tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post6843078641663728390..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: Light brightnessJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-65963293581163692072010-10-03T17:56:38.249-07:002010-10-03T17:56:38.249-07:00Thanks Ed. Fixed it.Thanks Ed. Fixed it.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-84114503906791121592010-10-01T19:03:17.905-07:002010-10-01T19:03:17.905-07:00A few of the numbers in your chart are incorrect. ...A few of the numbers in your chart are incorrect. For example, the Baja Designs Stryker (3rd on the list) should read 52 lux, not 5, for your "$/lux" statistic to be true.<br /><br />$298.00/52 lux = $5.73/lux, the number on your chart.<br /><br /> This 52 lux reading would match the findings of the MTBR.com independant comparison.Ed Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-16806580922838460562010-01-16T06:18:49.929-08:002010-01-16T06:18:49.929-08:00Dan- thanks for the nice words.
Anon: I agree, I ...Dan- thanks for the nice words.<br /><br />Anon: I agree, I think off road riding is a whole different ball of wax. Having a lot of diffused light AND a focused (helmet-mounted) light would seem to me to be a good approach. Though I've never done a lot of non-trivial off-road at night.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-55437975261066198042010-01-14T17:15:36.747-08:002010-01-14T17:15:36.747-08:00Watts -> Lumen -> Lux -> ?
Anyway, those...Watts -> Lumen -> Lux -> ?<br /><br />Anyway, those magic shine are fine for commuting but I wouldn't recommend for off-road use... the battery pack needs to be sealed and shock-proofed better. It is nice and safe in my pannier though. I may water-proof it later but i don't think i can do much about shock-proofing the control board in the battery :/<br /><br />After spending lots of money on crappy systems of the past(BLT) I don't waste much money on stuff like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-25825796487898138852010-01-13T22:58:46.601-08:002010-01-13T22:58:46.601-08:00You have a great blog going here - awesome.
I'...You have a great blog going here - awesome.<br /><br />I've been using Magicshine lights for a few weeks now - killer deal for the dough. If interested, my own little review here:<br /><br />http://yoeddy.blogspot.com/2009/11/magicshine-lights.html<br /><br />Some fellow riding pals are just as happy with 'em as well.Dan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609122101907983132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-40806893781696318222010-01-13T11:26:36.923-08:002010-01-13T11:26:36.923-08:00I just got my MagicShine in the mail a few weeks a...I just got my MagicShine in the mail a few weeks ago. It's awsome. It's not made to the same quality specs/tollerances as my L&M or NR lights, but for 1/4 the price, I'm happy.Mike Sirotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505373921530902972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-64073133098240427092010-01-13T10:25:25.655-08:002010-01-13T10:25:25.655-08:00My guess is that Germany has such standardization ...My guess is that Germany has such standardization and requirements. I know blinkies are verboten. And all the good lights come from Germany. And reflective sidewalls are required. Germans are apparenly pretty serious about bike illumination.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-13069359402363268262010-01-13T10:22:25.267-08:002010-01-13T10:22:25.267-08:00alex sums it up pretty good. if you ever get into...alex sums it up pretty good. if you ever get into roadway design, then you do measure the intensity of a light over a statistical area. the standards then have requirments for average, max, and min intensity. <br /><br />if lighting design for bicycles gets to be standardized, this would be a good method. establish an acceptable area, and then each bike light has to light this area with a minimum average, and not to exceed a maximum.<br /><br />of course, this would require more design then just putting the brightest bulb in a fixture, and calling it good. also, those really, really annoying blinkies people put on the front of their bike would hopefully be extinguished from existence.rorynoreply@blogger.com