So..... cycling - Page 8

Wossi · 15-01-2010, 20:13

I may look slightly daft but it's not going to stop me wearing it though.

Jonny69 · 19-01-2010, 16:49

My replacement Fenix L2D turned up. Very impressed.

REALLY bright compared to any bike light at that price and very good quality but at £50 it's not a budget option. It does light up the whole road though

Took these shining into the garage. Nothing scientific, just all taken at the same F5.6@1/8 ISO1600 camera setting in daytime.

First shot is from a 4xAA Energizer Duo torch like this one, that I take camping:

Then the L2D on low, mid, high and turbo mode:

Tomsk on OcUK did some as well: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...5&postcount=46

Goose · 27-01-2010, 11:43

Very nice.

I'm never sure how to photo the brightness of a bike light.

Jonny69 · 27-01-2010, 15:40

Well that's sort of misleading because it's daytime and it looks darker in the garage than it actually is, so all the lights are brighter if you 'see' them. A comparison is the best you can get. Basically set the camera so it takes an identical picture each time rather than adjusting itself.

On a more bikey subject I swapped my quick release skewers for some fixed ones so I don't have to chain it up so hard when I'm at the shops. Went into Evans and had a look at a Brompton for the commute. Working from home tomorrow and might have to visit the garage to knock up a temporary work hack out of the bits I've got down there. Should have enough to make a Frankenbike with welded scars and all

Goose · 11-02-2010, 23:34

Flipping.......brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Numb hands + broken bike bits = worst repair job ever.

Treefrog · 12-02-2010, 14:42

Ouchies! Been there, done that too. Getting a patch to stick in torrential rain is not fun either.
It is just a puncture isn't it?

Goose · 12-02-2010, 14:50

Yeap. Took a look at the repair job when I left this morning, glue everywhere and the patch was only just covering the hole. It was like I had done it blindfolded.

Rain I don't mind, it's when you can use your fingers properly. Took me ages to get the tire back on.

Treefrog · 12-02-2010, 15:36

Speaking of tyres, a lad down my street was getting shot of 2 MTB wheels for a tenner. When I saw they had good condition 1.95" Swalbe City Jets on I had them like a shot!

They're not as awesomely grippy or confidence inspiring when leant over as the 1.5" Maxxis Detonators I was running around on last summer - although that could be due to the road conditions, at least partially - but they do feel very, very nice to ride on.
A totally unquantifiable and subjective quality I know, but I can't really describe it any other way.

Wossi · 15-06-2010, 20:31

After cycling to me parents to help dad fit some fascia boards, I now have a new hatred of car drivers, even though I tend to drive everywhere myself. Some pillock on the way back decided to overtake just as I got to a roundabout to turn right

Also noticed that nobody in a car actually indicates on roundabouts and turns making it great fun trying to cycle.

On another note on only my 3rd time on the bike I managed to cycle 2.5 miles in 15 minutes, most of that was slightly uphill. Very proud of myself by currently unable to move much.

Jonny69 · 16-06-2010, 13:49

Cool, we should keep this thread running since I cycle a chunk of my commute regularly now

My racer is in for a new spoke. The wheel wasn't running 100% true so I decided to get a spoke wrench. I ended up making it worse so got the bike shop to do it properly and they did a good job. Unfortunately I think someone put a boot into the wheel while it was parked up and snapped a spoke at the hub, so it's back in to get that done. I'm on the temporary bike today which is an interesting ride, jacked up at the back and low at the front:

It was fun at first but it's a bit grating to live with. Might flip the bars back over tonight to make it a bit more comfortable. I do 5.74km in just over 15 minutes on the racer and a bit slower on this.

19-01-2010, 16:49	#72
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	My replacement Fenix L2D turned up. Very impressed. REALLY bright compared to any bike light at that price and very good quality but at £50 it's not a budget option. It does light up the whole road though Took these shining into the garage. Nothing scientific, just all taken at the same F5.6@1/8 ISO1600 camera setting in daytime. First shot is from a 4xAA Energizer Duo torch like this one, that I take camping: Then the L2D on low, mid, high and turbo mode: Tomsk on OcUK did some as well: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...5&postcount=46 __________________

27-01-2010, 11:43	#73
Goose The list is long, but distinguished Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 1,643	Very nice. I'm never sure how to photo the brightness of a bike light. __________________

27-01-2010, 15:40	#74
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Well that's sort of misleading because it's daytime and it looks darker in the garage than it actually is, so all the lights are brighter if you 'see' them. A comparison is the best you can get. Basically set the camera so it takes an identical picture each time rather than adjusting itself. On a more bikey subject I swapped my quick release skewers for some fixed ones so I don't have to chain it up so hard when I'm at the shops. Went into Evans and had a look at a Brompton for the commute. Working from home tomorrow and might have to visit the garage to knock up a temporary work hack out of the bits I've got down there. Should have enough to make a Frankenbike with welded scars and all __________________

11-02-2010, 23:34	#75
Goose The list is long, but distinguished Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 1,643	Flipping.......brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Numb hands + broken bike bits = worst repair job ever. __________________

12-02-2010, 14:42	#76
Treefrog Survivor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 1,761	Ouchies! Been there, done that too. Getting a patch to stick in torrential rain is not fun either. It is just a puncture isn't it? __________________ Commit random kindness and senseless acts of beauty

15-01-2010, 20:13	#71
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	I may look slightly daft but it's not going to stop me wearing it though.

12-02-2010, 14:50	#77
Goose The list is long, but distinguished Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 1,643	Yeap. Took a look at the repair job when I left this morning, glue everywhere and the patch was only just covering the hole. It was like I had done it blindfolded. Rain I don't mind, it's when you can use your fingers properly. Took me ages to get the tire back on. __________________

12-02-2010, 15:36	#78
Treefrog Survivor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 1,761	Speaking of tyres, a lad down my street was getting shot of 2 MTB wheels for a tenner. When I saw they had good condition 1.95" Swalbe City Jets on I had them like a shot! They're not as awesomely grippy or confidence inspiring when leant over as the 1.5" Maxxis Detonators I was running around on last summer - although that could be due to the road conditions, at least partially - but they do feel very, very nice to ride on. A totally unquantifiable and subjective quality I know, but I can't really describe it any other way. __________________ Commit random kindness and senseless acts of beauty

15-06-2010, 20:31	#79
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	After cycling to me parents to help dad fit some fascia boards, I now have a new hatred of car drivers, even though I tend to drive everywhere myself. Some pillock on the way back decided to overtake just as I got to a roundabout to turn right Also noticed that nobody in a car actually indicates on roundabouts and turns making it great fun trying to cycle. On another note on only my 3rd time on the bike I managed to cycle 2.5 miles in 15 minutes, most of that was slightly uphill. Very proud of myself by currently unable to move much.

16-06-2010, 13:49	#80
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Cool, we should keep this thread running since I cycle a chunk of my commute regularly now My racer is in for a new spoke. The wheel wasn't running 100% true so I decided to get a spoke wrench. I ended up making it worse so got the bike shop to do it properly and they did a good job. Unfortunately I think someone put a boot into the wheel while it was parked up and snapped a spoke at the hub, so it's back in to get that done. I'm on the temporary bike today which is an interesting ride, jacked up at the back and low at the front: It was fun at first but it's a bit grating to live with. Might flip the bars back over tonight to make it a bit more comfortable. I do 5.74km in just over 15 minutes on the racer and a bit slower on this. __________________