Gareth0123
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50-100 Lumens is more than adequate for a front bike light. When I lived in Suffolk I commuted on country back roads through the winter months with the feeble 3 volt 0.6 watt incandescent bulbs in my lights with no issues. Just set the light to illuminate 15 feet or so in front of the bike and then you focus on the road 20 feet in front of the bike. By looking beyond the illuminated area you maintain your night vision, but see potential hazards as they appear in the lit arc.
These days I still use my trusty 1980/90's era Hella bicycle lights with built in reflectors on my hybrid, although I will admit to upgrading the bulbs to 3 volt 55 Lumens LEDS from Niteze (Maglite upgrades). This evening I have been out down to Whitlingham, Kirby Bedon, over the A 47 dual carriageway flyover across the River Yare, down through Thorpe St Andrew and back home to Thorpe Hamlet for an easy 10 miles, and most of that was in the dark on unlit roads
I really get on with these upgraded vintage lights as I am currently covering 8-10 miles per night, 4 nights a week, and have been for the last 12 months on un-lit Norfolk Roads to help maintain some fitness. The 2 X C cell batteries in each light are orange Duracell industrial and were fitted to the lights back in February, so I guess they have between 30-40 hours run time on them and they have yet to show any deterioration. I have sufficient light to see and not enough to impair my night vision.
These days I still use my trusty 1980/90's era Hella bicycle lights with built in reflectors on my hybrid, although I will admit to upgrading the bulbs to 3 volt 55 Lumens LEDS from Niteze (Maglite upgrades). This evening I have been out down to Whitlingham, Kirby Bedon, over the A 47 dual carriageway flyover across the River Yare, down through Thorpe St Andrew and back home to Thorpe Hamlet for an easy 10 miles, and most of that was in the dark on unlit roads
I really get on with these upgraded vintage lights as I am currently covering 8-10 miles per night, 4 nights a week, and have been for the last 12 months on un-lit Norfolk Roads to help maintain some fitness. The 2 X C cell batteries in each light are orange Duracell industrial and were fitted to the lights back in February, so I guess they have between 30-40 hours run time on them and they have yet to show any deterioration. I have sufficient light to see and not enough to impair my night vision.
I have a half decent led lenzer and people soon dip when u look at them directly
. I'm not sure how far ahead I can see but I can comfortably ride at around 16mph with no risk of hitting obstacles. Thanks for the advice everyone
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