I cyclo-commuted for the first time in 36 years this morning. When I was young and full of fire, it was either bike or walk, but a house way out in the country and a take-home vehicle cooled my ardor for cyclo-commuting. A little chest pain back in March, and some lifestyle reorganizations, cooler, drier weather; I hung the panniers this morning, and mounted up for one of the most pleasant 7.5 mile rides I've taken in years.

In the process of preparing to commute, I dug out some old stuff, and I wonder if anyone is still using a Topeak Nite Buster light set. It uses a "special" battery (that I was able to pick up at Batteries Plus for $12), but it is bright, and with two "headlights," one can be focused on the road and the other at oncoming traffic.