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http://www.rainlegs.co.uk/ Wow, i've never seen those before. Ingenious! Didn't James Bond wear them in his latest film? |
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Thanks for all the tips and various options.
I had never seen rainlegs before, they look good but wouldn't be suitable as I have wear uniform trousers to work, so if it comes on to rain only a full length trouser will do. I had already decided to go with sealskinz socks, instead of overshoes to stop my feet getting wet. I realise that lights are also very important, given the time of night that I will be cycling home and thought that I might invest in a set of these from Wiggle; http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Ca...et/5360025771/ I know that there are much dearer sets available, but for the length of journey and the roads that I will be travelling on, I think that these will fit the bill, however I am open to suggestions as before. So, thanks again. "TerryJ" wrote in message ... http://www.rainlegs.co.uk/ Wow, i've never seen those before. Ingenious! Didn't James Bond wear them in his latest film? |
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obelix1664 wrote:
I realise that lights are also very important, given the time of night that I will be cycling home and thought that I might invest in a set of these from Wiggle; http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Ca...et/5360025771/ I know that there are much dearer sets available, but for the length of journey and the roads that I will be travelling on, I think that these will fit the bill, however I am open to suggestions as before. As a previous owner of the EL530 I would not recommend it. I had one last winter, and it lasted less than 6 months before the bracket disintegrated. I replaced it with a Fenix torch which is more than twice as bright with a better beam pattern for less money. It is also made of aluminium rather than extra fragile plastic. For the budget you are looking at I would recommend a Fenix torch and handlebar adaptor like this: http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torc...ix_l2d_q5.html http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/lockblock.html For rear lighting, you can;t beat this for the money: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Sm...ht/5360026001/ Andy |
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As a previous owner of the EL530 I would not recommend it. I had one last winter, and it lasted less than 6 months before the bracket disintegrated. I replaced it with a Fenix torch which is more than twice as bright with a better beam pattern for less money. It is also made of aluminium rather than extra fragile plastic. For the budget you are looking at I would recommend a Fenix torch and handlebar adaptor like this: http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torc...ix_l2d_q5.html http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/lockblock.html For rear lighting, you can;t beat this for the money: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Sm...ht/5360026001/ Andy Thanks for the advice about the Cateye Andy, I hadn't heard of Fenixtorch, but it seems that it will more than fit the bill and within my price range..The same applies to the backlight, thanks again for both recommendations. Mark. |
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obelix1664 wrote:
As a previous owner of the EL530 I would not recommend it. I had one last winter, and it lasted less than 6 months before the bracket disintegrated. I replaced it with a Fenix torch which is more than twice as bright with a better beam pattern for less money. It is also made of aluminium rather than extra fragile plastic. For the budget you are looking at I would recommend a Fenix torch and handlebar adaptor like this: http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torc...ix_l2d_q5.html http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/lockblock.html For rear lighting, you can;t beat this for the money: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Sm...ht/5360026001/ Andy Thanks for the advice about the Cateye Andy, I hadn't heard of Fenixtorch, but it seems that it will more than fit the bill and within my price range..The same applies to the backlight, thanks again for both recommendations. As an alternative to the Fenix, see if your local Tesco has stock of their AA 3W LED torch. They don't have the flashing mode, but are stonkingly good value at less than a tenner. One on its own is quite adequate for unlit country lanes at reasonable speed. Buy a pair, and a pair of lockblocks from eBay. For just over £30 you'll have far more light up front than you'll ever need (much brighter than even the high end lighting of a couple of years ago), and full redundancy in case of failure or dead batteries. This arrangement is now being used by a lot of very serious Audaxers. |
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