So..... cycling - Page 21

LeperousDust · 19-09-2011, 08:52

Mine will this Saturday

Can't wait frankly; haven't been out properly in ages, in fact i'm slightly scared of my fitness its that long!

Black Route (if we are that brave, i doubt it will happen this saturday)
Red Route (much more likely since there are 7 or more of us and it probably better suits us all together)

Jonny69 · 19-09-2011, 12:02

5 hours for 29km sounds epic. Black route!

LeperousDust · 20-09-2011, 00:12

It is truly epic, i love it, it inter twines with the red route so you can chop and choose and still do the distance without some of the mammoth drop offs and truly deadly terrain

But i fear i don't think i can pull ~30km off road right now!

It's been forever properly... Poor show by me, but we'll see what the group wants on saturday at the end of the day i'll do whatever really, its all fun.

I've done the blue route many times with friends trying to get them into biking and tbh if you *really* push yourself its quite silly!

LeperousDust · 24-09-2011, 17:29

I'm a broken man! Half way round the black route and bailed for the red, i had to give up! It was still fun, and i actually had far more serious accident(s) coming down the red route

Love that place so much, it fires me up every time i go!

LeperousDust · 05-10-2011, 04:24

I think i've been possibly convinced to start some night cycling which would fit in with my backwards sleep pattern due to working strange hours. Not too sure about riding on my own just properly in the dark just yet, but we'll see. I've done the odd trip out in blackness around Arthur's Seat, which was enough to be fair it gets prettttty isolated up there at night! But i might try and head out a bit further. Just short listed under~£60 (delivered) worth of lights from DX, slight overkill, but i don't plan to run them on max much, and just hopefully stretch battery life from them.

TrustFire Protected 18650 Lithium Battery (2500mAh 2-Pack Blue)

Digital Li-Ion 18650 Battery Charger

Universal Nylon Mount for Flashlights and Lasers

Universal Adjustable Bicycle Mount for Flashlights (2cm~4cm Diameter)

UltraFire TH-T60 HA-II XM-LT60 2-Mode 1000-Lumen White LED Flashlight with Strap (1 x 18650)

T6 Water Resistant XML-T6 3-Mode 1200-Lumen White LED Bike Light with Battery Pack Set

So one bike mounted light and one directional helmet mounted light, and a whole lot of lumens. Quite shocking how cheap BRIGHT LED torches are now days!

Joe 90 · 05-10-2011, 17:30

Wow. I'm impressed. Might have to get some of that gear for myself. Although I've still never actually used my cateye lights!!

I've also been wanting the daddy of all maglites for years as a friend of mine has one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maglite-Blis.../ref=de_a_smtd
Thats a seriously powerful bulb, but lumen wise looks amateur in comparison!

Jonny69 · 06-10-2011, 20:55

Just for reference my Fenix L2D is 180 lumens and it's awesome on unlit roads. It's undeniable that that torch will be very bright but I'd take 1000 lumens with a pinch of salt because it's that cheap. It certainly won't have a regulated output, so it'll start bright and fade away, whereas a regulated output stays constant until the battery is empty (edit: ok I take that back, the advert says it's regulated). 18650 cells are the way to get big outputs though and I find the torch option both cheaper and more flexible than dedicated bike lights. I use my torch as a torch quite regularly now I've got it. Very handy

Lights are like locks. You wince at the price but you never regret it once they arrive

LeperousDust · 07-10-2011, 00:25

It's note quite the same Jonny, also that torch definitely isn't regulated at that price, DX are just monkeys. But you'll get 1-1.5 hours out of it on max per cell, which is more than enough, given it'll be getting turned up and down. I could spend more indeed, but actually considering the torch/LED market, you can't invest right now, that's like saying i'll invest in computer memory (of any sort!

), whereas lock technology hasn't really "improved" (they've just got thicker/bigger in most cases). Prices are plummeting, and even in the next few months, even these will probably be half the price! I know when i priced up a decent ghetto install back in 2008 it was looking like easily over £100.

Check out MTBBritain Lights sub forum, yes i could spend more i agree, but for what it's worth right now it's really not necessary. I also agree it won't be 5gazillion lumens, but i do know it's ****ing bright, brighter and more efficient than the CREE P7's their using (they've been lumen price king for a long time). So however many lumens it is, enough is the real answer.

Joe 90 · 14-10-2011, 20:57

Finally found an old bike. A friend's dad has quite a lot of bikes & has let me borrow this, not sure yet if he'll let me keep it but I've got a feeling he might *fingers crossed*

It doesn't look much but I'm told its got good parts, all old campagnolo stuff. It was also caked in the most grease I've ever seen. I'd already spent a few hours cleaning it up for this photo but I'll need to spend a few more before its got the chrome finish back!!

bru_tkd · 14-10-2011, 21:36

Very nice, you can't beat retro - especially where Campag is concerned... that rear mech is awesome. Ooooh and check out the large flange hubs!

Give us some close-ups of those components!

19-09-2011, 08:52	#201
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Mine will this Saturday Can't wait frankly; haven't been out properly in ages, in fact i'm slightly scared of my fitness its that long! Black Route (if we are that brave, i doubt it will happen this saturday) Red Route (much more likely since there are 7 or more of us and it probably better suits us all together) __________________

19-09-2011, 12:02	#202
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	5 hours for 29km sounds epic. Black route! __________________

20-09-2011, 00:12	#203
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	It is truly epic, i love it, it inter twines with the red route so you can chop and choose and still do the distance without some of the mammoth drop offs and truly deadly terrain But i fear i don't think i can pull ~30km off road right now! It's been forever properly... Poor show by me, but we'll see what the group wants on saturday at the end of the day i'll do whatever really, its all fun. I've done the blue route many times with friends trying to get them into biking and tbh if you really push yourself its quite silly! __________________

24-09-2011, 17:29	#204
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I'm a broken man! Half way round the black route and bailed for the red, i had to give up! It was still fun, and i actually had far more serious accident(s) coming down the red route Love that place so much, it fires me up every time i go! __________________

05-10-2011, 04:24	#205
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I think i've been possibly convinced to start some night cycling which would fit in with my backwards sleep pattern due to working strange hours. Not too sure about riding on my own just properly in the dark just yet, but we'll see. I've done the odd trip out in blackness around Arthur's Seat, which was enough to be fair it gets prettttty isolated up there at night! But i might try and head out a bit further. Just short listed under~£60 (delivered) worth of lights from DX, slight overkill, but i don't plan to run them on max much, and just hopefully stretch battery life from them. TrustFire Protected 18650 Lithium Battery (2500mAh 2-Pack Blue) Digital Li-Ion 18650 Battery Charger Universal Nylon Mount for Flashlights and Lasers Universal Adjustable Bicycle Mount for Flashlights (2cm~4cm Diameter) UltraFire TH-T60 HA-II XM-LT60 2-Mode 1000-Lumen White LED Flashlight with Strap (1 x 18650) T6 Water Resistant XML-T6 3-Mode 1200-Lumen White LED Bike Light with Battery Pack Set So one bike mounted light and one directional helmet mounted light, and a whole lot of lumens. Quite shocking how cheap BRIGHT LED torches are now days! __________________

05-10-2011, 17:30	#206
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Wow. I'm impressed. Might have to get some of that gear for myself. Although I've still never actually used my cateye lights!! I've also been wanting the daddy of all maglites for years as a friend of mine has one - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maglite-Blis.../ref=de_a_smtd Thats a seriously powerful bulb, but lumen wise looks amateur in comparison! __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

06-10-2011, 20:55	#207
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Just for reference my Fenix L2D is 180 lumens and it's awesome on unlit roads. It's undeniable that that torch will be very bright but I'd take 1000 lumens with a pinch of salt because it's that cheap. It certainly won't have a regulated output, so it'll start bright and fade away, whereas a regulated output stays constant until the battery is empty (edit: ok I take that back, the advert says it's regulated). 18650 cells are the way to get big outputs though and I find the torch option both cheaper and more flexible than dedicated bike lights. I use my torch as a torch quite regularly now I've got it. Very handy Lights are like locks. You wince at the price but you never regret it once they arrive __________________

07-10-2011, 00:25	#208
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	It's note quite the same Jonny, also that torch definitely isn't regulated at that price, DX are just monkeys. But you'll get 1-1.5 hours out of it on max per cell, which is more than enough, given it'll be getting turned up and down. I could spend more indeed, but actually considering the torch/LED market, you can't invest right now, that's like saying i'll invest in computer memory (of any sort! ), whereas lock technology hasn't really "improved" (they've just got thicker/bigger in most cases). Prices are plummeting, and even in the next few months, even these will probably be half the price! I know when i priced up a decent ghetto install back in 2008 it was looking like easily over £100. Check out MTBBritain Lights sub forum, yes i could spend more i agree, but for what it's worth right now it's really not necessary. I also agree it won't be 5gazillion lumens, but i do know it's ***ing bright, brighter and more efficient than the CREE P7's their using (they've been lumen price king for a long time). So however many lumens it is, enough is the real answer. __________________ Last edited by LeperousDust; 07-10-2011 at 00:42.*

14-10-2011, 20:57	#209
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Finally found an old bike. A friend's dad has quite a lot of bikes & has let me borrow this, not sure yet if he'll let me keep it but I've got a feeling he might fingers crossed It doesn't look much but I'm told its got good parts, all old campagnolo stuff. It was also caked in the most grease I've ever seen. I'd already spent a few hours cleaning it up for this photo but I'll need to spend a few more before its got the chrome finish back!! __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

14-10-2011, 21:36	#210
bru_tkd Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 20	Very nice, you can't beat retro - especially where Campag is concerned... that rear mech is awesome. Ooooh and check out the large flange hubs! Give us some close-ups of those components! __________________ Gas Mark 9, Funk Factor 10

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