Seven Axiom SLX, 4-season and all-road

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Velocio in reply to @youramericanlover
I have two for a few reasons.
1. An always on rear light is far better for determining the speed and direction of vehicle. Yet a blinking rear light is what people notice when they aren't paying attention as it grabs attention. Two means one on each mode providing the best of both worlds.
2. I've had rear lights fall off in the past, usually as a result of a violent impact like a severe pot hole. Two means I'm hoping one always stays on.
3. Having 2 which operate in different modes means that were I to neglect to charge (they need charging very seldom) then 1 of the two has significantly more battery left than the other.
4. They're at subtly different angles, the blinky one is angled higher so that when a vehicle gets too close the light gets bright as the driver moves into the focus path of the light optics.
Given that these lights are extremely cheap, quite bright, take standard AAA batteries, and only look large in profile (they're vertically mounted and fit within the front profile of the seat post)... it's just a no-brainer to run two.

I may overthink this stuff... but it's dirt cheap, weighs nothing, and I feel it is a better thing than having a single nicer (read: more expensive) rear light.

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amey in reply to @Velocio

SON dynamo and internal wiring?

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Velocio in reply to @amey

No dynamo on this.

I thought about it, and it's nice. But I'm not doing so many days of contiguous riding without the ability to encounter power. The rear lights with AAA batteries is universal and easy to carry spares. The front lights I have multiple battery packs for and can carry about 24hr of high beam lighting or low hundreds of hours of low beam lighting.

I just don't have the need for a dynamo. I'm not an ultra endurance rider or a multi-week remote area tourer.

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