2010 Smart Lights!

mlittle123
mlittle123 Posts: 3
edited August 2010 in Road buying advice
just purchased a new 1 watt rear light from smart and it is crazy bright!!!! so many new light programmes with it as well... my question if anyone can help is... are there any laws regarding how bright your rear light can be and what programmes (flash modes) you can use if any?

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Do you have a link to it ? I've had the 1/2 watt smart lights and they were pretty bright already.
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    Hopefully they've made the new one waterproof, unlike the old ones.
    More problems but still living....
  • mlittle123
    mlittle123 Posts: 3
    According to the packaging they are even more waterproof?!?! Not sure how this works but time will tell i guess.
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    amaferanga wrote:
    Hopefully they've made the new one waterproof, unlike the old ones.
    I use the old ones and they are plenty waterproof imo.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    That's it, once the "what light" threads start appearing summer is officially over
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    mlittle123 wrote:
    just purchased a new 1 watt rear light from smart and it is crazy bright!!!! so many new light programmes with it as well... my question if anyone can help is... are there any laws regarding how bright your rear light can be and what programmes (flash modes) you can use if any?

    I think the LED rules have gone now and you are free to have what you want as long as it doesn't endager anyone (eg a rotating Star-Wars type laser).
    M.Rushton
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Do you mean the Lunar R1 1 Watt?
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    De Sisti wrote:
    amaferanga wrote:
    Hopefully they've made the new one waterproof, unlike the old ones.
    I use the old ones and they are plenty waterproof imo.

    I must have been unlucky with the 3 I've had then.
    More problems but still living....
  • sundog
    sundog Posts: 243
    giant mancp wrote:
    Do you mean the Lunar R1 1 Watt?

    That's listed as 1/2 watt
    I like white bikes
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I'd say the half watts are not fully waterproof but are very easy to make fully waterproof.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Can only see the half-watt on the smart site but a 1 watt LED front light
    M.Rushton
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    mlittle123 wrote:
    just purchased a new 1 watt rear light from smart and it is crazy bright!!!! so many new light programmes with it as well... my question if anyone can help is... are there any laws regarding how bright your rear light can be and what programmes (flash modes) you can use if any?
    The lights are not legal - they are not illegal to use, but they do not constitute a legal rear light, so technically it is fine to use if you have another legal light.

    Lights that do comply with the regulations are very difficult to find and are generally poor. the rules say "One is required, to show a red light, positioned centrally or offside, between 350mm and 1500mm from the ground, at or near the rear, aligned towards and visible from behind. If capable of emitting a steady light it must be marked as conforming to BS3648, or BS6102/3, or an equivalent EC standard. If capable of emitting only a flashing light, it must emit at least 4 candela."

    The Smart lights say on the packaging something like "conforms" to BS3648, however the light isn't marked as conforming, so it doesn't. If it only emitted a flashing light it would be fine, but it doesn't so it isn't :?

    Nevertheless, Smart 1/2 watt superflash lights adorn all my bikes 8)
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    sundog wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Do you mean the Lunar R1 1 Watt?

    That's listed as 1/2 watt
    Er no it's not actually

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Smart ... 360053638/
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    edited August 2010
    I also have a Dinotte 400L rear light. It's very impressive in all of its modes. I challenge anyone
    not to see me when I'm using it whilst riding, day or night (or produce the researched evidence
    that says car drivers will so dazzled that they will consciously or unconsciously drive into the back of me).

    I ride alone when I'm using the light
  • sundog
    sundog Posts: 243
    giant mancp wrote:
    sundog wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Do you mean the Lunar R1 1 Watt?

    That's listed as 1/2 watt
    Er no it's not actually

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Smart ... 360053638/

    Thanks for link.

    GiantMancp 1 Google 0
    I like white bikes
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    sundog wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    sundog wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Do you mean the Lunar R1 1 Watt?

    That's listed as 1/2 watt
    Er no it's not actually

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Smart ... 360053638/

    Thanks for link.

    GiantMancp 1 Google 0
    Well it's not rocket science mate, and I certainly didn't go through Google ......
  • sundog
    sundog Posts: 243
    giant mancp wrote:
    sundog wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    sundog wrote:
    giant mancp wrote:
    Do you mean the Lunar R1 1 Watt?

    That's listed as 1/2 watt
    Er no it's not actually

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Smart ... 360053638/

    Thanks for link.

    GiantMancp 1 Google 0
    Well it's not rocket science mate, and I certainly didn't go through Google ......

    Because you knew where it was for sale. Google throws up 1/2
    I like white bikes
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Well you could say that ....
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Have to say that it doesn't appear on the Smart site and Google only returns the half-watt.

    Anyway, that has to be a scarily bright light. The old version was good for the money.
    M.Rushton
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    The 1/2 watt version was soo damn good for an inexpensive rear light ....

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