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Oxford cyclists too dim to take the break that was offered
On Nov 25, 11:01*am, Max Demian wrote:
As a matter of interest, are you still allowed to use dynamo lights on bikes? They were a really good idea from a practical point of view, even though they didn't produce much light (and none when the vehicle was stationary). Especially good were the 'dynohubs' as they didn't significantly increase the drag. No flat batteries, theft resistant. -- Max Demian Yes, you are "allowed" to. And a combination of low current LEDs and high capacitance capacitors means that they produce copious amounts of light both when moving and when stationary. |
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Oxford cyclists too dim to take the break that was offered
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:01:51 +0000, Max Demian
wrote: As a matter of interest, are you still allowed to use dynamo lights on bikes? They were a really good idea from a practical point of view, even though they didn't produce much light (and none when the vehicle was stationary). Especially good were the 'dynohubs' as they didn't significantly increase the drag. No flat batteries, theft resistant. Now we have LED lights that have a good output for far less power, and good rechargeable battery technology, ISTM that it would be a doddle to make a light that runs from a battery (and so is on all the time), but the battery is recharged from a bicycle dynamo and so never needs changing. It is such an obvious device that I would be very surprised if such a thing does not exist. You can buy extremely cheap wind-up torches. -- Cynic |
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On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:03:17 +0000, Sara
wrote: Now we have LED lights that have a good output for far less power, and good rechargeable battery technology, ISTM that it would be a doddle to make a light that runs from a battery (and so is on all the time), but the battery is recharged from a bicycle dynamo and so never needs changing. It is such an obvious device that I would be very surprised if such a thing does not exist. You can buy extremely cheap wind-up torches. I'd buy them. So go ahead and do so. I felt certain that such an obvious market would be filled, so I just did a 2 second search. There are entire web sites dedicated to them! Try he http://www.dynamolight.co.uk/ -- Cynic |
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Oxford cyclists too dim to take the break that was offered
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:41:27 +0000, Sara
wrote: I'd buy them. So go ahead and do so. I felt certain that such an obvious market would be filled, so I just did a 2 second search. There are entire web sites dedicated to them! Try he http://www.dynamolight.co.uk/ Retraction: No I won't! Somewhat foolishly I had £10-£15 in mind, not £60-£70. Gulp. Ah well - perhaps a note to Santa? :-) A person who does a lot of night time cycling could probably amortise the additional cost over a few months of saved batteries, and of course there is the advantage of never being stuck with a flat battery and no replacements to hand. OTOH a rechargable torch has almost the same advantages and they are a lot cheaper. Especially if you buy a hand-held torch instead of a bicycle light and gaffer-tape it to the handlebars ... -- Cynic |
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Oxford cyclists too dim to take the break that was offered
In article 4cee7776.13284921@localhost, (Cynic)
wrote: On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:41:27 +0000, Sara wrote: I'd buy them. So go ahead and do so. I felt certain that such an obvious market would be filled, so I just did a 2 second search. There are entire web sites dedicated to them! Try he http://www.dynamolight.co.uk/ Retraction: No I won't! Somewhat foolishly I had £10-£15 in mind, not £60-£70. Gulp. Ah well - perhaps a note to Santa? :-) A person who does a lot of night time cycling could probably amortise the additional cost over a few months of saved batteries, and of course there is the advantage of never being stuck with a flat battery and no replacements to hand. OTOH a rechargable torch has almost the same advantages and they are a lot cheaper. Especially if you buy a hand-held torch instead of a bicycle light and gaffer-tape it to the handlebars ... I think the in-laws may have something lovely along those lines for me in month's time. -- Sara Winter in the park can be a bit of a sod. |
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On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:54:33 GMT, (Cynic) wrote:
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:41:27 +0000, Sara wrote: I'd buy them. So go ahead and do so. I felt certain that such an obvious market would be filled, so I just did a 2 second search. There are entire web sites dedicated to them! Try he http://www.dynamolight.co.uk/ Retraction: No I won't! Somewhat foolishly I had £10-£15 in mind, not £60-£70. Gulp. Ah well - perhaps a note to Santa? :-) A person who does a lot of night time cycling could probably amortise the additional cost over a few months of saved batteries, and of course there is the advantage of never being stuck with a flat battery and no replacements to hand. OTOH a rechargable torch has almost the same advantages and they are a lot cheaper. Especially if you buy a hand-held torch instead of a bicycle light and gaffer-tape it to the handlebars ... I bought my daughter a set of windup LED cycle lights for about a tenner. A 1 minute wind lasts about 30 minutes. Quite enough for most journeys around town. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bike-Front-B...0698836&sr=8-2 |
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Oxford motorists immune from crackdowns.
"Doug" wrote in message ... On Nov 25, 8:05 am, "Mrcheerful" wrote: In the Oxford crackdown on unlit cycles which netted 106 unlit bikes in a very short time, the police issued 30pound FPNs, but agreed to waive that if a receipt for bike lights was produced in 7 days. The receipt was stamped by the police. The cyclists have then been returning the lights and asking for refunds!! The police have asked that any shop that refunds for the lights get and pass on names and addresses of the serial lawbreakers so that a 60 pound fpn can be issued.http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/...ews/8672181.St... Pity the police do not conduct a similar campaign against faulty cars, probably because they are motorists themselves and therefore hate cyclists anyway, like the motorists who infest this cycling newsgroup -- . UK Radical Campaigns. http://www.zing.icom43.net A driving licence is a licence to kill. Skint merchants are cyclists. Mr Pounder |
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Oxford cyclists too dim to take the break that was offered
"bod" wrote in message ... On 25/11/2010 10:01, JMS wrote: On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:05:50 -0000, "Mrcheerful" wrote: In the Oxford crackdown on unlit cycles which netted 106 unlit bikes in a very short time, the police issued 30pound FPNs, but agreed to waive that if a receipt for bike lights was produced in 7 days. The receipt was stamped by the police. The cyclists have then been returning the lights and asking for refunds!! The police have asked that any shop that refunds for the lights get and pass on names and addresses of the serial lawbreakers so that a 60 pound fpn can be issued. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/...g_light_fines/ Mrcheerful Wicked "During a three-hour operation in High Street, Oxford, on Monday, November 1, 106 cycles were issued with £30 fines for riding without lights." I think this is quite unfair. The majority will have had working lights when they set off - but the batteries will have failed en-route. More likely, is that when the cyclists set off, there was no power going to their brains. -- Bod Wot brains? Mr Pounder |
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