9°C, light S. Wind. CA-28 miles.
Rain is forecast tomorrow, and I know this will sound odd, but I hope it is heavy. The roads are so greasy and slimey, the grip is a bit unpredictable in places. Yesterday, I checked Tyre pressures in case view were soft. No, it wasn’t that. Today, a colleague told up how she bumped her car, the emergency stop skidded.
So, the tarmac needs a good rinse.
My legs are empty, so I will drive anyway.
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7°C, light SW wind. Clear and dry.
CA-38 miles.
On the extended ride home. I happened across an old clubmate in the darkness. We illuminated the night with white headlights and talked of times old and new. The cycling club now has 300 members. Wow! There used to be about 25.
Also, never seen this before- a group of about 8 cyclists, also using their white lights for a night ride in the lanes.
Like a kid, I have been looking forward to this ride all day, and it worked out even better than I hoped.
This left the evening shorter; so food, fire, and bed.
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CK-56 miles, 11C, SW wind, mostly dry.
Made it up Bannister hill; I knew it would work before I even set off. I had the fizzy legs. Even braking my saddle didn’t stop me riding to Parbold. I have had so many break over the years, I knew what to do. Slide the rails so the fracture is between the two clamps on the seat-post.
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8°C, mostly dry and calm.
November has been a forgiving month, despite the Daily Express headline that promised Arctic Blasts and a blanket of snow. We had a couple of frosty nights.
It looks as though I am heading towards completing a 5,000 miles year cycling. Was it really only 15 years ago when I rode 8,000 miles each year?
I am visiting. When I come here, I can use bathroom scales. Yesterday, it said 15st 2lbs, this morning- 14st 9lbs. 5lbs in one night?
CA-26 miles.
I rode with MapMyRide! Distance: 16.40mi, time: 01:08:30, speed: 14.4mi/h.
http://mapmyride.com/workout/442756169
That new IZONE Arc 600, I planned to use as a second light, will now become my main bike front. The Asteri 3 is rated at 200 lumen, but this new one is 600 lumen and the spread is greater too.
It does a trick where it runs on low and flashing at the same time, useful. I can charge it up at work on the computer in a short time. Double useful. The old lights, with NiCad cells, need an overnight charge.
Amusingly, the moths like the lights too. They came at me from the hedges on the unlight roads. Funny little animals.
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5°C, getting windy, clear and cold.
CA-34 miles.
MapMyRide! Distance: 23.98mi, time: 01:39:18, speed: 14.5mi/h.
http://mapmyride.com/workout/441808821
Glints in the December gloom; each morning there is a fine sunrise over my left shoulder as I ride to work. Evenings, an extended ride in good visibility. Venus is bright after sunset, and in the other direction- Jupiter.
You have to take any boosts you can in this time of year.
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7°C,still, dry.
I rode with MapMyRide! Distance: 24.14mi, time: 01:38min, speed: 14.7mi/h.
http://mapmyride.com/workout/441210425
Thirty-five miles today, a work day! That’s not bad, and after feeling so off yesterday. I could have ridden more but I got hungry.
The old lights have a charger fault, there is a poor connection that means it does not always charge fully. I will have in get the soldering iron out soon.
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6°C, clear,still.
Commuting is mostly dull. So, I pass the time standing in traffic making up counting games. Today, I counted the cars driving with only one headlight. Coming back from Walsall, there were 14 seen in the first 3 miles. Then, only one more in the remaining 7. Does that mean Walsall drivers are 14 times more likely to drive a faulty car? It’s not because they are poor, headlight bulbs are only £5 each, and easy to fit.
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2°C, cold but dry.
The new lights are very impressive but maybe not quite enough on its own. I shall definitely buy a supplementary lamp now, to fill in. The old, halogen 2x 10W set are noticeably yellow and dull at the end of the hour’s ride. I feel encouraged to upgrade the remaining red lights too.
Maybe as a result of the source light’s small size, it really picks out rubbish in hedgerows as I ride along. Foil wrappers and tins shine like mini lights, probably more clearly than in the day. Mind you, English hedgerows are hold a lot of rubbish, mostly thrown from cars I presume. Hedges capture wind-blown jetsam too.
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Look at all those photons.
11°C,dull.
How should I review a bike lamp? The first rule has to be – no clichés.
It’s small, like a fat cigar, but as bright as 25-30 watts of halogen lamps. Compared to my current light set, it has further reach but is much whiter, almost blue. That makes comparison tricky. The only real test must be on an unlit road at speed.
I shall use it together with the old lights until I am confident of its burn-time. The online reviews criticise it for the lack of side spread illumination. If it works well, then the old, heavy lights will get packed away. Then I will pick up a new secondary light.
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