night riding

bobpzero

what do u hav to do, to get drivers to stop driving at me with full beam on unlit roads? i guess it would be common sense just to stop & wait until the driver is gone. the majority will dip their headlamps but theres always one that wont.

fuzzynavel

bobpzero wrote:

what do u hav to do, to get drivers to stop driving at me with full beam on unlit roads? i guess it would be common sense just to stop & wait until the driver is gone. the majority will dip their headlamps but theres always one that wont.

Have a look here http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12587940

The fenix lights are very popular and not too expensive for what you get.

Also this one http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12588492&highlight=winter


And this one..
http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12584704&highlight=fenix

The serch button is your friend.

crossborderreiver

bobpzero wrote:

what do u hav to do, to get drivers to stop driving at me with full beam on unlit roads? i guess it would be common sense just to stop & wait until the driver is gone. the majority will dip their headlamps but theres always one that wont.

I use a Cateye single shot + and find that most drivers dip their lights when they are qite far away. If they don't, I try to point the light more toward the centre of the road and wave my hand infront of it to interupt the beam. That usually gets the desired effect. On the odd occasion that doesn't work, I shield my eyes with one hand, mainly to stop me ending up in the ditch but also in the hope that the eejit driver will dip the lights in future for other cyclists.

Al_38

I have a pair of fenix TK11s on my bike - I don't find that they drive at me on main beams any more... they are very very bright. Also you can nudge them which will flash the beam up the road, all but the most stubborn of drivers will realise there is someone there then.

Al

yogi

Cars tend to stop when we ride at them, they think the aliens have landed. Invest in some better lights.

bobpzero

yogi wrote:

Cars tend to stop when we ride at them, they think the aliens have landed. Invest in some better lights.

ive been to the fenix torch site and back again. at the moment ill be contemplating the FENIX P3D Q5 + all the other stuff needed for it so itll be awhile or should i buy the Cateye EL530 And LD1100 Light Set instead because i hav a lot of the 2700mah uniross aa batterys not in use.

forgot one question - what stuff u use to setup a helmet light on a bell sweep R?

blorg

I recently got a Fenix TK11 and from just a couple of test rides find that drivers dip their lights. If they are taking a while you can point it directly at them.

I don't have any experience of the EL530 but I have an EL510 and it is not in the same league as the Fenix, not even close. For rear lights I use Smart's 1/2 watt SuperFlash rather than a LD1100, cheaper and most seem to think at least as bright if not brighter.

I am not sure that a P3D would be the best idea as I have heard rechargable CR123s don't tend to work great, hence why I went for something that took 18650s as an option. I have used a L2D, same emitter taking AA batteries, and that was also effective for night riding.

cougie

Helmet light on a Bell sweep - elastic hair band through a vent in the centre. Bit of old inner tube as a cushion for the torch - and use the band to secure the front and rear of the torch. You may need to play with the angles a bit or use something (bit of pencil) to raise the angle a tad.

bobpzero

cougie wrote:

Helmet light on a Bell sweep - elastic hair band through a vent in the centre. Bit of old inner tube as a cushion for the torch - and use the band to secure the front and rear of the torch. You may need to play with the angles a bit or use something (bit of pencil) to raise the angle a tad.

got a picture of it done?