To flash or not to flash
- Thread starter hoppym27
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
One of each. On steady for drivers to judge distance and one flashing. Always have two incase of a failure.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Visible or conspicuous?
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I like to flash as I'm just a dirty old man 
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Deleted member 26715
Guest
I find most roads are quite dark unless they have used that red tarmac
Racing roadkill
Guru
Pulsing is the new flashing. Best of both worlds.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Has the OP considered strobing?
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Surely not until the third date!
Jason
Senior Member
- Location
- Carnaby Street
Still prefer one low budget solid light in addition to the fancy pulsar, and it also means a second light in case of failure
classic33
Leg End Member
Usual, v. dark grey to black.
We get green round here.I find most roads are quite dark unless they have used that red tarmac
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I tend to use a steady light (front and rear)... but will put one of my rear lamps on flash if it's raining. There is no science behind this.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
I like at least one flasher on the back as they single you out as a cyclist. A single steady red could be any number of things ie a distant traffic light ,distant motorcycle etc. They may not realise until very close that you are a cyclist not far in front of them.
On very dark nights on unlit roads a flashing front light messes with my vision so I use a solid front then.
On very dark nights on unlit roads a flashing front light messes with my vision so I use a solid front then.
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Deleted member 26715
Guest
Also with any oncoming driver/rider, especially those ultra bright LED ones aimed across the road at the oncoming driver & not on the road ahead.
jefmcg
Guru
LOL ... I hope.
Don't make it too bright. Sometimes cyclists have tail lights so bright they leave an after image on your retina.
