Road Cycling Essentials
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We stopped at traffic lights about half way in, I said hello and he just muttered something back at me in a rather unpleasant tone. I don't think he liked me.
Some cyclists are so miserable.
You either get the pleasant wonderful cyclist... or the one of misery.
+1 - my Shimano Winter boots are about two sizes up on normal
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It's supposed to be excellent.
Just seen that Exposure have bumped ther output of most of their range by 25% and battery capacity by 50% for 2013. My Strada outputs 645 lumen but in a combination of dipped 'letterbox' from one lamp and the a high beam spot from the other.
Bumping that to 800 lumen would be awesome.
They also have a new rear light called the Blaze; I might be replacing my Hope District before I've even used it...
for £70 you could get a hope vision 1?
I use this
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cateye-hl-el530-led-front-light/
and cycle home at midnight but along partialy lit streets and it's fine.
I use this
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cateye-hl-el530-led-front-light/
and cycle home at midnight but along partialy lit streets and it's fine.
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Just had an amusing chase home, I was on my MTB with nobbly tyres and Halfords cheapest pedals, i was also carrying a change of clothes and two bike locks in my backpack (one of which being the Abus Granite X which weighs a fair bit).
I'm coming up to a mini roundabout and a guy in full Lycra on a road bike with clipless and no bag of any sort comes in the opposite directions, we were both turning into the same road but he was coming across me, so I gave way. This gave him the lead, I assumed I wouldn't be able to keep up with him. To my surprise I was actually right on his wheel for the first 100m, then he looked over his shoulder and noticed me. For about three miles he was desperately trying to leave me behind but I was doing my best to stay close (without crowding him obviously). We stopped at traffic lights about half way in, I said hello and he just muttered something back at me in a rather unpleasant tone. I don't think he liked me
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I'm gonna buy my next set of lights from the eBay seller Torchy the Battery Boy...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/big_f_d_d/m.html
http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/big_f_d_d/m.html
http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/
thats the trouble. so many options and not really easy to test/check out until youve got them. i'd need it for quite a few unlit roads and id want a running time of 2 hrs or so (not always on full power)
i'll check out the hope. they are a good brand i believe. (unllike philips but if the product is good who cares)
and i havent even started to look at a rear. i like the idea of night riding though
i'll check out the hope. they are a good brand i believe. (unllike philips but if the product is good who cares)
and i havent even started to look at a rear. i like the idea of night riding though
I've had a set of these for a while and have been quite happy with them:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3x-CREE-2...Night_Lights_Fairy_Lights&hash=item2316598710
Ridiculously bright and the only major issue is that, although you can select which of the lights are on, you can't dim the lights and I don't really like dazzling drivers and other cylists in traffic. There's probably a way to do this but I've not found one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3x-CREE-2...Night_Lights_Fairy_Lights&hash=item2316598710
Ridiculously bright and the only major issue is that, although you can select which of the lights are on, you can't dim the lights and I don't really like dazzling drivers and other cylists in traffic. There's probably a way to do this but I've not found one.
looks good but possibly aimed a bit more for off road mb use?
I think you're right. I'm thinking of using some sort of lightly frosted plastic screen that I can attach and flip over the lights in traffic.
This one I think:
http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/k997/a39159/bike-light-led-80-lux-black.html?mfid=646
Looks a bit old school but gets decent reviews.
thats the one. looks like an old cat eye enclosure.
i saw it mentioned on bikeradar forums
I'm back for more advice!
I'm trying to remove my cranks. It's shimano M341. I've taken the dust cover off and the crank extractor fits the thread. My question is: is this the right method to just screw the bolt in to the cranks and is the bolt the right size? Thanks
I'm trying to remove my cranks. It's shimano M341. I've taken the dust cover off and the crank extractor fits the thread. My question is: is this the right method to just screw the bolt in to the cranks and is the bolt the right size? Thanks
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My issue with the Chinese cree lights is the batteries, can you get the packs that fit but from a brand or at least tested to British Standards?
Having dealt with li-ion battery faults from laptops im not sure i would want that happening next to my legs!!
Having dealt with li-ion battery faults from laptops im not sure i would want that happening next to my legs!!
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