Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and I can't even keep upright on my
own two wheels:-(
This week I finally got fed up of the apparent invisibility you acquire when you only have two
wheels, when somebody pulled out of a side road right in front of me (and I mean right in front of
me - I stopped with inches to spare). I'm beter lit that most cyclists around here too. So, I
decided to go for some "serious" lights. I'm not a heavy duty cyclist - mostly just the 5 mile roud-
trip commute - so I wasn't looking to spend a lot of money. I found a promising looking 5w/10w Sigma
Mirage set on sale (£38 - seems like a bargain), ordered them Tuesday and they were delivered
yesterday.
Last night, I strapped everything on the bike and took it out for a test. The lights are fine.
Everybody should see me coming now (so the theory goes). But, cycling on a local side road on the
way home, my rear wheel caught some ice and decided it had had enough. Before I knew it, the bike
was sliding up the road with me following slightly behind it. No damage to either, fortunately. My
head didn't even come close to the ground, so I can't claim my h*lm*t saved my life:-) At least I
didn't break the new lights...
Steve.