First real test

[email hidden] (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Now that sounds good 'cept amoeba brain me has had it confirmed it's not
Brum, it's Coventry.

Close enough!

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Dave...

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Today is Nathan's first real winter test of cycling to & from college.
It's
freezing fog out there, plus frost *everywhere*. At least he's gone out
brightly lit with reflectives & fluorescents on. But being the job of a
mother
to worry about the offspring, I shan't be content until he's back home at
the
end of the day. This wrapping them up in base layers, long-sleeve
winter-weight
jersey, Pearl Izumi gloves & longs is far more worrying than wrapping them
in
cottonwool ;-)

Yes, it was minus 4 as I rode to work at 0545 this morning. I was given an
extra wide berth on the roundabouts and it seemed car drivers were extra
cautious today as I gingerly crept around the roads. I was wearing a Gore
Riva t shirt with Windstopper material, with a Gore Jersey and Gore silver
jacket (3 layers). My fleecy Altura longs covered the legs.

Trust Nathan arrived home OK and at least he has a nice weekend off to look
forward to. Some of us will have an alarm call at 0500 tomorrow :-( Still,
at least I've still got a job to go to. Until next March at least.
--
Simon M.

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Trust Nathan arrived home OK and at least he has a nice weekend off to look
forward to. Some of us will have an alarm call at 0500 tomorrow :-( Still,
at least I've still got a job to go to. Until next March at least.
--
Simon M.

He's literally just got back in the last minute. It's a cold evening out there
& his gloves iced over this morning. But his hands stayed warm, as the Pearl
Izumi gloves worked well. Due to the run-off from some of the fields the
boundary between road & verge - all mud... so the ride home was a bit bumpy. At
the speed he tends to ride, which is somewhat faster than my pootling along, I
think some *seriously bright* lights are needed - which means seriously
expensive. Bah!

Cheers, helen s

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He's literally just got back in the last minute. It's a cold evening out
there
& his gloves iced over this morning. But his hands stayed warm, as the
Pearl
Izumi gloves worked well. Due to the run-off from some of the fields the
boundary between road & verge - all mud... so the ride home was a bit
bumpy. At
the speed he tends to ride, which is somewhat faster than my pootling
along, I
think some *seriously bright* lights are needed - which means seriously
expensive. Bah!

I've been using this Cateye TL1000 rear lamp for a few weeks now.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360014478

It's a stunningly bright light and you can have constant and flashing on the
same lamp as well as side visibility. Only takes 2 AA cells - mine are still
on the originals.

Oh, I've just realised you mean the front light! I'm afraid I can't help you
there, I use the EL300 + EL400 like you. Good for lighting up road signs,
but not the black stuff so much.

--
Simon M.

On 3/12/04 5:29 pm, in article [email hidden],

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

At
the speed he tends to ride, which is somewhat faster than my pootling along, I
think some *seriously bright* lights are needed - which means seriously
expensive. Bah!

Seriously bright only need be seriously expensive if they are seriously
light or have stupendous run times.

Try th ecateye lead acid ones.. he just has to remember to charge them up
every night and they should give enough runtime to get him there and back.

...d

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

I think some *seriously bright* lights are needed - which means seriously
expensive. Bah!

Have a look at the Eurolight rechargeables from Argos.
I think they've gone up a bit since their ofer but they are excellent
for the price (around £35)
You get a 10W and a 5W halogen

John B

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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers (') said:

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Wednesday 8th? Fancy meeting for coffee? (I'll be knackered after a
night shift). If you are cycling, I can provide access to reasonably
secure parking at the hospital in the city centre.

Let me know ... richard at artybee <spherical punctuation mark> net

Now that sounds good 'cept amoeba brain me has had it confirmed it's
not Brum, it's Coventry.

Someone sending you to Coventry? Why would anyone want to do that?

GD&R.

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On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:22:35 +0000, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

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Oh I *know* he'll be okay. He's been taught to cycle sensibly and it's all
part of growing up etc., etc... But it doesn't stop the worry gene part of
motherhood from going into illogical overdrive ;-)

My mother did not, and still does not, know that I cycled along the A5 at
the age of 9 or 10. That was before the M1 was opened, and all the
Liverpool/Manchester-London traffic went along it! Now that was scary,
and even as a fully Franklinised adult I don't think I'd do it again.

Mike

Mike Causer said:

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:22:35 +0000, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

Quoted message said:

Oh I *know* he'll be okay. He's been taught to cycle sensibly and it's all
part of growing up etc., etc... But it doesn't stop the worry gene part of
motherhood from going into illogical overdrive ;-)

My mother did not, and still does not, know that I cycled along the A5 at
the age of 9 or 10. That was before the M1 was opened, and all the
Liverpool/Manchester-London traffic went along it! Now that was scary,
and even as a fully Franklinised adult I don't think I'd do it again.

Mike

I amaze myself at the thought that I used to ride down the A19 when I
was a teenager. It is a fast dual carriageway road with light traffic
but I wouldn't ride on it now.