Ride into work today was good. When I left the house it was raining lightly, and about 65 (18C) degrees so I wore a fleece like jacket work gave me for the first three miles then the rain stopped, and I was plenty warm from riding so I stowed the jacket in my pannier and kept going. I'm not sure how I did it but sometime last night I managed to pull my groin. I was a bit worried about the ride into work since my car has been at the office since Sunday, but after getting on the saddle, I didn't notice the pull at all. Much like my ankle that's not fully healed, I guess bicycling just doesn't use those bits the way walking does.

I followed the suggestion of another member and attached my Fenix PD30 flashlight to my helmet. Most the ride was pretty dark so I left that light on constant at the middle setting ~ 35 lumens. Was great for reading things like my bike computer, and lighting around corners before actually getting there. The Magic Shine headlight was everything I had hoped it would be, and more. I used the fast strobe setting to light my way in the dark. It's fast enough as to be nearly constant on. It's not as bright in any one spot as the Fenix was, but the size of the cone of light is very impressive, and inspired a lot more confidence riding in the dark on some of the rural roads I take to get to work.

The magic shine taillight freaked me out a couple of times. Mostly because as I would pass some low signage along the side of the road, I would see red flashing in front of me!!! I doubt it's any brighter than the Planet Bike Superflash. In fact I'd wager the Superflash is a better taillight overall. I do like that the Magic Shine taillight uses the same battery fitting as the headlight, and the same battery chargers as the headlight. I envision getting a second large battery, wiring the two batteries in parallel, and then wiring both lights into the common power source down the road.