Rear light
- Thread starter Willam
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Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Modern rubbish.
Give me one of these with a leaky battery any day
Give me one of these with a leaky battery any day
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
You could probably just about see it in the dark at 10 yards distance
I did have a very similar one as a teenager. Then in the 90's I had one of these (used two D cell batteries). A bit better, but not much. I've probably still got it somewhere.
joeegg
Active Member
- Location
- Barnard Castle
I have a Rock Bros rear light from Ali express.When you slow down the flash goes to solid.A friend cycling behind me thought it was an expensive light.£5! I run a spare light as i am not convinced by its longevity.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I had one of them
My Dad told me that if/when the batteries ran out then he would always get me new ones immediately
because then I would never have an excuse for riding with no lights after dark
The offer was genuine but I never took it up and just got my own from my pocket money
Because of their attitude and the way they explained things to me I have always had lights to be used after dark
and nowadays I generally had 2 or 3 on the front and back so I can always have an extra that isn;t switched on as a replacement if I need it
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
I still have mine. Added bonus is it uses 2 AAs, not those silly little AAAs.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Exposure TraceR
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Willam
Über Member
Sorry for the late reply, just received 1 notification of a reply today…previously looked for this type of light but could only find a front light that fitted the bill, a few more choices today, just ordered a TraceR, never actually heard of them previously but the reviews look excellent.
Thanks.
Thanks.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I'm very happy with mine. I hope you have the same experience.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
You could probably just about see it in the dark at 10 yards distance
I did have a very similar one as a teenager. Then in the 90's I had one of these (used two D cell batteries). A bit better, but not much. I've probably still got it somewhere.
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I had them. Used to cost me a small fortune to run as I was on an early morning paper round. They were 'cutting edge' at the time.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
In the club, quite alot of us invested in these in the 90's (slightly different head units on outrs). I used them for commuting out to Knutsford down unlit roads. A huge output for the time, a twinkle by modern standards, when I think how good the Magicshine Hori 1300 is (small and powerful).
cougie uk
Guru
Oh loved that bracket. Would knacker the paintwork and was always just a slight knock away from taking out all of your spokes.
First time I strapped one of those LED torches to the handlebars was a revelation - I could actually see where I was going without having to strain my eyes looking for the kerb.
Cyclists today don't know how easy they have it !
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Yes - great bracket - that was how I learned to put a bitof cardboard between the paint and the bracket when putting something metal onto paintwork!!
(anyone bought a Raleigh Elite used in the early 1970s - sorry about the paint - that was me and those brackets!!
my Peugeot was kept clear by bits off the packets Cadet cigarettes that my Mum smoked
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
You just don't get the same attention to detail in design and ergonomics these days.
