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06-29-15, 12:27 PM
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It's a Dinotte. Model is "Quad" or something like that. It is super-bright, rechargeable and on flash mode lasts forever- way longer than a double century (not that I run it all day). It's very expensive, I think it was something like $400.
But it is brighter than the light of a thousand moons and it always works, never runs low. I ride a lot in the dark, so this is a pretty important safety thing, I did not scrimp. Not saying everyone needs to spend $400 on a rear blinky to be safe. Just that if you buy this one, it will perform 100% as advertised.
But it is brighter than the light of a thousand moons and it always works, never runs low. I ride a lot in the dark, so this is a pretty important safety thing, I did not scrimp. Not saying everyone needs to spend $400 on a rear blinky to be safe. Just that if you buy this one, it will perform 100% as advertised.
06-29-15, 12:40 PM
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Maybe 3-4 hours at the start of a double and then another 3-4 towards the end. This was for the Dead of Winter, which was on one of the shortest days of the year. We started at 4am and I ran the light until after dawn, maybe 7:30 or 8am? Then again later that same day after sunset, so maybe 5-9 pm? With no charging in between because I was out on the course the entire time.
06-29-15, 12:48 PM
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Maybe 3-4 hours at the start of a double and then another 3-4 towards the end. This was for the Dead of Winter, which was on one of the shortest days of the year. We started at 4am and I ran the light until after dawn, maybe 7:30 or 8am? Then again later that same day after sunset, so maybe 5-9 pm? With no charging in between because I was out on the course the entire time.
06-29-15, 02:48 PM
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Easy 30 miles today and stopped just for the group to take a picture of a section of corn growing:
06-29-15, 04:41 PM
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Today I was in the Fisk power generating station in Joliet, Illinois. The station is 100 years old and is being converted from coal to natural gas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisk_Generating_Station
As a result of the conversion from coal to natural gas there will be a reduction in the number of employees required to operate the station from 300 employees to 50 employees.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisk_Generating_Station
As a result of the conversion from coal to natural gas there will be a reduction in the number of employees required to operate the station from 300 employees to 50 employees.
06-29-15, 04:49 PM
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06-29-15, 05:47 PM
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"John Wick"... fun flick with a good message... kill a puppy and you are all gonna die.
06-29-15, 06:07 PM
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06-29-15, 06:16 PM
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06-29-15, 06:23 PM
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I know two fellows at church who spent time in Westville, Indiana.
06-29-15, 06:31 PM
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06-29-15, 06:56 PM
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06-29-15, 07:20 PM
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You must be more specialer.
Working lots of hours, riding a bit, shoulder is somewhat under control with a cortisone shot. Wife is home after spending most of the year so far in the hospital. FiL is still driving me nuts.
Of course you are. Did I miss #3 ? BMC, Trek and ??
Nice to hear from you. How the hell have you been?!
I'm thinking of getting a 4th bike.
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06-29-15, 07:38 PM
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06-29-15, 07:51 PM
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You must be more specialer.
Working lots of hours, riding a bit, shoulder is somewhat under control with a cortisone shot. Wife is home after spending most of the year so far in the hospital. FiL is still driving me nuts.
Of course you are. Did I miss #3 ? BMC, Trek and ??
Working lots of hours, riding a bit, shoulder is somewhat under control with a cortisone shot. Wife is home after spending most of the year so far in the hospital. FiL is still driving me nuts.
Of course you are. Did I miss #3 ? BMC, Trek and ??
2. "Somewhat under control" is I guess good, better than not under control. "Wife is home" =
FIL = 
3. I don't remember when you left? I crashed the Magic Bike in Nov. Nothing major, just hit a gate in a funny way. Thought all was ok, but I had a big event ride coming up and husband did not feel ok with me riding the crashed bike without adequate time to have the frame tested, he bought a new frame using crash protection. Eventually had it tested, down tube was cracked. Repaired that, so had an extra frame. Then just about a month ago, got Di2 as an anniversary present (I know! Best anniversary present ever!). Suddenly we had enough spare parts to build up the extra BMC frame. So now I have the New and Improved Magic Bike (my main squeeze) and the Sparrow and the Original Magic Bike (trainer bike). Looking into maybe getting a TT bike. I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to do that, I might actually wind up cannibalizing parts off the Original Magic Bike, in which case I guess I'll be down to 3 bikes again.
Are you riding much? Or is the shoulder keeping you off the bike?
06-29-15, 08:12 PM
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06-29-15, 08:15 PM
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06-29-15, 08:23 PM
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Got mine on Saturday. I'm driving tomorrow so the sub will be a boomin'. I had too much going on today, and completely spaced it out. The NP is on it's way to WA via these folks. Best decision ever.
I had too much going on today, and completely spaced it out. The NP is on it's way to WA via these folks. Best decision ever.