Raindrops keep falling on my head

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Zebee Johnstone wrote:

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Things like the Ayup are really bright but then the IQ Fly is the same
brightness as my mate's Ayup and I am not toting a bloody great
battery!

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Zebee


Zebee,

The heaviest AyUp battery is less than 140 grams.

I suspect the weight difference between a dynamo hub and an average mtb
hub (to pick one on the heavy side) is more than that.

And, what do you use for a light when you need to do some mechanical
work on the bike in the night?

rgds,
20cents

On 27/05/2010 4:02 PM, 20cents wrote:
In , Geoff Lockglock@home wrote:

This bloody rain is gonna short out my rear tail light again, I bet
Oh well, I have about 14kms and 45mins to find out.

I hope my spare tail lights will be working as I gotta ride home again
tonite at about 0400 along that long dark lonely road (yes, that very
same). Nothing more "exciting" than finding out at 0400 that one's rear
light is rooted and one needs to get home to a hot shower and a warm bed.

A small ziplock bag (or any other reasonable quality transparent
plastic) over the light and held on with a rubber band (usually the red
post office ones that I pick up) solves that problem.

Hm, what a simple solution! Never tort of that, believe it or not but
given the pickling my brain has receieved over the years, that is hardly
surprising. But I did manage to figure out that Gladwrap is another
possible solution - tied down appropriately of cos.

Your comment on the spray from the rear wheels is noted as well.

On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:57 +1000, Geoff Lock wrote:


Hm, what a simple solution! Never tort of that, believe it or not but
given the pickling my brain has receieved over the years, that is hardly
surprising. But I did manage to figure out that Gladwrap is another
possible solution - tied down appropriately of cos.

Go with the plastic bag. Soggy glad wrap is really depressing and has
this uncanny ability to slide away

Your comment on the spray from the rear wheels is noted as well.

Never looked at the back of your riding apparel are a wet ride?

"Geoff Lock" glock@home wrote in message ...
On 27/05/2010 4:02 PM, 20cents wrote:
In , Geoff Lockglock@home wrote:

This bloody rain is gonna short out my rear tail light again, I bet
Oh well, I have about 14kms and 45mins to find out.

I hope my spare tail lights will be working as I gotta ride home again
tonite at about 0400 along that long dark lonely road (yes, that very
same). Nothing more "exciting" than finding out at 0400 that one's rear
light is rooted and one needs to get home to a hot shower and a warm bed.

A small ziplock bag (or any other reasonable quality transparent
plastic) over the light and held on with a rubber band (usually the red
post office ones that I pick up) solves that problem.

Hm, what a simple solution! Never tort of that, believe it or not but
given the pickling my brain has receieved over the years, that is hardly
surprising. But I did manage to figure out that Gladwrap is another
possible solution - tied down appropriately of cos.

Your comment on the spray from the rear wheels is noted as well.

You could try a carbide lamp. A lump of calcium carbide and when the
water hits it you get acetylene. Ignite the acetylene where it passes out
of a small hole and you have a lamp. Reflector behind the flame.

Maybe a bit old fashioned...

T.

On 27/05/2010 4:57 PM, terryc wrote:
On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:57 +1000, Geoff Lock wrote:


Hm, what a simple solution! Never tort of that, believe it or not but
given the pickling my brain has receieved over the years, that is hardly
surprising. But I did manage to figure out that Gladwrap is another
possible solution - tied down appropriately of cos.

Go with the plastic bag. Soggy glad wrap is really depressing and has
this uncanny ability to slide away

Won't slip if secured properly, methinks.

Your comment on the spray from the rear wheels is noted as well.

Never looked at the back of your riding apparel are a wet ride?

On 27/05/2010 5:42 PM, Tomasso wrote:

"Geoff Lock" glock@home wrote in message
...
On 27/05/2010 4:02 PM, 20cents wrote:
In , Geoff Lockglock@home wrote:

You could try a carbide lamp. A lump of calcium carbide and when the
water hits it you get acetylene. Ignite the acetylene where it passes out
of a small hole and you have a lamp. Reflector behind the flame.

Carbide lamp, eh? Hmm, know where I can get lots of carbide? I promise
to use it only in a lamp, honest, I will

Maybe a bit old fashioned...

Might be but still lots of fun to be had there

On Fri, 28 May 2010 05:06:13 +1000, Geoff Lock wrote:

Go with the plastic bag. Soggy glad wrap is really depressing and has
this uncanny ability to slide away

Won't slip if secured properly, methinks.

BTDT, good luck.

On Fri, 28 May 2010 05:10:15 +1000, Geoff Lock wrote:


Carbide lamp, eh? Hmm, know where I can get lots of carbide? I promise
to use it only in a lamp, honest, I will

Welders and cavers.
What else did you have in mind?

Google turned up this
http://wasg.iinet.net.au/lampfaq.html, which mentions this company
http://www.airliquide.com.au/

On 28/05/2010 6:44 PM, terryc wrote:
On Fri, 28 May 2010 05:10:15 +1000, Geoff Lock wrote:


Carbide lamp, eh? Hmm, know where I can get lots of carbide? I promise
to use it only in a lamp, honest, I will

Welders and cavers.
What else did you have in mind?

Google turned up this
http://wasg.iinet.net.au/lampfaq.html, which mentions this company
http://www.airliquide.com.au/

When I was a kid I lived in the banana growing area of northern NSW.
Acetylene is used for controlled ripening of bananas, so some packing
sheds had calcium carbide to produce the acetylene. The typical packing
shed was a pretty flimsy thing made of corrugated iron and whatever
timber was handy, and was built perched on the slope up among the bananas.

One local made a small mistake with naked flame and the packing shed
(and stored packing cases) became so many matchsticks, and together
with the iron was spread over the local area.

No blood no foul. As for the nearby banana plants... think Tunguska.

On 28/05/2010 6:44 PM, terryc wrote:
On Fri, 28 May 2010 05:10:15 +1000, Geoff Lock wrote:


Carbide lamp, eh? Hmm, know where I can get lots of carbide? I promise
to use it only in a lamp, honest, I will

Welders and cavers.
What else did you have in mind?

Eeerrr... a carbide lamp for my rear light?


Google turned up this
http://wasg.iinet.net.au/lampfaq.html, which mentions this company
http://www.airliquide.com.au/

Thanks for the links