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Essential gear for night riding? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by SpiceDealer@lemmy.world to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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I know about the obvious stuff like a bright vest, blinking rear light and wearing light colored clothes but is there anything else that I need for when nightfall hits?

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[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've been thinking about getting a horn. What kind of horn do you recommend? Anything that's electric and rechargeable? Or completely mechanical in nature?

[–] cvieira@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I've been using the Hornit dB140, which has two modes. One is a loud peircing chirp sound, and the other is a much less loud sound resembling a car horn. I personally leave it on the peircing mode. The battery has lasted several months with regular use, so recharging isn't much of a concern.

The trigger is separate from the horn unit, which allows me to put it somewhere that I can hit the brakes and the horn at the same time.

I've been really happy with it, but I also haven't tried any alternatives to compare to.