Roos Eisma wrote:
> out there, but I'm quite looking forward to my Xmas present as a
> replacement
Santa is both kind and pragmatic, and has greenlit an early present on
the grounds it'll keep someone safe before it gets to Christmas, and
it's one less chimney to get down come the time...
Pete.
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close one eye when a vehicle approaches at night, that way you've still got a working eye once it's passed. (Thanks to my dad for that tip).
glenn
Pete Biggs wrote:
> Ian Walker wrote:
>
>
>>>In fact, I'm
>>>finding that it makes sense to "dip" my lamps more on urban roads to
>>>prevent blinding people.
>>
>>If only motorcyclists thought of this, going everywhere with full
>>beams on. I remember driving down a motorway one night and I glanced
>>up to the rear-view mirror in time to receive a many-Watted full-beam
>>blast from the biker behind. He then overtook me and in one
>>effortless movement pulled into the huge blind spot he'd just given
>>me...
>
>
> At least motorcyclists have smaller/fewer lights and whizz by quickly
> Cars are the problem for me when cycling. On narrow country lanes, I find
> I have to *memorise* the view ahead as an oncoming car approaches because
> I won't be able to see where the hell I'm going for a few seconds!
>
> ~PB
>
>
On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 12:14:10 +0000, glenn <glenn@_nospam_.com> wrote:
>close one eye when a vehicle approaches at night, that way you've still got a working eye once it's passed. (Thanks to my dad for that tip).
On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 14:13:19 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 03 Nov 2004 12:14:10 +0000, glenn <glenn@_nospam_.com> wrote:
>
>>close one eye when a vehicle approaches at night, that way you've still got a working eye once it's passed. (Thanks to my dad for that tip).
>
>Note: do not try this if you have amblyopia.
Sounds like a heroin-induced tendency to cycle very slowly.
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Roos Eisma <[email protected]> writes:
> chris French <[email protected]> writes:
>
> >Until you forget to put it on charge and it runs flat halfway home, or
> >put in charge and then leave the battery behind (obviously not when it's
> >dark)......
>
> I have a Sigma Mirage X with a 5W and a 20W lamp. I got it when I moved
> and had a commute which was 4 miles through pitch black country lanes
> followed by 4 miles lighted streets.
> Battery life using the 20W lamp was fairly short so if I used it only for
> the dark part and did the rest on the smaller lamp I could just manage one
> commute before recharging.
> And yes, I have forgotten to recharge before I needed it. Or recharged in
> a very cold room which didn't work very well. Or recharged without
> switching the socket on. Or set up to recharge and then knocked out the
> plug slightly so it didn't make contact. And you can't tell if the battery
> is full or not by looking at it.
I've got lights that sound like the Argos ones, and to address some of the
problems with charging I have ditched the constant current charger supplied
with them and bought a constant voltage charger. You can get them from Maplin
and they only cost about £7. It has a light to show you when it is charging
which goes off when the battery is fully charged, and the "constant voltage"
behaviour means that you won't damage the battery by leaving it charging for
too long.
