Re: Commuter lights
- From: Simon Brooke <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 10:53:34 +0100
in message <dcnab5$6m4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Graham
Dean ('g.dean@xxxxxxxxx') wrote:
>
> "Peter Clinch" <p.j.clinch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:dcn71n$gnt$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> I am a fit and forget kind of person. For someone who works in
>> physics my electrical practicality is embarrassingly poor and I'm
>> rather bad at neat fettles with my hands.
>> And I run a couple of SON dynohubs because there's nothing to do
>> except maybe adjust the way the light points every then and now.
>>
>> It's worth taking Arthur's point that over 20 mph on unlit roads
>> you'll want more than a single lamp in the default configuration, but
>> if that's
>> not really an issue then it's a moot point. It is moot for me.
>>
>
> ok ok - I'm getting interested now... I'll be cycling to work over the
> winter period (12 miles each way, mainly rural)
> and I'm just thinking of building a (hack-like) bike up. It seems using
> a SON might be a GOOD THING.
>
> I'm a little unclear on a few things tho...
>
> 1. I need a hub - it seems SONs are good and respected - ok, I got that
> one.
> 2. I need a front lamp - the E6 seems to be good?
> 3. I might need another one re Arthur's comment - ok, how do I wire
> this up?
Or you could buy solidlights 1203d
<URL:http://www.solidlights.co.uk/products/1203d.php> - see posts by
Chris solidlights passim - should be much brighter and more reliable
than an incandescent light and you won't need two. But very expensive
and I find the chunkiness/boxiness unappealing - expensive bike kit
needs to look good, IMHO.
This is not a recommendation - I haven't seen the thing let alone used it
- but LED based lighting has to be the future. I have to confess I'm
intrigued and might need to buy myself a present soon.
> 4. I might also go slow up hills - do I then need an
> auto-switch back to just one lamp?
Auto on the 1203d, according to the spec.
> 5. Peter mentioned brake fittings for lamps? How do these work?
> 6. I'll need a rear light - run off the dyno? or battery led one?
> (that's what I use now)
> 7. Do I need to think about lights when I stop at junctions etc on the
> urban bit of my commute? -
> do any lamps come as standard with storage for a minute or so?
Standard on the 1203d (mind you, also standard on a the German-made
incandescents).
> 8. Punctures etc - I guess I just carry a head torch for any
> breakdowns?
The standlights I've seen on incandescents are not very bright and quite
short duration, but solidlights cheerfully suggest theirs is adequate
for fixing a puncture. They claim 5 minutes 'typical' burn. Like I say,
I'm intrigued.
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simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
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;; in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle.
;; Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Dem, OR)
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