More About Lights

On 15/03/17 01:41, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-03-13 17:19, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Monday, March 13, 2017 at 2:09:05 PM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-03-12 15:21, James wrote:
On 13/03/17 01:57, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-03-11 16:28, Sir Ridesalot wrote:


You need to look again at more modern stuff because many dynamo
hub standlights are quite bright for the time they stay on usually
a ferw minutes or so if needed. But then again absolutely NOTHING
ever works for you off the shelf.


Wrong, it does and I have written about it here in the NG. I bought
a Cree XM-L based light each for the road bike and the MTB. Of
course, since almost nothing in the world of cycling is very robust
or complete this had to be spiced up. Both lights got diffusor lenses
because they will otherwise blind others and the light distribution
wasn't to my liking. Big deal, you just buy diffusor lenses and
install them. Then the battery holders are lousy. This took a little
more work but nothing that can't be done with a trip to the hardware
store and basic hand tools:

http://www.analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Battbox2.JPG


You just proved Sir's point. Well done Joerg.


Huh? I made it quite clear that my solution works. It does very well.

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Regards, Joerg

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Because NOTHING works for you umn.ess you modify it.


Not true. As I said before the lights on the MTB and the road bike are
standard off the shelf. The diffusor lenses I installed were also off
the shelf. Swapping the plain plastic against those is not something
that qualifies as "work" because it merely involved screwing off a ring
and then screwing that back on. Like putting relish on a sausage which
doesn't alter the sausage.

The new WTB saddle is also unmodified. And the panniers. And the
speedometers. And ...

Yes, a lot of cycling gear is designed wrong or built in an inferior
quality but not everything. Therefore, your statement "absolutely
NOTHING" is not correct :-)


"Then the battery holders are lousy. This took a little more work but
nothing that can't be done with a trip to the hardware store and basic
hand tools:"

Huh? Indeed.

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JS