It seems to me that the Edelux in that video is aimed too low. My Edelux provides substantially better road illumination than that, probably as a result of being aimed higher.
---- Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 08:27 -0800, Mitch F. wrote: > > I often ride at night with my Romulus on roads and not racing, just > > riding. > > > > The video shows what looks to me like a dangerously low light level as > > far as I am concerned. For regular riding, I would want a lot more > > light. For example, what if a deer jumps out in front of you? Are you > > gonna see it with that light? > > > > > The light output on that video HAS to be much less than reality. It's > far less than you see with an E6, and by all accounts the beam of an > Edelux is as bright as an E6 and much wider. > > I saw that video. The light looked as though it wasn't as bright as a > small flashlight. That's nothing near reality: in the dark an E6 looks > like a light saber. > > > > > > Not having enough light to really see where one is going is a recipe > > for disaster. Just being able to see the outline of potholes with a > > weak light and hopefully the help of a full moon doesn't cut it for > > me. > > > No, nor me. And that's not how the Edelux is -- or any good halogen > light, either. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
