How To Use Bike Lights - GCN's Guide To Lighting
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Bike lights are essential if you're cycling at night and in gloomy weather. Follow GCN on YouTube: http://gcn.eu/gcnsubs Being safe is key so bicycle lights and reflective clothing are essential considerations if you're cycling in the winter or at night. GCN's guide to winter lighting takes you through the different types of bike lights available an,d clothing and lighting choices to ensure that you are visible to other traffic and stay as safe as possible on or off-road. Music: Moonlit Sailor - Earls Court: http://gcn.eu/19h1XOo About GCN: The Global Cycling Network puts you in the centre of the action: from the iconic summit of the Stelvio to the epic trails of Fort William, Scotland, everywhere there is pavé or dirt, world-class racing, and pro riders, we will be there bringing you all the action, essential analysis and unparalleled access every week, every month, and every year. Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside cycling Youtube Channel - http://gcn.eu/gcnYT Facebook - http://gcn.eu/gcnFb Google+ - http://gcn.eu/gcnGPlus Twitter - http://gcn.eu/gcnTW Leave us a comment below!
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Here's the bike light I used on my night ride https://plus.google.com/110042050761155353887/posts/SgdMU72YZGY
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Flashing tail lights are essential, IMO. They have been shown to catch drunk drivers' attention better than static lights, and they are far more visible even to attentive drivers.
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Disappointing that you don't mention the importance of not blinding oncoming traffic. Many modern front lights are very capable of doing that, and they need to be adjusted so they don't. A few weeks ago, I was cycling home and I yelled at somebody coming the other way, "Your front light is blinding me!" His response was, "Good!" WTF?
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I have attached a tail light to my helmet with a Velcro band through the vents. The elevated difference and head movement seems to give the autos more time to see me. Plus, it acts like a subconscious turn signal if a driver were to put any effort into paying attention.
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As someone else mentioned, rear reflectors attached to the bike are a legal requirement, as are reflectors on pedals.
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Also wearing your all black team sky kit at night is a no no!
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what brand was the horizontal light charging in the video?
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You didn't have a red rear reflector as per the law in uk.
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Using a Exposure - MaXx D Mk 7 for seeing and seesense elite for being seen :)
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If you ride on the middle of a lane then you deserve to be driven over. There is no reason to ride in the middle of a lane and take exces space. Its asking for trouble as you are blocking the whole lane when the space you really need is just the side. Your not a car and you don't need the same space. Ride safe and don't give cyclists a bad name.
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These light are great http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXUKQLY
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Helpful review. I would suggest never to rely on a single flashing light. Always pair them with one that is on constantly. As a driver and a cyclist, I have found that the flashing light makes the distance to the rear of the cyclist difficult to judge from a driver's point of view, especially in wet weather, even though it catches the eye.
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Thank you for introducing such a nice song to my playlist :)
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Some nice badly wrapped handle bars there at :54 seconds.
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i go for one under the saddle and one on each of the seat stays low down, from a distance of ten car lengths i get a nice triangle of red light, that has been complimented by police, and even bus and taxi drivers...
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I bought 2 lights for 99p I'm well chuffed
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One thing I notice about lights that is hardly mentioned is the color temperature of the lights. For me a more white neutral light renders colors and objects better than the flatter bluish lights found on most lights. I guess an "angry blue" tint is good for being seen, which most low power lights are, but to see, I wish manufacturers would use warmer LEDs, or even a High CRI emitter array.
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I want to use a handlebar light for use at dusk on trail rides. I tried one that seemed perfect, but whenever I turned it on it interfered with my Cat Eye Strada wireless cycling computer (mounted on the handlebar stem). I tried several positions for the light, but it's a no-go. I really don't want to buy a wired computer, and I do not want to wear a light on my head. Are there any lights of @ 400 lumens that are specifically designed to work in close proximity to a wiress cycling computer? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Since you guys have a global audience, you might want to mention that laws vary from country to country. You could easily be using lights and still get fined here in Denmark for example. Most older lights are now illegal for shops to sell at all, since they don't meet the new requirements.
Blinking lights must blink at least 120 times per minute, lights have to be visible from an 80 degree angle, lights have to be securely mounted so they don't change position while you're riding, and then there's a minimum brightness level, the fact that you have to turn them on if it's foggy, if heavy rain limits the visibility etc. etc. They aren't messing around here anymore. :/ -
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