Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Day two of dark commuting and it was pitch black for the first half of the ride. Heavy cloud cover blocked out any twilight.
I tried the dynamo light on its own for a stretch and it was good for seeing the general layout of the road but not much cop at picking out details like potholes. In combination with the rechargeable lights, I could see perfectly.
Most of my commute has no road markings (no white lines or signs) so I was pretty pleased with how things went. Managed to do the trip in my usual time. Another week or so and the whole thing will be in the complete dark.
Have you aligned the dynamo light correctly and at the correct height? Even with that, the trick with potholes is to be looking ahead not just in front of your wheel. After a while you’ll know where pot holes are and naturally steer round them anyway on auto pilot.