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On Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:11:32 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 4/16/2015 6:34 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote: Try http://revolights.com/products/skyline They state that these are "The Best Bike Lighting System in the World" And available at a $30 discount which demonstrates that they have the cyclist's best interests at heart :-) I'm much more impressed with the sister product: http://revolights.com/products/siva-cycle-atom From the ad copy: "The innovative design allows you to capture all of the energy created by your pedaling and store it in a classy little power plant that will sit on your back wheel." Hmm. Well, I usually want _some_ of the energy from my pedaling to go into propelling the bike. But OTOH: "The Atom is your ability to have an infinite amount of power." Holy cow! Infinite power! More power than a supernova! We can forget about piddling things like solar energy, wind energy. We can forget all about burning fossil fuels. Someone should buy just one of these, and solve all the world's energy problems! But do remember to throttle it back a bit. We really don't want a local supernova. If that is the usual emerge recovery system it won't ever solve the world's energy crisis as the energy expended to walk/run/pedal up a hill is more then the energy that can be recovered descending so unless you have a route with a net downhill quotient you always have a net energy loss. Perpetual motion is still a legend and we are safe from super-nova bicycles -- Cheers, John B. |
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On 16/04/15 20:34, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:49:36 +1000, James wrote: On 09/04/15 01:56, Frank Krygowski wrote: http://www.volvocarslifepaint.com/ I can see that it would increase conspicuity, until it wore off. But I'd be surprised if it lasted very long on fabric. And I note that most of the images shown are head on or side views of bicyclists directly in headlight beams. I'm not aware of any data indicating those views matter much. Head on should matter primarily to wrong-way riders, and side view only if the cyclist is standing in front of a car; otherwise, he'll move out of the car's path before the car arrives. The rear view of the cyclist is what usually matters, and ISTM that's adequately dealt with by a proper taillight plus a few reflective bits. I'm pretty skeptical of a car company selling something bicyclists are supposed to use to protect themselves against cars and their drivers. How about educating motorists about their responsibility, and enforcing the same? Already, Estonia mandates reflectors for pedestrians. France mandates high visibility clothing for cyclists under certain conditions. One California legislator is calling not only for all-ages mandatory helmets, but also for high-vis clothing. It's a bad trend. Will we soon have "The injured cyclist was not wearing day-glow clothing, his bike was not sprayed with reflective paint, and he was not using a high-powered daytime strobe light"? A better idea (not solution) if people wanted to be more conspicuous, is to not rely on incident light from the car headlights to reflect back to the drivers eyes, but to generate light from moving parts of the bike and rider. Apply some of this to your shoes, maybe as large dots on your rims, perhaps the cranks even. If you wear a helmet, it might void the compliance, so best not apply it there. https://www.glonation.com/glow-in-th...low-paint.html Try http://revolights.com/products/skyline They state that these are "The Best Bike Lighting System in the World" And available at a $30 discount which demonstrates that they have the cyclist's best interests at heart :-) Erm, no. -- JS |
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On Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 12:25:09 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
On 4/16/2015 10:11 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 4/16/2015 6:34 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote: Try http://revolights.com/products/skyline They state that these are "The Best Bike Lighting System in the World" And available at a $30 discount which demonstrates that they have the cyclist's best interests at heart :-) I'm much more impressed with the sister product: http://revolights.com/products/siva-cycle-atom From the ad copy: "The innovative design allows you to capture all of the energy created by your pedaling and store it in a classy little power plant that will sit on your back wheel." Hmm. Well, I usually want _some_ of the energy from my pedaling to go into propelling the bike. But OTOH: "The Atom is your ability to have an infinite amount of power." Holy cow! Infinite power! More power than a supernova! We can forget about piddling things like solar energy, wind energy. We can forget all about burning fossil fuels. Someone should buy just one of these, and solve all the world's energy problems! But do remember to throttle it back a bit. We really don't want a local supernova. Supernovae have advantages I suppose. You'll eventually reduce to a singularity and be better able to slip between lanes of traffic. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 I have quantumated into the OK panhandle waiting for the next tornado |
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Alvin D. I WUZ ADVISED twice in 2 days that a grandfather was a Sooner. At this time, I do not know Janet Guthrie. I do not know Janet Guthrie. I am impressed by the Guthrie on ramp .... I watched Janet drive, she was fast. The land is more subtle than what I'm familiar with, the Rockies/Cortez/Gulf/Chihuahua ecosystems interactions unclear...I'm at Salt Lake with a quake cycle at west and east points. Weather is toward Medicine Lodge, Amarillo 1066 is deserted as is Black Mesa. The dimensions and landforms are unknown known's. I went thru Covington looking to a recent quake 36.32700°N 97.56400°W finding an electrical stimulation of skin and skin hair approaching thru the school naborhood https://plus.google.com/photos/10223...377?banner=pwa Denver and I spoke abt local EQ. He suggested bird sites coming up with Walmart...and pointed out the crack. Grackles are the Walmart State Bird. Fine spring day A quake quaked while I was speaking to the Ranger and staff inside the HQ. The HQ's hung ceiling light panels rattle when quaked. I did not feel the quake, the staff was caught in motion. |
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On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 12:56:36 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Alvin D. I WUZ ADVISED twice in 2 days that a grandfather was a Sooner. At this time, I do not know Janet Guthrie. I do not know Janet Guthrie. I am impressed by the Guthrie on ramp .... I watched Janet drive, she was fast. The land is more subtle than what I'm familiar with, the Rockies/Cortez/Gulf/Chihuahua ecosystems interactions unclear...I'm at Salt Lake with a quake cycle at west and east points. Weather is toward Medicine Lodge, Amarillo 1066 is deserted as is Black Mesa. The dimensions and landforms are unknown known's. I went thru Covington looking to a recent quake 36.32700°N 97.56400°W finding an electrical stimulation of skin and skin hair approaching thru the school naborhood https://plus.google.com/photos/10223...377?banner=pwa Denver and I spoke abt local EQ. He suggested bird sites coming up with Walmart...and pointed out the crack. Grackles are the Walmart State Bird. Fine spring day A quake quaked while I was speaking to the Ranger and staff inside the HQ.. The HQ's hung ceiling light panels rattle when quaked. I did not feel the quake, the staff was caught in motion. AH YES ANDREW...wong blog ! I wuza wodering where it went,,,,eyeyhahhhahhah ! HA |
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since 1 April, 1971
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On 4/16/2015 1:49 AM, James wrote:
Apply some of this to your shoes, maybe as large dots on your rims, perhaps the cranks even. If you wear a helmet, it might void the compliance, so best not apply it there. Another failing of soft-shell lids. Composites generally get stronger with age, and the thermoset matrix and fiber reinforcement are generally inert to chemical attack (unlike EPS which is attacked by most petroleum fractions). -- T0m $herm@n |
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