Hello everyone!
Long time no talk (...err post rather..).
I've been riding a brand new Niterider Pro 1800 LED light(link below) that I bought and brought back from the U.S. recently. The thing is super bright (1800 lumens) and definitely helps me be seen by cars at night.
http://www.niterider.com/pro-1800-led-race-2013/
The reason I went through the trouble to buy the light abroad is that I could not find any bike shops (offline or online) that carry it in Japan. Maybe my online search skills aren't up to par, but it would appear that Niterider is not even distributed in Japan. This is a bit of a surprise considering I've owned previous generations of Niterider's lighting systems and consider it one of the best I've owned. Also since Japan seems to be such a lucrative bicycle market for top-end components/parts, Niterider's absence is a bit strange.
So this brings me to my question. If Niterider is not in Japan, then maybe they can't sell their lights here because they are too bright??? That is to say, are their laws in Japan that limit the brightness of bicycle lights???
I am interested to read your comments.
Long time no talk (...err post rather..).
I've been riding a brand new Niterider Pro 1800 LED light(link below) that I bought and brought back from the U.S. recently. The thing is super bright (1800 lumens) and definitely helps me be seen by cars at night.
http://www.niterider.com/pro-1800-led-race-2013/
The reason I went through the trouble to buy the light abroad is that I could not find any bike shops (offline or online) that carry it in Japan. Maybe my online search skills aren't up to par, but it would appear that Niterider is not even distributed in Japan. This is a bit of a surprise considering I've owned previous generations of Niterider's lighting systems and consider it one of the best I've owned. Also since Japan seems to be such a lucrative bicycle market for top-end components/parts, Niterider's absence is a bit strange.
So this brings me to my question. If Niterider is not in Japan, then maybe they can't sell their lights here because they are too bright??? That is to say, are their laws in Japan that limit the brightness of bicycle lights???
I am interested to read your comments.