http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Blinded by the light en Tue, 19 May 2026 09:25:54 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16925#post-231772 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:00:57 +0000 Bigjack 231772@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, it's getting near that time again when we'll be blinded b numpties or those who couldn't care less about blasting our retinas with way too many photons thanks partly due to the manufacturers and retailers who sell lights which are far too powerful for use on shared cycle paths (on busy city streets I fully understand), and people who throw the lights onto their handlebars at any old angle, selecting the most ridiculous strobing mode available. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16925#post-231748 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 15:18:21 +0000 dessert rat 231748@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I look forward to being stunned by one of these that's angled just a bit too high, on a cycle path soon;</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/36519650@N06/29792399751/in/dateposted-public/">Kindna Bright</a></p> <p>i think a typical car headlight is 1,200ish lumens. so just 3.5 times that.</p> <p>although I don't think even Brucey S would pay 400 quid for one. </p>