Lights

Why not get a normal back light that doesn't burn retina, that you don't have to fick about with, and can still be seen comfortably from 1/4 of a mile away?

The Blackburn Mars 3.0 would be that, but I taped it more as an example of how easy it was to diffuse a rear light, for the benefit of TNRC riders with lights that were causing problems for others.

Personally, I'd like to see a 1W rear LED, with some side visibility, and the option to diffuse via some kind of frosted internal screen, or to run it at 1/2 power (rather than the ability to switch between 2 billion flashing permutations).

If I could only keep one of my existing lights, I'd keep one of the bright ones, use it at full whack for daytime TTs, and then slap on an inch of red electrical tape for all other times.