Don't need no stinking batteries
09-28-12, 11:04 PM
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Don't need no stinking batteries
No batteries needed for this light. Probably not very practical for a mtb. 
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/3260352967.html
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/3260352967.html
09-29-12, 01:49 PM
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Put it on your rear rack pointed at approaching drivers 
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Considering that bicycles pre-date the automobile considerably, at one time that may have been considered an excellent bicycle light for use by a bicycle commuter who preferred a bike to a horse drawn carriage and didn't want to walk. If it is actually a genuine pre-1900 bicycle light that is a genuine rare antique to a collector it may actually be worth the asking price.
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I have a friend who rides a recumbent and actually has a carbide light that he can mount on his bike. It produces a pretty decent amount of light.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbide_lamp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbide_lamp
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10-01-12, 02:03 PM
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Carbide headlamps were very common for spelunkers exploring in caves ..
not much wind down there to blow out your flame..
acetylene is the gas made and burned in the process,
but obviously open flame is NFG in Coal mines ..
not much wind down there to blow out your flame..
acetylene is the gas made and burned in the process,
but obviously open flame is NFG in Coal mines ..
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