unior
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I've searched. Does anyone on here drive at night? At speed? I am trying to decide what led light array I can purchase or slap together that I won't overdrive at 25mph.
Yes ! I do most of my riding at night. I have a Cygolite Hi-Flux 200. I’d say it’s marginal for speeds in the mid 20’s. I tried some of the more expensive lights from the department stores, and there’s no comparison. You can also get head lights with 2 or 3 bulbs. Depends on how much you want to pay. Check out the link srdavo posted. You might find something there you like. The light system I have is not one of the better ones, but it get's me by with confidence. Even though it's not one of the better high end bicycle lights, it's still much better than cheap ones from the department stores.So you ride at night? And your headlight will suffice at speeds of 25mph?
Thats neat a friend pointed out the cygolites. I saw a 150 lumen single led model for $60...prolly should've just bought one of those though now I am toying around building a multi led headlamp. I just need to know how much light output I would need to cruise in the dark. Thanks for the real word info!
I'm looking at the box my Cygolite came out of right now. It says it has a solid state emitter, what ever that means exactly, and is equivelant to a 10 volt halogen bulb. From my personal experience, I would not go with anything less. 15 or 20 watts would probably be great for a bicycle.