Old 09-12-08 | 10:50 PM
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From: North of the 49th Parallel (GPS grid soon)

Bikes: MTB Peugoet Canyon (forgot the model), Nikishi? roadbike, MTB custom build,

Prend,

BTW do you lock your helmet up to the bike or do you take it with you? If you take it with you then you can go with a flashlight mounted helmet light with a Twofish Lock and either a Fenix L2D (uses 2xAA and ~175lm) or a DealExtreme P7 flashlight on the helmet. Then for the handlebars well...put a P7 flashlight or the Dinotte on it (once you get a new battery. PITA what happened to you and the battery getting stolen ). Tho the lighting would get a bit spotty which I would think is ok on the roads but once you hit the pitch black trails/offroad you would soon realize that you want something with a bit more flood so you can see around you while you're riding. I did a DIY lighting myself thinking all spot/narrow beams is good and while it is good for majority of the riding I do (city/road) when I took the trail/offroad shortcuts or dark roads with lighting not on (like WTFF is with that? One side of the city has the lights on and the other side of the city has it off on the SAME road -.-;; Yah I know I'm bordering two city lines but WTF!? Can't the other city turn thier lights on? -.- I quickly realized my 5 degree optics while good for long range lighting I was not having enough mid-close range flood lighting to see around me so I put in some 15 degree optics which allowed me to open the light up a bit more to see around me while still having more forward lighting.
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