The rules say I need visibility lights. What would be the minimum requirements for lights. Strobing red on the back and strobing white on the front? A strong beam on the front? How are the streets on the course- good street lights or deep shadows infested with evil doers? Is a Varsity Chili dog, onion rings and a frosted orange a good race meal? Why is this freaking text window so wide? Mostly want to know about the lights.
The New Black.
Flashing light on the back.
Flashing light on the back. A lot of people recommend this.
As for front lights... well... I like this one. The Panda has them at SE for a good price.
I also recommend getting the reflector stickers from somewhere like Lowes. White one on the head tube. Cut the red one in half and stick it on the seat stays.
minimum requirements for
minimum requirements for lights
the minimum requirements would be to stay legal. Law says at night you need a white light on the front that's visible from 300ft. Rear light is not required by law.
You won't need to light up the ground in front of you - it's possible to do the entire route on streets that are pretty well lighted. but you might choose some evil-doer alleys along the route....
I'd recommend blinky front and rear.
got it!
I took y'all's advice and today I went and got blinkys for the front and back. I absolutely love my rear epilictic light. Jes blinded me last night and now I can share the love with others! I'm so happy.
wait
helmets are required to be safe, but you're just now getting lights?
i ask only b/c i seek to understand.
well,
I had a back light for the longest time, but I lost it this week and it gave me a good excuse to get a full blinky set. I've never needed a front light and actually find the flashing setting annoying.
However, after reading testimonials about getting cut-off at night and since this week I just started training almost exclusively at night, the time had finally come to commit to safer night riding. But you're right though, it does seem kinda hypocritical of me.
I've never needed a front
I've never needed a front light...
...it does seem kinda hypocritical of me...
Praise Jeebus, people can change.
Lasers
You need lasers that can sear the rear of motorists' corneas. Blind drivers are safer drivers.
Mobile LASIK?
Mobile LASIK?
Skill!
Mobile Lasik takes real skill! Perhaps it should be added to The Omnium?
Go With That
And juggling while track standing on a fixed gear.
link
rubix cube solved in a track stand
this is harder than you
this is harder than you think (i've tried). you don't realize how much of trackstanding is looking at the ground. if you can trackstand blind folded then you can do this.
you look at the ground? i
you look at the ground? i always focus on some point far off in my mind. i look around and empty my mind. looking at the ground tends to result in jerky overcompensations. relaxing and 'feeling' your balance seems to work a lot better and use a lot less energy.
for me at least.
for me at least.
There is no spoon.
There is no spoon.
hrm...
I tend to look at the green light for the cross traffic, so that I can get ready to go when I need to.
careful careful careful
Flying down Moreland at N. Avenue last night I tried that and didn't account for the oncoming traffic getting a turn light before my green - close call but lesson learned. Just keep one eye on turn lanes when riding based on cross-traffic lights.