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Martin wrote:
If a blinky has a steady mode, it still has to be BS6102/3 compliant, and have the BS stamped on the lit. AFAIK there is only one rear LED lit that is legal as a primary light, the cateye TL-AU100BS[2], and I do not know of any front LED lits that are legal. I believe the Cateye EL300 is: http://www.rutlandcycling.com/1691/C...Light-Set.html -- Andrew Mobbs - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~andrewm/ |
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On Sep 22, 4:36 pm, Richard wrote:
Hi I need some lights for a mountain bike for the winter and I'm a bit confused about those on offer that seem to range from about 10 pounds to over 600 and all of which seem to describe how bright they are in different ways. My journey to work is about 4 miles along an unlit disused railway line (a rough surface but not extreme off road) and about half a mile at each end on the road which has street lighting. Can anyone recommend me some lights please that are powerful enough to use along the unlit part (how many watts / lumens do I need for this?) and also legal for the road, and given this as cheap as possible. Ideally they should be easy to remove from the bike when not in use and use a power source that can be recharged easily. Some of the lights I have seen use LEDs, some traditional lightbulbs. Is there any advantage to either? A 1W LED light should do you fine. The EL530 mentioned above is not a bad light - perfectly usable - but somewhat fragile IME. The halfords/Hella 1W light is a poor design that requires a couple of layers of gaffer tape to mask the backwash from the lens element so that you are not dazzled. I use a set of AyUp lights (ayuplights.co.uk) but these are probably out of your price range. ...d |
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In article , Martin wrote:
Alan Braggins wrote: However http://www.2pure.co.uk/Reelight-SL12...-Set-Hub-Gears implies the Reelite lights powered by spoke mounted magnets are bright enough to qualify, and they are flashing mode only (at least some models are). I keep forgetting about Reelites. There is a CTC review on the same website: http://www.2pure.co.uk/Reelight-SL12...C-Review-12-07 In fact it was the Chris Juden CTC review I meant to link to, and mentions the legally required brightness for flashing lights: "Flashing lights are legal now. But if you want to use one as anything other than a subsidiary light it must emit at least 4 candela (4000rrcd) mid flash and, crucially, not have any means of emitting a steady light. These Reelights fit the bill" The main things for the SL120 version are a 2Hz flash rate, with a 29cd front lit, and 10 cd rear. (i.e. legal for the UK) Though there's a potential issue with the height of the rear light on small wheeled bikes. I doubt the cheaper SL100 version is probably not legal in this country, as the flash rate is proportional to speed. Once you hit about 10mph, they will flash faster than 4Hz, and will be illegal. And they'll flash faster on a small wheeled bike. http://www.2pure.co.uk/Reelight-SL10...Std-UK-Version claims "Reelight is British Standard Approved - passing all standards applicable to cycle lighting in the UK and EU. Reelight lights are sufficient on their own to comply with all current legislation." but I'm not convinced that applies to the SL100, for the reasons you give. I still have never seen any of these in the wild, only in bike shops and on the web. I think I've seen a set once. |
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008, Phil W Lee wrote:
A smart insurance company lawyer may even be able to argue successfully that recumbents aren't legal on the roads after dark, since the pedal reflectors are obscured by nature of the design (even if fitted), and anyone using one may need to know that it's legal to obstruct any reflector, provided a replacement of the same colour is fitted in a visible location (not sure how this works for pedal reflectors, since movement is a large part of the function). There's a standard interface for pedal reflectors, right? A pair of bolts. How about making a little flange which bolts onto the pedal and then provides a second set of bolt-holes at right angles to it, so when you bolt reflectors onto *that*, they're pointing the right way for use on a recombinant? I think you'd want one on either edge of the pedal, arranged so whichever was at the top was facing backwards, where it has a chance of being seen when your foot is at the top of its orbit, and the one at the bottom is facing forwards. I think. This is dependent on their being a pair of bolt holes on the end of your toeclip, though, since a reflector on the pedal itself would be obscured from behind by your foot. Don't ask me how it works if you have cleats. You get run over, probably. tom -- Know who said that? ****ing Terrorvision, that's who. -- D |
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Quoting elyob :
And to slightly hijack the thread, if anyone can recommend a small blinky for putting on my Brompton? Well, let me hijack it in two directions. For some time I've used a Cateye TL-LD260 as a backup rear light. I mount 'em on the back of the pannier rack on the tourer and the roadster. However, this means the brackets get their tongues broken off. I don't mount them on the seatpost, because I often use a saddlebag. I've got a Smart light with a chunkier and less sticky-out bracket, but it is 2xAAA and my headtorch is 3xAAA (and the 260 will continue to work fine on the Brompton, so I'll also have a 3xAAA tail light in service), so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a 3xAAA tail light with a robust bracket or a mounting option that isn't the seat post and isn't off the very rear of the bike? -- David Damerell Distortion Field! Today is Thursday, September. |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... I still have never seen any of these in the wild, only in bike shops and on the web. Martin. I have a pair on my road bike to complement my main lights. Useful for making myself more visible in dull weather or within the shadow of trees. One of the reasons for getting them was that my main lights (i.e. the ones I need to see on dark unlit roads) were not road legal on their own but they are OK as supplementary lights to a set of legal lights. |
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Phil W Lee wrote:
The only danger comes in a potential insurance claim, where a drivers insurance company will look really hard for anything they can use to imply that "you weren't legally lit up, and it therefore wasn't my client's fault, your honour". Has there been an actual case where the outcome of an insurance claim has been affected by a cyclist not being legally lit up at night when they had lights? I know that insurance companies do not always examine the bike at all. ~PB |
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Alan Braggins wrote:
In article , Martin wrote: The main things for the SL120 version are a 2Hz flash rate, with a 29cd front lit, and 10 cd rear. (i.e. legal for the UK) Though there's a potential issue with the height of the rear light on small wheeled bikes. Good point, as they are axle mounted, it is questionable whether they are legal on a 26inch wheeled bike, although they would only need to be about an inch above the axle on my slick tyres (less for knobblies). |
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Andrew Mobbs wrote:
Martin wrote: If a blinky has a steady mode, it still has to be BS6102/3 compliant, and have the BS stamped on the lit. AFAIK there is only one rear LED lit that is legal as a primary light, the cateye TL-AU100BS[2], and I do not know of any front LED lits that are legal. I believe the Cateye EL300 is: http://www.rutlandcycling.com/1691/C...Light-Set.html That explains why the police around here have been using them on mountain bikes for the last few years. |
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Daniel Barlow wrote:
Martin writes: On my ridge back I have a Cateye Single shot plus (HL EL610RC) which is excellent for railway paths and the like. (about 65-90 ukp). Other people recommend the EL530, which can be got for about 35ukp, however I have heard complaints about the 530. I had an EL530 until it stopped working for no obvious reason. I replaced it with a Fenix torch, which is one of the Cree-based lights that was referred to upthread, and about the same price. The Fenix torch far outclasses it for light output and (I think) for spread - the EL530 seemed to have a very small bright spot and a wash around it that wasn't actually much cop. http://www.coruskate.net/Order_of_the_Fenix is what I said about it two weeks ago. http://www.flashlightreviews.com/rev...1dce-l2dce.htm is a proper review done by actual (or at least, apparent) experts -dan I have also replaced my wobbly EL530 with a Fenix this year. IMO the main problem with the 530 is the spill. In particular, on a wet road the spill cannot be seen, leaving only the ludicrously small spot of light remaining to guide your way. The Fenix is at least twice as bright as the Cateye, has a better beam and costs less. Regarding your lockblock problem, try securing the flashlight closer to the point at which it balances. On mine this is quite far forward. Andy |
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