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My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 4:00pm
by Pinhead
I am happy with them, many helmets have them
Can we avoid the don't fit things to helmet comments please as tens of thousands do and others don't wear them anyway
When I bought the £10 LIDL one for an emergency I wondered about my 2 and FOX specialised helmets, actually I bought thgem originally for each leg of my telescopes tripod mount when at club meetings
https://youtu.be/fbmmjE6LY1Y
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Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 4:43pm
by mattheus
You can just call them "head torches", and that will (hopefully ) sidestep all discussion relating to h*lmets.
Of course, if your headtorch is antisocial bright then you shouldn't use it around other road-users, so you may get comments about that, soz ...
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 4:44pm
by Pebble
my helmet has one of these lights on it, it is not very bright and I never use it. Even though I am very well illuminated when cycling in the dark with two bright rear lights and reflective clothing. Would a judge deem that I need share some of the blame if a car rear ended me on the grounds that I did not have all my lights on ?
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 4:46pm
by tenbikes
Have you had someone check whether it is visible when riding?
I have an add-on helmet rear light and had to shim it to angle correctly. If you ride drops you might find it far less effective than you think?
A useful additional light if it is angled right.
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 4:58pm
by Jdsk
Previous discussions have often confused two different uses: a device on your head to illuminate the road etc and a device on your head to show your position to other road users.
Please don't dazzle people.
Jonathan
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 5:00pm
by rjb
I think Bikemate is an Aldi offering. Lidls stuff is branded as Crivit.
I purchased a similar helmet from Lidl so I had a spare when my grandchildren visited. it had a flat battery
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 5:29pm
by roubaixtuesday
Jdsk wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 4:58pm
Please don't dazzle people.
Jonathan
There is a fine line between dazzling and not being noticed.
Alas, my experience is that on back roads, unless you have really
very bright lights, cars drive past you with their full beam on. If you have very bright lights, they treat you as a car and dip. Others may feel differently.
I like to have a helmet mounted light for three reasons:
(1) helps ensure visibility at junctions, particularly roundabouts, where you can direct the light to make yourself more visible to motorists who might otherwise not notice you
(2) Because I automatically have a spare light on whichever bike I'm riding
(3) Because I find them very obvious on cyclists I see with them.
All of these are purely subjective, but I definitely feel safer with one. I use mine on the lowest setting to reduce dazzle.
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 8:04pm
by mjr
Even without dazzling, showing a red light forwards as helmet lights do when you look around, seems a really daft and unhelpful thing to do.
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 8:13pm
by tenbikes
mjr wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 8:04pm
Even without dazzling, showing a red light forwards as helmet lights do when you look around, seems a really daft and unhelpful thing to do.
I do a lot of Yoga, but no way can I get my rear helmet light to face forward...at least not when I'm wearing the helmet and riding
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Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 13 Nov 2023, 10:35pm
by roubaixtuesday
tenbikes wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 8:13pm
mjr wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 8:04pm
Even without dazzling, showing a red light forwards as helmet lights do when you look around, seems a really daft and unhelpful thing to do.
I do a lot of Yoga, but no way can I get my rear helmet light to face forward...at least not when I'm wearing the helmet and riding
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mjr on the commute...
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 14 Nov 2023, 8:02am
by tenbikes
^^ good effort, but the back of his head isn't facing forward!
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 14 Nov 2023, 9:04am
by ANTONISH
mjr wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 8:04pm
Even without dazzling, showing a red light forwards as helmet lights do when you look around, seems a really daft and unhelpful thing to do.
There was a previous thread on head torches where I had a comment that I shouldn't have a front torch because I would show a white light to the rear when I turned my head
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 14 Nov 2023, 9:32am
by colin54
Is this thread meant to be a review or a recommendation ?
What are the regulations regarding using these 'on the road' ?
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 14 Nov 2023, 9:36am
by Pinhead
tenbikes wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 4:46pm
Have you had someone check whether it is visible when riding?
I have an add-on helmet rear light and had to shim it to angle correctly. If you ride drops you might find it far less effective than you think?
A useful additional light if it is angled right.
yes
Re: My helmet lights
Posted: 14 Nov 2023, 9:37am
by Pinhead
roubaixtuesday wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 5:29pm
Jdsk wrote: ↑13 Nov 2023, 4:58pm
Please don't dazzle people.
Jonathan
There is a fine line between dazzling and not being noticed.
Alas, my experience is that on back roads, unless you have really
very bright lights, cars drive past you with their full beam on. If you have very bright lights, they treat you as a car and dip. Others may feel differently.
I like to have a helmet mounted light for three reasons:
(1) helps ensure visibility at junctions, particularly roundabouts, where you can direct the light to make yourself more visible to motorists who might otherwise not notice you
(2) Because I automatically have a spare light on whichever bike I'm riding
(3) Because I find them very obvious on cyclists I see with them.
All of these are purely subjective, but I definitely feel safer with one. I use mine on the lowest setting to reduce dazzle.
