Thursday, December 20, 2012

Lights

I have been riding the commuting Trek in the pre-dawn hours using only its Novatech dyno hub and B and M front and rear LED lights. The front Lumotec is adequate for darkish and semi-lit suburban streets.http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/images/products/Lights/171.jpg But it doesn't illuminate road signs, parked cars, walkers, or oncoming unlit bicycles. So, as a compromise, I have starting use my Princetontec EOS headlamp on blinking mode, which will supposedly last 25 hours at full power, so I don't need to worry about recharging it very often.

It perfectly lights up signs, reflective pedestrians, parked cars, and even the road ahead--albeit every other second. This is a pretty good solution. Although I love the EOS light at full power, unblinking, it needs to be charged every three days. And if I ride home in the dark, it needs to be charged more often. Slight pain.

I built a dyno wheel for the slush mobile, too. So if it ever snows (I have my doubts), I'll be ready.

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