passing slower trail users when there's oncoming traffic.

I find that the biggest problem are people who not only walk
side-by-side on bike/jogging trails, but even come to a dead stop and
talk to each other.

That doesn't bother me in the least, as long as it's on a straightaway
where we can all see each other. My local trail is primarily a nature
trail in an urban wetland, so I don't expect a velodrome experience.
I'm happy to slow down for peds--I'm just annoyed when they don't use
common sense.