Batteries: Check out these places.

http://www.nicdlady.com/

http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp

As for chargers, I'm not up on the technology enough to comment. I would think at the very least you want something voltage regulating that goes into a trickle mode automatically. Many bike lights don't have proper chargers...mine has a cheap DC transformer and a timer.

anyone else not working or have some free time in the middle of the day and want to grab some lunch? i'm getting bored here. need to find a job...

i knew i had seen an article dealing with operator's battery conundrum somewhere. i present for your reading pleasure:

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/articles/ruane/

depends on where you're going. :) I brought lunch with me, but I could be convinced to spend money instead.

Operator, the best deal going is $5.99 + $2.99 (shipping and handling) for night vision glasses. You need 3 popsicle wrappers circa 1980 though.

do they take these wrappers as well?

http://marygillen.com/images/bazooka1.jpg

i thought the prices were more like 100,000 wrappers plus $1 shipping for a plastic toy i could get for $2.


edit: damn link didn't work.. ok fixed.

A worm with a sweater on! hahahhahahahahahaHAHaHaHAHhaHFhHaEAJKfJKaejksdjkfkjasdjfkasdjfajksdFAWUIECj

2002 Dancehall Queen Junko Kudo -- a very sweet fixed gear bike ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryW6ntBR4jA

I don't know if this is work safe. It is kind of scary tho.

Gyal dem flex!

I haven't seen or heard of Junko since that time, what is she up to lately?

too late.. leftover lasagna has been reheated. :)

not sure what shes doin now...just vanished after that...Im sure she tries for another title every year...and makes the odd appearance in videos etc...but have you seen the newer bashment queens? I think they got Junko beat...she made them look rell bad that year tho!

hahahahahaha dont be afraid man...the possibilities with a woman who moves like that are endless...;)

Can you even imagine having sex with that?

"Just ... wait a ... what the ... no, just hold still for a ... damnit, where the hell did ... what?!"

ahhhhhhhahahahaha

/me thinks he could figure outta way...[hint]have to slow the music down :D[/hint]

i wonder what finishing school she went to?

<no carrier>

Bah, with the way UPS/Fedex ships it's probably going to arrive in pieces and I have to pay $30 for them to fill in some forms at the border :|

Nice, thanks. The batteryspace was the one I was trying to avoid because they charge $20 for UPS standard (get pwned on brokerage) or $60 for UPS Expedited (ridiculous). Are there any local places downtown?

Right now it's looking like 12v MR11 bulbs @ 10w/15w being overvolted with a 14.2/13.2V Nimh D battery packs.

Basically it's going to last a ******* long time on one charge with awesome light output. You can substitute a SLA/NiCd batteries in place of the Nimh to save some money, but you pay for it in runtime/stable battery output/weight.

hah.. nice.

do they do USPS? they're not as fast but i find you don't get butt***ed by them for brokerage fees. i've had good luck with them with several large packages (bikes).

Let me know what you end up doing. I'm going to put together a system for the winter/night off road riding. Most likely a single helment mount, 12V. ~20W. The bulbs are cheap enough so that I may overvolt lots and just carry a spare bulb.

i don;t know **** about electrical output.... *looks for "Electronics, Lights and Battery Systems for Dummies"

search is still down.. when is it that offhoff suggested we go to the velodrome again? sep 16?

sept 16th I e-mailed today about it

Did you request that Professor Crankypants isn't present? ;)

Request that you not put said name in email request ;)

Edit: Jammer the guy was a ******.

Mr Cranky Pants? Having incontinence difficulties?

I have been watching the results from the London Track League. Mr Cranky-Pants...Aka Dave Bee... has been doing almost the same flying lap times since he has been going to the track...high 11's. I would be cranky too if every noob at the track was beating my time. I did a mid 11 time the first flying lap I ever did.

Rumble in da Bronx 3 video (why didn't they have any footage of people riding down the two stair sets - why?!):

http://playintrafficproductions.com/

What a jip, wheres the bikes.

http://discoverychannel.ca/video/top_video_list2/

Second video on the page called "rethinking the bicycle" shows some cool stuff.