Record Time Commute AGAIN!

Hi all,

After a boozy day in the capital yesterday I came to work today and managed
to break my best ever commute time by another minute - im down to 37 minutes
now!

My original target was to do the commute in 30 mins so im well on my way!!!

Huzzah Huzzah!!

Got my riding glasses from ebay today! they are very good - Kryptonite
cycling glasses 7.99 in a nice sturdy case, rubber coated etc. etc. My buff
should be here very soon and im thinking about getting some new lights - can
anyone suggest some good (reasonably priced please) ones???

Cheers

Lee

"Doesnotcompute" wrote in message
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To see with or to be seen by?
The former don't exisit in a cheap format, the latter do.


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Ideally a bit of both - surely if i use them to see with i will BE seen!?

As 99% of my commute is in well lit areas I guess to be seen by is the best
solution!

"Lee" gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com
Ideally a bit of both - surely if i use them to see with i will BE seen!?

As 99% of my commute is in well lit areas I guess to be seen by is the
best
solution!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_d...dID=5300001124

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_d...dID=5300004473

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In message , Lee
gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com
writes
After a boozy day in the capital yesterday I came to work today and managed
to break my best ever commute time by another minute - im down to 37 minutes
now!

im thinking about getting some new lights - can
anyone suggest some good (reasonably priced please) ones???

Well, as ever it depends.

For regular commuting you can't beat dynamo powered lights. They are
always there and they just work, you don't have to remember to charge
the batteries to take things on and off the bike etc.

Best of all is a hub dynamo, but a modern sidewall driven one is fine.
Thought hey make a bit of noise, they don't really slow you down very
much, if at all I use AXA HR ones they have been good and reliable. If
you run a battery LED rear light then you can put a 3W bulb in the
front. (I have a battery LED on my utility bike where I use it a lot,
on my tourer, where the light's don't get used so much I have an AXA
rear LED light that is run by the dynamo but also has a battery system
to act a stand light)

I use a second rear LED as an extra lamp and as a backup. I use the good
old 5 LED Vistalite. It's pretty cheap and pretty bright

The Cateye AU100 is a good BS compliant rear light.

I'm probably going to invest in a front LED as a backup light for the
front. The Cateye Opticube ones look good from what I've seen.

I did build up a home-brew rechargeable system, it did give me useful
extra light at a time when I was travelling on an unlit path, but I
can't say I ever saw any benefit on the road in terms of the way drivers
behaved.

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Chris French, Leeds

"Simon Mason" wrote in message
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"Lee"
gnippernospampleasemuchly@nospampleasemuchlyverym uch.btinternet.com
Ideally a bit of both - surely if i use them to see with i will BE
seen!?

As 99% of my commute is in well lit areas I guess to be seen by is the
best
solution!

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_d...dID=5300001124

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_d...dID=5300004473

Forgot to say that if you power them with NiMH cells then they cost
virtually nothing to operate.

Simon

chris French writes:

Best of all is a hub dynamo, but a modern sidewall driven one is
fine. Thought hey make a bit of noise, they don't really slow you down
very much, if at all I use AXA HR ones they have been good and
reliable.

I used to use (and love) dynamos which fitted just behind the bottom
bracket and when in use rode on the centre of the tread of the read
wheel. They used to wear out in the end and weren't easily repairable,
so I got through about one a year... but while they worked they were
superb. Does anyone know if these are still made?

The problem with sidewall driven ones is that a skinny tyre doesn't
really have much meat on its sidewall.

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Simon Brooke wrote:

I used to use (and love) dynamos which fitted just behind the bottom
bracket and when in use rode on the centre of the tread of the read
wheel. They used to wear out in the end and weren't easily repairable,
so I got through about one a year... but while they worked they were
superb. Does anyone know if these are still made?

Union do two models - http://www.sjscycles.com/store/cat116.htm

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Lee wrote:
Hi all,
After a boozy day in the capital yesterday I came to work today and
managed to break my best ever commute time by another minute - im down
to 37 minutes now!
My original target was to do the commute in 30 mins so im well on my
way!!!
Huzzah Huzzah!!
Got my riding glasses from ebay today! they are very good - Kryptonite
cycling glasses 7.99 in a nice sturdy case, rubber coated etc. etc.



Geez, why don't you go out and buy a yellow jersey to celebrate with
everytime you break your own record. Rules are you can only wear it the
day after setting a new record. See how many days you can keep it for.

Then you'll be the real deal!



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Lee wrote:
Hi all,

After a boozy day in the capital yesterday I came to work today and
managed to break my best ever commute time by another minute - im
down to 37 minutes now!

My original target was to do the commute in 30 mins so im well on my
way!!!


At that rate of improvement continues, in a year or so you'll be getting to
work before you've left home ;-)

Tony

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