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1.1 KiB
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1.1 KiB
The bike light I really want:
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* Costs no more than $60, preferably less. Cheap enough to carry a spare at all times is ideal.
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* Is bright.
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* Doesn't care about rain and freezing.
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* Runs on off-the-shelf batteries in a common size (AAA would be best, but I'll take AA).
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* No fancy charger, no USB port.
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* Gets dimmer as it wears down, but _does not shut off without substantial warning_.
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* Has two modes: On and off.
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* No dimmer, no blinky mode. Fuck blinky mode.
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* I want a product with as little onboard logic as possible.
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* Has a simple switch not easily triggered by random jostling.
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* Does not rattle.
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* Does not fall off.
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Does this exist? So far, I've tried products from NiteRider, Planet Bike, Cateye, and a couple of others. None of them are still working. (Well, with the exception of the ones that fell off. For all I know maybe those are fine.)
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I'm seriously starting to consider getting into the market for myself. It seems like a crowded field from the outside, but either it's a lot harder to produce a glorified flashlight with a little clip on it than you'd think, or there is a killing to be made here.
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-- bpb nov. 14 2011
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