Aldi cycling offer from 30th September
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The front has a flashing mode. Double click the button rapidly to get to it.MichaelW2 said: ↑
The plastic hook on the rubber band just popped off after I tried it on the bike. I managed to find it again but without the hook it is useless. You cant use zipties because it has to be recharged.
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I've been to Aldi and bought this item.
The front light seems to be ok, but the modes are only different levels of brightnness. There is no flashing mode.
The rear light has 3 modes which includes flashing modes.However, the bracket for the rear light is an extremely bad design and poor quality. The whole rubber bracket detached from the light while I was fitting to the bike.
I taking mine back for a full refund
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mjr
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It was English. If you don't understand something, please try to identify the terms you don't understand and look them up in a search, then if that doesn't help, repost here and I'll try to find a relevant link which might explain better.
night cycler
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But if kept in context surely the reference to attention is another way of saying to be noticed more while being somewhat vulnerable while on the road among motorised larger faster vehicles. Just in the same way that hi vis clothing help to protect us.
I don`t think anyone is endorsing excessively bright lights on the road. Just the advantage of a flashing light compared to a non-flashing one. It could be the difference between life & death.
night cycler
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As the bracket detached from the rear light, I had made my mind up to return the item, and did not even open the instruction. I did go through the modes but did not do any rapid double pressing of the button.
mjr
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(Except that hi vis is unproven for road cycling in the real world)
Yes, to be noticed more than other cyclists, walkers, and so on and thereby fark them over. It's anti social, like screaming
I think the disadvantages of flashing lights in being more difficult to identify location and speed are more likely to be that difference.
Ivo
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Indicaters don't provide your position, they only inform other roadusers of an intended direction change.
In most European countries the use of flashing lights is prohibited by law. For other cyclists flashing lights are something between a nuisance and a danger. So please don't use them for other people's sake.
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mjr
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Don't understand why flashing lights are a danger to cyclists as long as they are not overpowered. Super strong lights, front or rear, flashing or steady, are my big problem with other cyclists' lighting. And that is getting worse.
mjr
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Flashing lights distract cyclists, plus distract others from non-flashing cyclists. Dazzlers are also very wrong, it's true.
DCBassman
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I see zero problem with flashing lights, so long as not over bright. Never, ever ride without them, personally.
What's really idiotic is people riding, or walking for that matter, through the two tunnels on NCN27 between here and Plymouth, with no lights, flashing or otherwise.
What's really idiotic is people riding, or walking for that matter, through the two tunnels on NCN27 between here and Plymouth, with no lights, flashing or otherwise.
mjr
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You need some headlights you can see with. I suspect Lidl will have some on sale soon
