Does the light give you a lot of visibility or is it more to alert drivers that you're there? I need it for a night-time race and need visibility.
929824
It is way brighter than my more expensive light, I use it when riding at night on the road, it is very bright
929825
It doesn't emit much light for visibility. It's purpose is for you to be seen.
929826
it's mainly to alert drivers. Maybe if you use more than one you can have a lot of visibility. Hope it helps!
2128450
It is bright in the sense that you can see where you are going in the dark. It is not bright enough to read by and the light is diffuse, so it is not blinding. I have several around the house and never turn on a light late at night unless I need to retrieve something from the pantry or read something.
1114696
But u might need swith also. Cuz its super bright. Might get ticket. I only turn on when i drive fast. So other ppl can see me.
675470
When I ride on trails, it is plenty wide enough light up the path, more importantly it throws a great distance of light down the path for visibility. This light is incredibly bright! I've had a few oncoming riders comment how strong my beam is.
875549
The beam is wide enough that I am able to ride down a twisty bike path in complete darkness without concern for visibility, but I wouldn't recommend doing this if you don't have to. I did it as a test of the light. I may choose to buy a secondary headlight to wear on my helmet, however, to be able to have additional light with a beam I can control more easily. The Cygolite is easy to adjust while riding though, just takes a second. Drivers and pedestrians are unlikely to notice the light from the side, so if you're concerned about being seen, make sure to wear reflective clothing as well.
763066
it might be visible, but dont count on using it during the day time. for day time visibility you are better off wearing neon clothing and using hand signals.
997960
Actually, it is quite bright (don't know how many lumens) and has a focusing feature, which means that you can go from flood to spot fairly easy. If you are putting up a tent in the dark, it will work fine. If you are caving, it will work good enough to see what is ahead of you, but I would suggest also carrying a much brighter light with you. If you are trying to use it for bicycling at night, it probably won't work for you. Did I cover all of the bases?! It should stand up in the rain - the battery compartment is gasketed, but I've never tried it on the rain.
791076
It would make no sense to pull you over for one of these.First, assuming it actually DOES work (and I'm not convinced of that, mind you), the only thing it does is tell the road sensor that there's a car there.It doesn't actually change the light itself.So, it's not going to cause any trouble -- it's just going to allow the light to change the way it would change if there were a car present.
1076712
Hi.My son has it on his bike and he said that they are somewhat visible at close range in daylight, but not noticeable from a distance. They are awesome in the dark. Hopefully this helps!
393057
Set on low or high (NOT strobe mode), depending on the amount of ambient and street lighting, I find it sufficient for lighting the ground in front of my bike to allow safe and confident progress at up to 15mph on streets with which I'm familiar. I wouldn't want to go faster because the further the light is aimed, the more diffuse is the bright spot it projects on the ground.
239005
I haven't noticed this. I find that taillight to be the best I have ever used. Drivers tell me they can see me from well over half a mile away.
1182916
This is relatively bright. It lights the path enough for limited visibility on night runs, so it may be a bit too bright for reading in a dark room, especially if you're trying to be a little discrete.
850736
The brightness is excellent and within the projection field I think the visibility is better. Projection headlights have a very different pattern and you might want to google that and read about it before deciding. I like these lights, but if I did a lot of driving at night on back roads, I would probably not use them.
1818195
The brightness is just enough to be visible during the daytime. At night, it is not as bright as the headlight or the OEM DRLs. IT's more of an accent lighting. I hope it helps.
2280857
Daytime its excellent. I use it to cover my yard sale out the window about 150 feet away. (yes somtimes people try to take things if Im not right there to watch it. At least this way I get a view of their car so I can report it.) At night beyond 7-8 foot it gets more and more faint the further away you are. Finally about 10-12 feet away its totally black again. It could pick up a person walking by or sneaking in but you would not be able to see many details beyond about 8-10 feet. Check out my video demo on YouTube. Search for video ZPqF25zfC5k or check out the video demo from Amazon fan,in the reviews section. Any background light at all really helps this unit with distances beyond 8 feet. A nightlight on, even moonlight coming in, or a streetlamp outside the window can make the room still be light enough. Hope that helps. Nick- onlinenterprises Just click this link to get one from me.
239004
It is absolutely very directional. It is very good at showing drivers directly behind you your position. Most drivers are in this position, but the ones even more likely to hit you are coming around corners and at different angles. For that reason, I double up with this plus the light and motion vis 180 and get the best of both worlds. (that tail light shoots light in every direction.)
141429
To answer regarding brightness.. The "blue" circle n fw/rw buttons you see is only what will be lit up. It will show about as much as you see it! I think its enough to see in dark.. Its also going to be next to/close to you on your dash board (left of stereo right of steering wheel)So its easy access!