Lights and other winter stuff

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Andy

As i've decided to continue biking to work over winter i've been investigating a decent set of
lights and appropiate clothing

So far i'm looking at the Cateye ABS 20 on sale at wiggle for £66 , it seems to be quite good value
as its apparently orignally £100, is there anything around to beat this for the price ? and how easy
is it to get spares ? i.e. aditional mounting kit for my road bike (additional are the cateye EL 300
LED lights actually any good ? compared to the ABS that is)

Looking at over trousers they seem pretty expensive, there a pair on sale at gearshift.co.uk for
half price, £16, but they are "shower proof" whats the definition of shower proof compared to water
proof. As ive only got a 15 minute ride to work will shower proof do me ?

Lastly what are the best bargains to be had with overshoes ? and do they actually keep your
shoes dry ?

Thanks in advance

Andy

Niv

If you hit heavy rain, you WILL get wet with shower-proof trews. Overshoes help, but again, same
as above applies; try some porell dry socks, great when it's cold & wet, they keep your feet
warm & dry.

Don't know much about lights, but the new bright LED ones do seem to last quite a long time compared
to standard lamps. It depends whether you want to be seen, where any reasonable lamp will do, or to
actually have good visibility of the road etc itself, in which case you'll need some powerful
headlight(s), like cateye ABS or Lumicycle.

Or, you could have a go at making some yourself if you are reasonably DIY & electrically proficient.

Niv.

"Andy" <andrew.fase@vodafone.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e5e81f2.0309142305.7c299f29@posting.google.com...
> As i've decided to continue biking to work over winter i've been investigating a decent set of
> lights and appropiate clothing
>
> So far i'm looking at the Cateye ABS 20 on sale at wiggle for £66 , it seems to be quite good
> value as its apparently orignally £100, is there anything around to beat this for the price ? and
> how easy is it to get spares ? i.e. aditional mounting kit for my road bike (additional are the
> cateye EL 300 LED lights actually any good ? compared to the ABS that is)
>
> Looking at over trousers they seem pretty expensive, there a pair on sale at gearshift.co.uk for
> half price, £16, but they are "shower proof" whats the definition of shower proof compared to
> water proof. As ive only got a 15 minute ride to work will shower proof do me ?
>
> Lastly what are the best bargains to be had with overshoes ? and do they actually keep your
> shoes dry ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Andy

Ian

Andy must be edykated coz e writed:

> As i've decided to continue biking to work over winter i've been investigating a decent set of
> lights and appropiate clothing
>
> So far i'm looking at the Cateye ABS 20 on sale at wiggle for £66 , it seems to be quite good
> value as its apparently orignally £100, is there anything around to beat this for the price ? and
> how easy is it to get spares ? i.e. aditional mounting kit for my road bike (additional are the
> cateye EL 300 LED lights actually any good ? compared to the ABS that is)

These are on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3626284781&category=161 43

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3626285574&category=161 43

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Ian

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Tony Raven

Andy wrote:
>
> So far i'm looking at the Cateye ABS 20 on sale at wiggle for £66 , it seems to be quite good
> value as its apparently orignally £100, is there anything around to beat this for the price ? and
> how easy is it to get spares ? i.e. aditional mounting kit for my road bike (additional are the
> cateye EL 300 LED lights actually any good ? compared to the ABS that is)

The EL300 is OK for an emergency light but I prefer the non-opticube ones like the EL100. Not
so good for seeing where you are going but much better for being seen and a good emergency
backup to carry

>
> Looking at over trousers they seem pretty expensive, there a pair on sale at gearshift.co.uk for
> half price, £16, but they are "shower proof" whats the definition of shower proof compared to
> water proof. As ive only got a 15 minute ride to work will shower proof do me ?
>

Depends how much of a downpour it is but most of them you get wetter from the sweat inside than you
do from the rain outside. I prefer to wear cycling longs and just let them get wet. Overtrousers are
a bit of a faff IMO

Tony

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"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." Mark Twain

Ian

Tony W

"Ian" <spamandchips@greasy.joes> wrote in message news:BB8B28A3.10393%spamandchips@greasy.joes...

> These are on ebay
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3626284781&category=161
> 43

snips

system adopts infrared technology and its dichronic reflector

8-bite RISC processor with 4 levels

Bloody hell!!

"The dilithim crystals 'll no take it"

T

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> Or, you could have a go at making some yourself if you are reasonably DIY & electrically
> proficient.
>
> Niv.
I'm looking to have a go at making some DIY 10w halogen lights, do you know of any FAQ's I could
have a look at for some ideas?

Cheers.
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Niv

I got a 12V, 10W, 35mm dia. sealed halogen lamp from Wickes for about £3, This slides very nicely
into their 1.5" (I think it was that size) waste pipe coupler, trimmed to just over half length; it
has an inner seam to stop the lamp going right thru'. Then push a short length of pipe up behind it
& hold in place with some self tappers. Make adisc for the rear end of the tubr & glue in place
aafter fitting switch & cable to lamp.

I haven't used mine for a long burn time, so not sure if the plastic is up to the heat, maybe some
vent slots would help?

I just use an oblong lead acid that fits into bottle cage, but am thinking of going NiMH. However,
I'm an electronic design engineer, so it's easy for me, not too sure how difficult this would be for
non-elec people.

Niv.

I made a rear "| |" <--- wide load ---none@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>
> > Or, you could have a go at making some yourself if you are reasonably
DIY &
> > electrically proficient.
> >
> > Niv.
> I'm looking to have a go at making some DIY 10w halogen lights, do you
know of
> any FAQ's I could have a look at for some ideas?
>
> Cheers.
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> <-- Wide Load --

Ben

I made some lights last winter - a bit of a waste really, as it hardly gets dark in the centre of
Cambridge! Anyway, I've put up a few photos at the following (very long ...) URL:

http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~dbrb2/regenerating_index.htm?/~dbrb2/pages/interests/bike/bike_lights.htm

They've been very effective - and certainly get you noticed.

Cheers,

Ben

Alex Graham

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> I'm looking to have a go at making some DIY 10w halogen lights, do you know of any FAQ's I could
> have a look at for some ideas?

http://alexpg.ath.cx:3353/lights/index.php

Ive made a smart charger as well but havent got round to creating that part of the page.

HTH

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Paul In D&G

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:48:50 +0100, |<--- wide load --->| <none@nowhere.com> wrote:

>I'm looking to have a go at making some DIY 10w halogen lights, do you know of any FAQ's I could
>have a look at for some ideas?
>
>Cheers.

This is a good place to start http://www.audax.uk.net/lights/index.htm

Paul

The above has been writen with all the accuracy of a builders estimate.

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> This is a good place to start http://www.audax.uk.net/lights/index.htm
>
>
> Paul
>
> The above has been writen with all the accuracy of a builders estimate.
>
Thanks Paul, good stuff.

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