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Scott writes:

My bikeride home last night was sufficiently cold that my eyes
watered.

Forgot they did that when it was cold It's been a nice
6 months since it happened last.

Maybe you were shedding a tear for the passing of summer :-)

But, yeah, I've been experiencing that, too.
And more runny nose.

With the onset again of foggy mornings & evenings, I just
bought a Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED headlight to supplement
my traditional Union generator light setup. I was using
a Cateye HL-500 (C cell) for that, but that thing's had
problems with contacts -- the light flickering and dimming
unless I give the top of the unit the occasional little
rabbit punch. I've done all kinds of chemical and mechanical
things to the battery contacts; I now think the problem lies
in the /switch/ contacts.

Since the Beamer takes 2 AA cells, and I have other uses at
home for more AA cells, I should now look into rechargables.

Those 3 LEDs are, somewhat to my surprise, bright enough to
dazzle if you look right into them. Planet Bike purports
"up to 100 hours run time". I guess that's on the unit's
flashing rather than steady mode, and I'd expect the light
to dim as the battery drains. The strobe-like flashing mode
is rather irritating.

Anyhow, it'll be interesting to see how it performs in fog.
Of course I don't rely entirely on lights in the fog. I'll
pick routes with the widest streets with the least traffic,
and use extra caution at intersections, etc. Watch out for
those drivers who forget to turn /their/ lights on. I really
prefer not to ride in fog at all, but ... gotta get to work,
and home again.


cheers,
Tom

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