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I submit that on or about Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:04:01 GMT, the person
known to the court as SMS <[email protected]> made a statement
(<RdJMe.9573$p%[email protected]> in Your Honour's bundle) to
the following effect:
>> Prime example: Steven M Scharf and his opinions on dynamo lights and
>> helmets.
>Dynamo lights are another area where the faith of people like you and
>Frank defy all facts and logic, because your faith in the dynamo is so
>great.
No ,Steven, that is just another example of your titanic hubris. Where
millions of cyclists the world over are prepared to take a view based
on their own personal circumstances (and there are literally millions
of dynamo users, it's far and away the most common system on the
Dutch, Danish and German bikes I've seen), you assert, though without
basis of any actual evidence, despite repeated challenges, that they
are somehow "not safe".
I have tried rechargeable, alkaline, sidewall dynamo, bottom bracket
dynamo and both vintage and modern hub dynamo systems, I commute at
night on urban and extra-urban roads, and following a lot of (very
expensive) trial and error I *know* what works best for me. The fact
that you disagree will not make this any less the case. I do not
spend hundreds of pounds on hub dynamos out of blind faith, I do it
because for me it represents the best utility solution. It works.
I'd be interested, though, if you have any good quality externally
verifiable evidence that use of lights makes any measurable difference
to night-time cycling safety at all. Here I freely admit that I am
taking on trust the idea that I am safer with lights - I do not
actually know of any credible research evidence to prove it.
>Look at the writings of Ken Kifer if you would like to learn from
>someone who was able to understand that what he chose to do, was not
>necessarily the best choice for everyone. For example, on the subject of
>lights for commuting, he wrote, "For commuters, the best front light is
>the very bright rechargeable lamp."
As ever, you choose to cite only those authorities which support your
cherished beliefs, ignoring all others as if they do not exist.
http://www.audax.uk.net/lights/index.htm is a more balanced and honest
source of information. It is probably no coincidence that, although
audax riders use every kind of light, the SON is more prevalent among
audax riders than any other kind of rider I have met.
Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk
85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound
known to the court as SMS <[email protected]> made a statement
(<RdJMe.9573$p%[email protected]> in Your Honour's bundle) to
the following effect:
>> Prime example: Steven M Scharf and his opinions on dynamo lights and
>> helmets.
>Dynamo lights are another area where the faith of people like you and
>Frank defy all facts and logic, because your faith in the dynamo is so
>great.
No ,Steven, that is just another example of your titanic hubris. Where
millions of cyclists the world over are prepared to take a view based
on their own personal circumstances (and there are literally millions
of dynamo users, it's far and away the most common system on the
Dutch, Danish and German bikes I've seen), you assert, though without
basis of any actual evidence, despite repeated challenges, that they
are somehow "not safe".
I have tried rechargeable, alkaline, sidewall dynamo, bottom bracket
dynamo and both vintage and modern hub dynamo systems, I commute at
night on urban and extra-urban roads, and following a lot of (very
expensive) trial and error I *know* what works best for me. The fact
that you disagree will not make this any less the case. I do not
spend hundreds of pounds on hub dynamos out of blind faith, I do it
because for me it represents the best utility solution. It works.
I'd be interested, though, if you have any good quality externally
verifiable evidence that use of lights makes any measurable difference
to night-time cycling safety at all. Here I freely admit that I am
taking on trust the idea that I am safer with lights - I do not
actually know of any credible research evidence to prove it.
>Look at the writings of Ken Kifer if you would like to learn from
>someone who was able to understand that what he chose to do, was not
>necessarily the best choice for everyone. For example, on the subject of
>lights for commuting, he wrote, "For commuters, the best front light is
>the very bright rechargeable lamp."
As ever, you choose to cite only those authorities which support your
cherished beliefs, ignoring all others as if they do not exist.
http://www.audax.uk.net/lights/index.htm is a more balanced and honest
source of information. It is probably no coincidence that, although
audax riders use every kind of light, the SON is more prevalent among
audax riders than any other kind of rider I have met.
Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk
85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound