I was talking to a friend at work today about rear cycle lights and we decided to take a couple of photos as a comparison, of I thought I would post them here just in case anyone should be interested. First the DiNotte 140L v a Smart 1/2 W LED 3 Function light (which is said to be visible from up to 800 metres, according to the sales blurb).
And one with the Cateye TL-LD600 turned on, as you can see from the flare these photos were taken on a bright sunny day.
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More more posts about cycle lights:
- Cycle, lights, action… 29/10/2007
- Shine on you crazy ruby…! 10/10/2008
- New biking toys 14/01/2009
- Bright lights for dark nights 29/01/2009
Friday, 23rd, September 2011 at 00:24
That’s not the 0.5W Smart – that’s older !
Even the 0.5W is only £10 – isn’t the DiNotte ~10x that ?
There’s now a 1.0W Smart at ~£18 which would make for a more interesting comparison …
Friday, 23rd, September 2011 at 09:33
If you would like to send me a 1.0W Smart, I would be happy to do a comparison, but I suspect that the DiNotte would still clearly out shine it. The DiNotte lights are way brighter than any of the cheap blinky lights.
Tuesday, 21st, October 2008 at 20:21
Should be able to get a couple of hours from a fully charge set of NiMH rechargeable batteries.
Only problem I have is my charger is not very good and the batteries are getting a decent charge at home (the one at work is better), so I think I will be buying a new changer soon. I am thinking of getting one of these, not the cheapest but should do the job rather better than this one, which has never really worked well.
Monday, 20th, October 2008 at 21:23
Wow, looks like you’ve got a seriously bright rear light there! How long will it burn, say, from a good full set of NiMH rechargable batteries?