New POD Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Oh, and first against the wall before all of the headlight abuses - cyclists with flashing LEDs, or worse, flashing LEDs and blinding 'head-lights' that look right at you when they're coming the other way. Top tip on flashing rear LEDs - if you're passing a set of railings in town, and I see the flashing LED, I'm going to interpret that as you being on the pavement behind the railing. That reminds me, I MUST buy MORE lights for my push bike. The 3 flashing LED's are useless cycling through the UNLIT park under the trees, at 6am, and I have to guess where the path goes. Almost hit a post in the middle of the path yesterday. I know it's there, but It was foggy and dark and I was going fast down hill on wet leaves, and kind of forgot. Still it beats cycling on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Must be a Citroen thingBX were terriblec8 Equally as shiteI still don't get this, my XM lights seem fine to me. (the C4 lights are really good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Can you mount two lights at the bottom of the front fork on the pushbike? I always wondered but never tried this to see if it gave me better view of the road. The single light on the handlebars was akin to waving a candle around, it never really lit anything up, just made me a bit more visible to other road users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The lower the light, the taller the shadows are from pebbles etc. Agreed about some bike lights, although mine do have a top beam cut off, aka dipped beam for that very reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 That reminds me, I MUST buy MORE lights for my push bike. The 3 flashing LED's are useless cycling through the UNLIT park under the trees, at 6am, and I have to guess where the path goes. Almost hit a post in the middle of the path yesterday. I know it's there, but It was foggy and dark and I was going fast down hill on wet leaves, and kind of forgot. Still it beats cycling on the road. I used to have a 3-light setup on the front, and a big, 5 LED with side markers on the rear mudguard - not flashing. The front lights were Cat-Eye and Nightstik, the Cat-Eye set had a wide & spot with a handlebar control and would give 1hr 40m with one light on, or about 40m with both on. I used the spot as a "high beam" setup, with the wide beam aimed more in front & down to see what was on the road in front of me and kerbside, to avoid dazzling drivers. Never understood why the more aggressive cyclists think that blinding car drivers is the way to avoid accidents. Of course, modern LED rigs like the Cat-Eye will have amazing runtimes. The stick one was mounted on a T-bar (also carried my GPS/iPaq in an Otterbox) and could be detached and stuck directly on the battery tube to work as a torch, it was used on cycle lanes to light whichever side the most hazards would be on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 This has gone a bit BikeShiteLight. All this LED and modern bike light shite. What's wrong with just having a Sturmey-Archer Dynohub! RichardK, robinmasters, mercrocker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Powerful headlights are nothing new. The Triumph 2000 and Mk2 RS2000 both had amazing full beams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I seem to remember the later Marinas (maybe Ital) with the rectangular lights in the grill having very bright main beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Torana Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 May I please be forgiven because driving P6?Until I find that bloody dip switch, it's always too late. No. It's literally at your left fingertip. Mind you, I still say that the dipswitch belongs on the floor. Anywhere else is a design compromise. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Torana Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Powerful headlights are nothing new. The Triumph 2000 and Mk2 RS2000 both had amazing full beams.Ahh yes, the magnificent Lucas 75W inners. Naturally, I have these fitted to my 3500, and two spares in the shed. RichardK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Some of the latest LED tail/brake lights leave red spots in your eyes after the car has gone. Hardly good for road safety. I was in a queue behind such a vehicle tonight. The driver had his/her foot on the brake for ages. Had to look away as the brake lights were so bright it actually caused discomfort looking at them. Not only me either. Both passengers commented. Agreed about the annoyance, although I am more annoyed at the driver's who don't use the handbrake, rather than the lights themselves. On that subject, the hire Focus we had recently had Start/Stop, which with the auto box at least, was triggered by coming to a standstill with your foot on the brake. The moment you take your foot off the brake, the engine starts again. So it's actively encouraging people to keep their foot on the brake in traffic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I don't understand why people get so upset by front foglights being on unnecessarily, they tend to shine down and are far less annoying than these DRLs that all new cars have. Please don't think I drive with mine on all the time though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'll be honest I do tend to have front fogs on at night a fair bit. Only on country lanes due to the low down light and lighting sides of road up better. chaseracer and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I'll be honest I do tend to have static cornering lights on at night a fair bit. Only on country lanes due to the low down light and lighting sides of road up better.FIFY chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Can you mount two lights at the bottom of the front fork on the pushbike? I always wondered but never tried this to see if it gave me better view of the road. The single light on the handlebars was akin to waving a candle around, it never really lit anything up, just made me a bit more visible to other road users. This should sort your probs, chaseracer and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Anyone seen the new bmw 7 Series TV advert? What the hell is laser lighting?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 from BMW's website, "BMW Laserlight takes the coherent and monochromatic blue laser beams and transforms them into harmless white light. This is done by using special lenses to direct the beams emitted by three high-performance laser diodes onto a fluorescent phosphorous substance inside the laser light source. This fluorescent substance converts the beams into a white light, still with a very high intensity, which the human eye finds particularly pleasant due to its close similarity to daylight. Following conversion of the laser beams, the harmless, dispersed light is projected forward by the headlight unit." I have a feeling my eyes will find them particularly unpleasant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I had to drive 200 miles in the dark and fog yesterday, mostly on the M1. I know I need new specs and am having my eyes examined next week but, I genuinely had sweating palms at times. Can't add much that is new about lights and glare - I am relieved that it's not just me, and it's not just you either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 All this LED and modern bike light shite. What's wrong with just having a Sturmey-Archer Dynohub! Because when YOU stop, so do your lights... Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 from BMW's website, "BMW Laserlight takes the coherent and monochromatic blue laser beams and transforms them into harmless white light. This is done by using special lenses to direct the beams emitted by three high-performance laser diodes onto a fluorescent phosphorous substance inside the laser light source. This fluorescent substance converts the beams into a white light, still with a very high intensity, which the human eye finds particularly pleasant due to its close similarity to daylight. Following conversion of the laser beams, the harmless, dispersed light is projected forward by the headlight unit." I have a feeling my eyes will find them particularly unpleasant...Does that mean there is no bulbs? What does any of it mean to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 from BMW's website, "BMW Laserlight blah blah marketing bollocks blah blah waffle pseudo science blah blah Edison turning in his grave waffle waffle wanking onto a blue and white propeller waffle walls bollocks headlight unit." Fixed. gordonbennet, chaseracer, pshome and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I tell you what chaps, it's been a bit foggy around here of late and the emergence of a Nissan Puke from a particularly dense patch of fog on my way home last night was nothing short of terrifying. ​ FakeConcern and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 They are one of the ugliest modern cars around. There's no coherent design. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I've become so pissed off with people having too much illumination I never switch mine on at all. It's a form of silent protest. My dashboard glows without the lights on anyway. Roverageous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I've yet to come up with a way to fight back, though following the offenders home and once they're parked, taking a quiet cordless drill with a very long, very fine bit straight through the front of every one of their unnecessary lights, taking out lens, bulb and fitting in one go could be quite satisfying. Might have to year a balaclava against a sorted dashcam though. Sent from my GT-S5830i using Tapatalk 2 robinmasters and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 They are one of the ugliest modern cars around. There's no coherent design.I don't particularly like the styling but at least it looks different. It's not like a Citroën Ami 6 has well resolved styling either but it's a shite favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 It's not like a Citroën Ami 6 has well resolved styling... BURN THE HERETIC!!!! bub2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Torana Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I just googled "Citroën Ami 6" and I now feel rather ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I think I've encountered another dazzling scourge, this time at the back of an artic. Yesterday I followed a lorry which had red LED strobe lamps in addition to the normal complement of rear illumination, and the driver activated them for short bursts before changing lane. It didn't look like they were simply wired in with the indicators as they sometimes came on independantly, but I hope this is a one-off nutcase and not a new assault on my poor retinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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