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Not that it matters, it's your money and eBay is an epitome of
capitalism (like WalMart) but after you included shipping for both separate units, did you save much money over just buying them from your local bike shop? Cateye makes great stuff. david boise ID |
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wrote in message ups.com... Not that it matters, it's your money and eBay is an epitome of capitalism (like WalMart) but after you included shipping for both separate units, did you save much money over just buying them from your local bike shop? Cateye makes great stuff. david boise ID eBay is the pits and I would never buy anything from those thieves. Some local bike shops are not much better, but that is the way to go if and when you can find a local bike shop that is not into thievery. Frankly, I like to buy things from Bike Nashbar and Performance if when things are on sale there. But you are certainly right about the cost of shipping these days. Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota PS. Thieves are everywhere. Beware! PS2. Wal-Mart is the greatest thing that has ever happened to America. Hells Bells, if you can't buy it at Wal-Mart, you don't need it. |
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"Mike Rice" wrote in message ... On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:24:01 -0500, "Edward Dolan" wrote: [...] PS2. Wal-Mart is the greatest thing that has ever happened to America. Hells Bells, if you can't buy it at Wal-Mart, you don't need it. Wall-Mart sells no light anywhere near as nice s the new EL-500 Cateye. At least not the last time I looked. Indiana Mike Mike, I must admit that I hate to shop for ANYTHING anymore. I go out to Wal-Mart (the big bazaar) and if I can't find what I want there, then I conclude that I don't need it. As for lights, all you really need if you stay in town are the kind of lights that will allow you to be legal and that will let others see you. Street lights these days are so good that you can see just fine without any lights at all. I remember growing up back in the 1940s when the town was really dark at night. No more! These new amber style street lights are almost as good as daylight. Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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Also sprach Mike Rice :
I got the second EL-500 from a different vendor for $32 including the shipping, the best price a cursory search showed was around $45 befoe shipping. Grr. They tend to retail for around 44 GBP here; thus I was greatly miffed when one of mine escaped from its mounting and bounced down the road at 30 mph, thereby causing it to break. -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ Hoc ardur vincere docet. |
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"Mike Rice" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:35:36 -0500, "Edward Dolan" wrote: As for lights, all you really need if you stay in town are the kind of lights that will allow you to be legal and that will let others see you. Street lights these days are so good that you can see just fine without any lights at all. I remember growing up back in the 1940s when the town was really dark at night. No more! These new amber style street lights are almost as good as daylight. Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota My old light (a cateye EL-300) was that kind of light. If there was any traffic, or if there were street lights, the EL-300 was a good 'see me' light. If I were on a dark section with no traffic I could see the road by my light, but not all that well. I do mount my light(s) on my handlebar so the beam goes through my fairing. I like the fact that the fairing reflects some of the light, just another safety aspect for visibility to drivers. My lights also have some side emission, lighting my crank & feet. With the twin EL-500 lights I have near headlight quality lighting. The road is lit pretty well, even with on-coming cars, and the signs are really reflectively alive. I commute 6 miles to work, and work starts at 6 am. Some of the roads I ride each morning have no street lights at all. I also visit friends in neighboring towns & ride home at night...no street lights at all for miles. I like to see the road I'm about to roll over. Indiana Mike Points well taken Mike, but I caution you against riding your bike on dark roads that are not lit at all. There is nothing more dangerous. Drivers are not expecting to see any cyclists on the road after dark and they are likely as not to run right over you even though they see you. The trouble is they can't believe what they are seeing until it is too late. I was once coming back from a month long tour and was making for the last few miles to home after dark on the local county black tops. I had no lights at all. Whenever I saw a car approaching me from either the rear or the front, I got way off the road. I mean the ditch, not the shoulder. I should have had some kind of lights of course, but it wouldn't have made any difference. You want to get way off the road after dark when the roads are not lit and there are motor vehicles on the road. They will hit you and claim they did not see you - and all the world will believe them. I make it a rule never to ride a bike after dark on roads that are not well lit. Let me repeat - there is nothing more dangerous than being on an unlit road after dark with motor vehicles. Your bike lights will not save you. You need those street lamps which turn night into day. Regards, Ed Dolan - Minnesota |
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"Mike Rice" wrote in message ... On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:01:45 -0500, "Edward Dolan" wrote: ... Let me repeat - there is nothing more dangerous than being on an unlit road after dark with motor vehicles I can think of a few things more dangerous. Riding unpredictably, weaving in front of cars, and , riding the wrong direction in front of vehicles about to make right turns come to mind. All things I see much too often. I only see kids and teenagers doing the stupid things you mention above. There are no young people on this newsgroup, just us old men who are getting ready to fall into our graves. When you ride your bike at night with or without bike lights on a dark road that includes high speed motor vehicles you are playing a form of Russian roulette. I am planning on dying at home in my bed, not out on the road getting hit by a car in the dark. Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota |
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:38:18 -0500, "Edward Dolan"
wrote: When you ride your bike at night with or without bike lights on a dark road that includes high speed motor vehicles you are playing a form of Russian roulette. I am planning on dying at home in my bed, not out on the road getting hit by a car in the dark. Is dying in bed significantly better than dying on your bike, then? "Bob" -- Email address is spam trapped, to reply directly remove the beverage. |
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On 27-Aug-2005, "Edward Dolan" wrote: I am planning on dying at home in my bed, Yo eddie, What's the schedule? -- Johnny ReBike ReBike - Slowest Bike in the Known Universe ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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I just checked some of Tom Sherman's posts in the archive. They're on
topic, whereas Mr. Dolan's generally are not. Even if Mr. Dolan manages to exceed the number of T. Sherman's posts, Dolan's posts are immeasurably inferior. There's no contest! Steve Johnny ReBike wrote: On 27-Aug-2005, "Edward Dolan" wrote: I am planning on dying at home in my bed, Yo eddie, What's the schedule? |
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St. Ed's favorite topic is himself with saying derogatory things about
others being a close second. "Steve" wrote in message ... I just checked some of Tom Sherman's posts in the archive. They're on topic, whereas Mr. Dolan's generally are not. Even if Mr. Dolan manages to exceed the number of T. Sherman's posts, Dolan's posts are immeasurably inferior. There's no contest! Steve Johnny ReBike wrote: On 27-Aug-2005, "Edward Dolan" wrote: I am planning on dying at home in my bed, Yo eddie, What's the schedule? |
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