Re: [RBW] Tis The Season - Wretched Excess

[jimD]

Lights
Front Wheel - Three Cateye Orbit Spoke Lights  available on Amazon
Back Wheel - N-Vision Wheel Light  available from 
http://www.bicyclenightlight.com (not sure how this will hold up
in rain.)
Tail Light/s - Dinotte 140R (only ever run it on low) two old Planet 
Bike blinkys
Head Light/s - Light and Motion Vega  - Older Princeton Tec fixed light 
with dedicated battery
On Helmet  -  Planet Bike Superflash Turbo (back) - headlight Plane 
Bike Blaze 2W

The wheel lights are fun but the Dinotte taillight and the lights on the helmet 
are what are for me,  the important aspects of this setup.

Though not  depicted well in the video, having a bright, direct-able, headlight 
on my helmet has been great for getting the attention of intersecting 
vehicles/creatures. 

A light I'm trying on another bike is a: '14 led bicycle wheel spoke light 
reflector set blue' available on Amazon.
At $8.00 it has amazing functionality. The hardware is sorta funky, not sure 
how it will hold up, but it produces a 
veritable light show.

Finally maybe for next winter there's this:
http://www.revolights.com/

JimD 

On Dec 18, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Jim Mather wrote:

> That is awesome! Would you mind listing the parts?
> 
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[RBW] Tis The Season - Wretched Excess

[jimD]

During the dark times of the year I find myself adding to the lighting on my 
Saluki to make myself more visible on my commute.

Plus it can be entertaining to have the bike masquerading as some sort of alien 
conveyance.

I'm fond of passive and active lighting. Reflective gear is excellent for 
taking advantage of car lighting to help
highlight the bike. Active lights are good for getting recognized and honored 
by cars exiting driveways, cars on 
intersecting roads, cars entering or exiting street side parking, along with 
ninja pedestrians, joggers, cyclists, and dogs.

The Saluki is my choice for 'dark and stormy night' rides. Over the years, 
during winter, I've gradually added to the bike's lighting arsenal.

There's a short video of this seasonably festive and pretty darn alien photon 
distributor in action on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/6532264723/in/photostream

JimD
Purveyor of rolling hallucinations

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