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FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast to Felpham 26 July
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Tickets have come through, and they are for the friday evening, so at this early stage I will have to bail out I'm afraid.
I'm thinking of doing this one - really, I am. Is there any decent crumpet conversationalists doing it?
Just need to check a couple of things before I commit.
P.S. I owe you £2, or maybe even £4, Simon. It has weighed heavily on my conscience for some time but it wasn't even enough to buy a bottle of Italian fizz.
Just need to check a couple of things before I commit.
P.S. I owe you £2, or maybe even £4, Simon. It has weighed heavily on my conscience for some time but it wasn't even enough to buy a bottle of Italian fizz.
Doubly qualified TMN!See you there Rich
procel
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Currently looking at new lights (more confusing than buying a new bike). Is this suitable for a FNRttC? http://www.evanscycles.com/products/niterider/mako-200-front-light-ec044254
Doesn't look massively different to the Hope Vision 1 mentioned on the FNRttC blog (200 max rather than 240 max lumens), but substantially cheaper.
Doesn't look massively different to the Hope Vision 1 mentioned on the FNRttC blog (200 max rather than 240 max lumens), but substantially cheaper.
Yes that will be fine.
It's only in the deepest darkest country side that you need good light.
But sometimes, when safe to do so... it's nice to turn the lights off/down and cycle with just the moon and stars for company.
procel
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Thank you
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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You don't need a particularly bright light on the FNRttCs. The other riders in the group make the whole pack very visible to motorists.....but....on a fast downhill stretch on the way to Brighton a couple of years ago, a quite large pothole flashed by, right in the middle of the road. It's not the place you would expect them, and it scared me . I went out and bought a stupidly bright ebay offering and use it on the faster bits if no one else is about to warn of the hazards.
Lights really aren't a thing to worry about these days. Doing a FNRttC in pre-LED days would have been a very different barrel of fish. Batteries that wouldn't have lasted if the connections and tungsten hadn't given out first ... oh and bottle dynamos that lost friction and power at the first whiff of dampness ... not that the light was nearly enough in the first place.
you can't beat an acetylene lamp........
the Cateye 530 is about the same price and pretty decent. In essence you want
- something with a decent LED
- something that keeps the water out
I'll be interested to see the Evans light at work - but if you really want to look after the pennies, check out the 7dayshop light referred to on the blog. Now available for £4.29 including postage.
the Cateye 530 is about the same price and pretty decent. In essence you want
- something with a decent LED
- something that keeps the water out
I'll be interested to see the Evans light at work - but if you really want to look after the pennies, check out the 7dayshop light referred to on the blog. Now available for £4.29 including postage.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
and bring along a caged canary to test for fire damp
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
Actually, if you want faintly non-advertorial bike-light reviews, you could do worse than look at Torchy's website.
http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/p/bike-light-database.html
I bought a Fluxient torch , 18650 battery and charger for a few pennies under £40 on ebay eighteen months ago (it isn't reviewed on the link). It's very bright. I point it to the road when cars approach.
http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/p/bike-light-database.html
I bought a Fluxient torch , 18650 battery and charger for a few pennies under £40 on ebay eighteen months ago (it isn't reviewed on the link). It's very bright. I point it to the road when cars approach.
