Which tail light is this?
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Which tail light is this?
Postby Stuey » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:56 pm
I'm trying to find out which tail light I've been seeing lately, as it's excellent and I want one. This light is a simple single extremely bright LED that has a slow strobe cycle of about once per second (on for a second, off for a second). This is the best tail light I've seen (as a driver from behind). The lens or reflector makes it look like a simple 10mm or so spot, and can be seen for hundreds of metres. No other LED's present.
I find tail lights that flash rapidly actually make some people try not to look (me being one of them) as it can trigger migraine - not a good outcome for a safety lamp!
Any ideas? I've seen a few lately, but haven't been able to ask.
Cheers
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Re: Which tail light is this?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby Stuey » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:16 pm
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Re: Which tail light is this?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby Stuey » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:32 pm
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Re: Which tail light is this?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby ningnangnong » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:56 am
I've got one and it's a beast!
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby humanbeing » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:58 am
Slow pulse, quick flash and constant on.
I'm very happy with mine, I use it in quick flash mode.
I found out about the Radbot when I was following a cyclist on my commute and was very impressed with their rear light. When I caught them at the traffic lights I asked what light it was and promptly got one myself.
Paired with a Superflash on my helmet I think I'm well lit from the rear
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby tallywhacker » Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:00 pm
with that sort of flash pattern I doubt its the Radbot (I've had several, still got the dead boddies). Could be the cygolite hotshot which has an adjustable flash pattern and duration.Stuey wrote:Hi people,
I'm trying to find out which tail light I've been seeing lately, as it's excellent and I want one. This light is a simple single extremely bright LED that has a slow strobe cycle of about once per second (on for a second, off for a second). This is the best tail light I've seen (as a driver from behind). The lens or reflector makes it look like a simple 10mm or so spot, and can be seen for hundreds of metres. No other LED's present.
I find tail lights that flash rapidly actually make some people try not to look (me being one of them) as it can trigger migraine - not a good outcome for a safety lamp!
Any ideas? I've seen a few lately, but haven't been able to ask.
Cheers
Stuey
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Re: Which tail light is this?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby il padrone » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:46 pm
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:27 pm
Yeah, great light Pete but I'm not fond of the mount either. I MagGyvered a bit of sheetmetal into a bolt on tongue that works perfectly on a standard Superflash bracket for better fit with the available space on the seatpost of my commuter. I reckon I could manage something if you came up with dimensions and pics of what's needed.il padrone wrote:NiteFlux Red Zone 4 is a pretty damn stunning tail light. Aussie-made too, just a shame there is no bolt-mount to fasten it to a pannier rack
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby NhiTrac » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:21 am
+100 for this little retina burner. Have been running mine for a couple of months now. Solid bright unit.il padrone wrote:NiteFlux Red Zone 4 is a pretty damn stunning tail light. Aussie-made too, just a shame there is no bolt-mount to fasten it to a pannier rack
I too, wish it had a proper mount system to make de/attaching a bit easier
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby NhiTrac » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:23 am
Yeah, great light Pete but I'm not fond of the mount either. I MagGyvered a bit of sheetmetal into a bolt on tongue that works perfectly on a standard Superflash bracket for better fit with the available space on the seatpost of my commuter. I reckon I could manage something if you came up with dimensions and pics of what's needed.Mulger bill wrote:
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Care for a quick pic pls?
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby Stuey » Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:25 pm
I did spend some extended time looking at my Italian superflash copy to see how visible it was...dumb move.
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby Stuey » Sat Oct 27, 2012 1:33 pm
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Re: Which tail light is this?
Postby Mulger bill » Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:53 pm
Sure thing, here yer go. I must've deleted the MSPCAD file but I found a hard copy in the shed and scanned it.NhiTrac wrote:Care for a quick pic pls?Mulger bill wrote:
Yeah, great light Pete but I'm not fond of the mount either. I MagGyvered a bit of sheetmetal into a bolt on tongue that works perfectly on a standard Superflash bracket for better fit with the available space on the seatpost of my commuter. I reckon I could manage something if you came up with dimensions and pics of what's needed.
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