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11-21-02, 08:25 AM
First of all...
Illuminite Tights from Performance (see http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.html?SKU=15732 for more info)
http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/400/10_0589.jpg
I just got a pair of these (thanks Mom!) and I think that they are just the cat's wiskers! Very nice fit, well made, and just bright when shining a light on them. You couldn't tell when seen in normal lighting conditions that anything is, well, odd about them, but when viewed from near a lighting source, it appears as though you're wearing lit chain mail.
I had them on my morning commute and it was about 0 C and they were just fine. Might have been cold starting out, but they just warmed up fine. I like the fact that they don't have any zippers to ruin at the calves. The price is right too! only $40 US is well worth it...
Up top, my Burley Rapid Rider
http://www.burley.com/images/content/catalog/raingear/group.jpg
jacket is just great. It keeps the rain off, and it seems to me that the jacket ventilates MUCH better than any GoreTex jacket that I've ever had. It's a tad difficult to get the arms into the sleeves if all of the vents are open <g> but it's worth it!
The pants to the jacket also are a worthwhile investment. Both (especially the jacket) are well visible in the kind of weather that you'll be wearing them in.
The new lights that I have been trying out (Cateye EL-300) is much smaller than I had expected, and I would highly recommend it for a easy way to throw quite a bit of light for non-racing speeds. I've got a EL-300 & EL-200 in front and paired with a EternaLight X-Ray on my helmet it provides sufficient light for non-rain conditions at night (with cars) on non-lit roads, but I can't wait until I get my mount for my BlowTorch...this thing is just as bright as Meriweather has claimed.
Behind I'm lit up with a number of VistaLites, which just do the job, without fail.
Have fun riding this winter!
Tom
Illuminite Tights from Performance (see http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.html?SKU=15732 for more info)
http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/400/10_0589.jpg
I just got a pair of these (thanks Mom!) and I think that they are just the cat's wiskers! Very nice fit, well made, and just bright when shining a light on them. You couldn't tell when seen in normal lighting conditions that anything is, well, odd about them, but when viewed from near a lighting source, it appears as though you're wearing lit chain mail.
I had them on my morning commute and it was about 0 C and they were just fine. Might have been cold starting out, but they just warmed up fine. I like the fact that they don't have any zippers to ruin at the calves. The price is right too! only $40 US is well worth it...
Up top, my Burley Rapid Rider
http://www.burley.com/images/content/catalog/raingear/group.jpg
jacket is just great. It keeps the rain off, and it seems to me that the jacket ventilates MUCH better than any GoreTex jacket that I've ever had. It's a tad difficult to get the arms into the sleeves if all of the vents are open <g> but it's worth it!
The pants to the jacket also are a worthwhile investment. Both (especially the jacket) are well visible in the kind of weather that you'll be wearing them in.
The new lights that I have been trying out (Cateye EL-300) is much smaller than I had expected, and I would highly recommend it for a easy way to throw quite a bit of light for non-racing speeds. I've got a EL-300 & EL-200 in front and paired with a EternaLight X-Ray on my helmet it provides sufficient light for non-rain conditions at night (with cars) on non-lit roads, but I can't wait until I get my mount for my BlowTorch...this thing is just as bright as Meriweather has claimed.
Behind I'm lit up with a number of VistaLites, which just do the job, without fail.
Have fun riding this winter!
Tom