OGC Optik7 Flashing LED Warning - Page 9 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

12-18-2004, 07:37 PM

Rich Clark wrote:

> "Mike Beauchamp" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>>As for the helmet thing, I'm just wondering if that is even an ideal
>>position. The fact that it is higher in the air is definitely good, but as
>>you know, LED's have a very small viewing angle (around 12 degrees or so).
>>So having the light properly level very important to being seen. If you
>>have your light on your head and it is shining like 6 degrees up (or
>>down), then cars will probably not see it.
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> I wouldn't wear it there if it were my only blinkie. It's ancillary to the
> one on the back of my rack and the one on my seatpost. But I did have
> someone follow me in a car to check whether it was effective, and she said
> it was very eye-catching.

Excellent idea to check it that way!

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12-18-2004, 08:48 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:36:11 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:

> But it has one set of batteries, right? IOW, it has no reduncancy
> against what's absolutely the most common mode of light failure!

What? Forgetting to actually turn it on?

<grin> been there.

That schmantsy new Novara Fusion commuter mentioned in a recent thread
with the Shimano dynohub has a handlebar mounted light switch. Fabulous
and motorcycley. :P

12-18-2004, 08:48 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:36:11 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:

> But it has one set of batteries, right? IOW, it has no reduncancy
> against what's absolutely the most common mode of light failure!

What? Forgetting to actually turn it on?

<grin> been there.

That schmantsy new Novara Fusion commuter mentioned in a recent thread
with the Shimano dynohub has a handlebar mounted light switch. Fabulous
and motorcycley. :P

12-18-2004, 08:48 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:36:11 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:

> But it has one set of batteries, right? IOW, it has no reduncancy
> against what's absolutely the most common mode of light failure!

What? Forgetting to actually turn it on?

<grin> been there.

That schmantsy new Novara Fusion commuter mentioned in a recent thread
with the Shimano dynohub has a handlebar mounted light switch. Fabulous
and motorcycley. :P

12-18-2004, 08:48 PM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:36:11 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:

> But it has one set of batteries, right? IOW, it has no reduncancy
> against what's absolutely the most common mode of light failure!

What? Forgetting to actually turn it on?

<grin> been there.

That schmantsy new Novara Fusion commuter mentioned in a recent thread
with the Shimano dynohub has a handlebar mounted light switch. Fabulous
and motorcycley. :P