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I was hit from behind in daylight while riding a fluoro yellow bike with two active rear lights running (dynamo and Fly6).

There's some tech being talked about to help with this:
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/the-vehicle-and-bicycle-safety-tech-that-can-see-through-walls/

So if the focus on safety was lights, maybe building lights with some kind of proximity tech stuff would be a thing. I'd still prefer the EMP shield personally... but we can't all achieve our dreams...

I had some of those on the Inbred. If you don't put them on every spoke they're less fugly.

Seemee

Is it a battery light? The mount looks a bit shit but I presume you've not dropped it?

Looks interesting. I have two of the big Exposure tailights but on some bikes they don't fit well, particularly when I'm running a saddle bag, so I wonder if these could mount on the seat stay and still do their ground lighting thing well? Kinda keen to try it out.

Stay with me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIfiNzZ87JI

What max size tyre for that bike? The stays on that look very different to the Ogre's so I don't think they're comparable.

NOOOOOO! Crankgate is not over until I decide it is!

Some 165mm XT cranks arrived today. No chainring of corks so I'm still up a creek without a crank.

Anyone used those fancy Wolftooth EnCase multi tools? Since my other shit was stolen by GLS with the Mason I've been thinking of the hidden handlebar options so I never forget to bring allen key or whatever for thruaxles.

Browsers have zoom for this.

I still personally believe that the Discord life raft is probably the wisest thing to put effort into, but to enjoy this and other sites for as long as we can.

They'll just be sold at some point and it'll turn even into a shitter monetised craphole than it already is.

I still think off-shoring (Fuck you, Shorsey!) this lot and sticking fingers firmly up at the UK is the best option.

Disco ball + lasers. Sorted.

Also, electric bikes. Everything is heading to ebikes. The future bike light design should probably factor in the massive batteries you're going to have attached to bikes. I mean, all the delivery guys are on ebikes and everyone I see MTBing these days is on an emtb. They could be used with e scooters too.

For me, I just don't want to sacrifice battery life and/or my own night vision. I don't know if either of these are really an issue, having never used "down lighting" but I also don't see how they couldn't be to some extent.

Yeah, cheers. Tester mentioned those. They look interesting and might be a solution if I can't get the Shimano cranks working like I want.

Paypal generally protects buyers. But do you research (loads of followers means nothing - you can buy fake followers). Are they an actual business with a location, etc? Link?

Is there any evidence these floor lights work to increase visibility to drivers? Is it more for peds? Because if not, it's a waste of battery power.

The simply fact is, most of the times I've been hit, the cunts weren't looking out their windows, they were looking at phones or something else in the car or just not looking at all before turning.

I've had many lights over the years - replaceable and sealed and I prefer batteries that are basically sealed like Exposure lights (Exposure also do heaps of mount options). There charging cables are durable and they might not be user serviceable but they are serviceable. Very different price point to shitty commuter lights you'd pick up at Halfords though.

Do you think it would help to humanize the cyclist to motorists?

Being in broad fucking daylight doesn't seem to change their attitude. I don't see why illuminating myself at night would change drivist attitudes.

Was listening to DJ Pastis set and he kept saying "Makina legend!" so I thought I'd go find some.

Anyone know who the secretary of state is?

I thought that was a US thing. We have one too?

We do... and it seems they don't like parking on the grass in Richmond Park...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_(United_Kingdom)

I can't see any content, especially something on Ofcom's radar, being worth leaving in place at the expense of the rest of the forum. It's not like this place is trying to prove some point about free speech.

I've got rid of a lot of my spare parts to a local charity but I've got a black near new 27.2 seatpost you can have.

Maybe some other bits, like old cassettes and similar. But probably not a lot of use if you're looking for a complete bike.

When is it going to be finished?

Can you get me into the building sites so I can walk around with my GPS and bag tiles? 8-)

I like dynamo lights for avoiding the "I've forgotten to charge this thing"

But they almost always need to be supplemented with battery lights for "ahh I can finally see stuff" when you're not moving fast enough or you have those shitty German legally stunted lights.

solar panel

Have you been outside this year? :D