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Ah, the see sense goes from blinking to bright & solid when you brake, much like a car brake light. That's what i'm talking about, i thought the Blaze did the same thing. I agree, can't really see much point in dimming the light when you brake, would rather be drawing attention to myself when i'm changing speed
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Oh yeah, maybe it goes brighter or something. There's two special features and I think it's one or the other. Maybe I'm thinking of the Peloton mode where it dims when it detects something behind. I'd need to read the manual again.
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"The ReAKT setting also adjusts the brightness of the light depending on the conditions. In bright sunlight, it gets noticeably brighter, giving more contrast for better visibility. Does it improve your safety while riding? I'm not sure, but it's great to have when heavy clouds break to reveal bright sunshine.
The Peloton mode is the new feature here and it's focused on group riding. The Blaze will sense when another rider is positioned on your wheel by reacting to the increased brightness of their front light and dimming. It does work, but it's dependent on all the riders having lights. As a result, I was selective about when I used Peloton."
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solid when you brake, much like a car brake light.
Car drivers don't expect a cyclist to have a brake light so I always thought the Reakt mode was pointless. A car driver is unlikely to connect a cyclists rear light getting brighter/going solid with "that cyclists is braking". So many people ride with rear lights doing all sorts of flashing patterns.
As @hippy said, I also prefer mine to be in daybright mode all the time with the longest battery life.
hippy
farewell
I don't really see the point in dimming the rear light due to braking. I want that thing blasting driver retinas 24hr/day. It's not like they slow down for cyclists anyway.
It makes more sense if you're doing bunch rides, then having it dim when there's someone on your wheel makes a lot more sense - it's too bright for group rides.