just ride backwards, your tail light from commuting on your cross bike should be perfect.
let me know how it goes, I'll be the one dressed like Ahab cleaning out my Ambergris lanterns after being 1 person from DFL in the Bs
Astronomers use red light during night time viewing hours, as it is the wavelength that is easiest to tolerate when deep-sky viewing. Has anyone tried covering their bike lights with just a thin layer of red plastic film? Results? Or maybe use red lens eyewear?
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What? A fine old a carbide lamp too good for ya?
Rick Johnson
Bend, OregonEvery revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction...
One, it's completely impossible.
Two, it's possible, but it's not worth doing.
Three, I said it was a good idea all along.Arthur C. Clarke
bees wax? Please.
Maybe that's a west coast bias.
Everyone KNOWS Ambergris is the BOMB for night
riding. Duh.
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If you are faster then me I highly recommend candle light,
bees wax works great! If you want a more reliable light go
with a hurricane oil lamp! All this talk about bright baja
lights is malarky!
BM
On Sep 21, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Arlo <arlovarri@hotmail.com>wrote:
> if I remember from last year very few riders at the
dairy used lights, even for the later races. I tried a
light once and it made me focus on the one bright spot which
ruined my night vision and ability to see the course as a
flowing line. I felt faster without the light because my
night vision let me find the line far enough out in front of
the bike and I could see how that line connected to where I
was. Sounds crazy I guess. as far as lights I love my mini
newt for night rides. Arlo
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What? A fine old a carbide lamp too good for ya?
Rick Johnson
Bend, OregonEvery revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction...
One, it's completely impossible.
Two, it's possible, but it's not worth doing.
Three, I said it was a good idea all along.Arthur C. Clarke
bees wax? Please.
Maybe that's a west coast bias.
Everyone KNOWS Ambergris is the BOMB for night
riding. Duh.
Mark J. Ginsberg
Berkshire Ginsberg, LLC
Attorneys At Law
1216 SE Belmont St.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 542-3000
Fax (503) 233-6874
markjginsberg@yahoo.com
www.bikesafetylaw.com
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Subject:
Re: [OBRA Chat] Need Light Recommendation for Blind Date
Se...
If you are faster then me I highly recommend candle light,
bees wax works great! If you want a more reliable light go
with a hurricane oil lamp! All this talk about bright baja
lights is malarky!
BM
On Sep 21, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Arlo <arlovarri@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> if I remember from last year very few riders at the
dairy used lights, even for the later races. I tried a
light once and it made me focus on the one bright spot which
ruined my night vision and ability to see the course as a
flowing line. I felt faster without the light because my
night vision let me find the line far enough out in front of
the bike and I could see how that line connected to where I
was. Sounds crazy I guess. as far as lights I love my mini
newt for night rides. Arlo
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I agree with this. When I ran a dinky little light it killed my night
vision. Huge lights or no lights. No lights is more fun though.
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Arlo wrote:
> if I remember from last year very few riders at the dairy used lights, even
> for the later races. I tried a light once and it made me focus on the one
> bright spot which ruined my night vision and ability to see the course as a
> flowing line. I felt faster without the light because my night vision let
> me find the line far enough out in front of the bike and I could see how
> that line connected to where I was. Sounds crazy I guess. as far as lights
> I love my mini newt for night rides. Arlo
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You could always light the carbon fiber wheels and frame on fire.
bees wax? Please.
Maybe that's a west coast bias.
Everyone KNOWS Ambergris is the BOMB for night riding. Duh.
If you are faster then me I highly recommend candle light, bees wax works great! If you want a more reliable light go with a hurricane oil lamp! All this talk about bright baja lights is malarky!
BM
On Sep 21, 2011, at 5:21 PM, Arlo wrote:
> if I remember from last year very few riders at the dairy used lights, even for the later races. I tried a light once and it made me focus on the one bright spot which ruined my night vision and ability to see the course as a flowing line. I felt faster without the light because my night vision let me find the line far enough out in front of the bike and I could see how that line connected to where I was. Sounds crazy I guess. as far as lights I love my mini newt for night rides. Arlo
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if I remember from last year very few riders at the dairy used lights, even for the later races. I tried a light once and it made me focus on the one bright spot which ruined my night vision and ability to see the course as a flowing line. I felt faster without the light because my night vision let me find the line far enough out in front of the bike and I could see how that line connected to where I was. Sounds crazy I guess. as far as lights I love my mini newt for night rides. Arlo
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