Re: DiNotte's tail light is unreal.

Dane Buson wrote:
Ken C. M. <ken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Gooserider wrote:

Hey, I totally agree. The light doesn't work for my situation, because when my rack trunk and seat bag are on, there is no way for the DiNotte to be seen. I'm sure I could jerry rig something but... Anyway, I laugh when people complain about a weight as minimal as 8 ounces(half a pound to be dramatic). If someone wants to save 8 ounces, he/she can should just take a nice crap before every ride.


Yeah you can always rig up some sort of way to mount a light. Here is my rig: http://www.bikesandmoreonline.com/techtips.html


That's a neat way to mount a blinkie. I'll have to keep that in mind.

That was just a rig I came up with in a pinch when my hours at work changed. I just hobbled it together from stuff I had hanging around the garage. I guess I could paint it black to make it look a little cleaner. But then again it's just my commuter. And I have been using it for almost a year with no problems, I mean it hasn't fallen off or anything so it must be pretty secure.

The Minoura Besso Fork mount holdier is one of my favourites:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?sku=13291&srccode=1067

I have one on my fork to mount a 5 LED light as a front blinkie, and
one on the rear off a seatstay for a regular blinkie. My Carradice
makes the seatpost mount unuseable.


And bright is the key for night time riding. I ride home almost every night between 9:15 and 9:45 and a few times I had to do it with no lights and it made me a little nervous.


For me, that late at night is a lot better. Since it's not rush hour
people tend to be calmer and paying more attention. Of course that will
vary wildly depending on your local traffic patterns.


True, but I still worry about the rednech drunks racing around in their pick-up trucks tossing empty beer cans and bottles out the windows. Getting hit by one of those would make it a bad commute home.

Ken
--
Messengers and mountain bikers share a common chromosome. ~James Bethea
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