StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Yup, forgot about the arranged meals..
Friday Night Ride To Whitstable. 19th Aug 2016
- Thread starter Trickedem
- Start date
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- Tags
- fnrttc night ride
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Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Ok got the lights sorted, got hold of another set of the leyzyne, macro front and micro rear, have served me well for a couple of years, not often used tbh but now I have matching sets and I like the rubber strap mount system and have spares at home so it made too much sense not to. I was suprised really as they do not make them anymore but they do a grand job. £69 for the pair which is what I paid for the last lot.
frank9755
Cyclist
- Location
- West London
Ixon IQ has a much better beam pattern but the Hope, and it's bracket, are far better built.
velovoice
Veteran
- Location
- Between the City and the Sea
FYI, Same can be said for Exposure. I have their dynamo light the Revo and think it's wonderful, the only negative being the lack of an on/off switch, which would be useful when entering train stations.
velovoice
Veteran
- Location
- Between the City and the Sea
Yebbut... you need to know how to install the switch
AlexB
Guru
In the past battery lights outperformed dynamos so comprehensively that it was a no brainer to buy rechargeable battery lights, except they were so ridiculously expensive.
Now you can get a great dynamo light for a pretty reasonable sum so it's now down to how long you want the light to run...
Now you can get a great dynamo light for a pretty reasonable sum so it's now down to how long you want the light to run...
This is a really good light. I did the Southend ride with 2 of these. I know people who have done long audaxes with them. Only £8 at the moment.
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/LISMLU60/smart-lunar-60-lux-front-light
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/LISMLU60/smart-lunar-60-lux-front-light
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Just an aside, but I rode some of the FNRttC route today. From Upchurch to the other side of Sittingbourne I took another route.
Basically I looped along the coast, then through Iwade. There's a bit of uphill near the apex of that but nothing of Basser Hill proportions. The coastal bit is quite pleasant. Then I looped round the East of Sittingbourne on the Swale Way, which is a fast road with a good surface. It's all industrial units so it's not very pretty. OK, it's plain ugly. At the end of the Swale way it's easy to join the main FNRttC route on Tonge road by going down Mulberry Way, Gt Easthall way (shared use path) and Oak Road. I say "very easy" but you can see from the picture that, being an idiot, I made a total hash of it.
It's 12.2 km long with 54m climb with maximum gradient 4.6%, compared with the more direct Fridays route which is 8.8 km with 85m climb and maximum gradient 9.4%.
Just thought that people like @Trickedem who organise rides here, or @User13710 who has publicly stated a dislike of Basser Hill might be interested
Basically I looped along the coast, then through Iwade. There's a bit of uphill near the apex of that but nothing of Basser Hill proportions. The coastal bit is quite pleasant. Then I looped round the East of Sittingbourne on the Swale Way, which is a fast road with a good surface. It's all industrial units so it's not very pretty. OK, it's plain ugly. At the end of the Swale way it's easy to join the main FNRttC route on Tonge road by going down Mulberry Way, Gt Easthall way (shared use path) and Oak Road. I say "very easy" but you can see from the picture that, being an idiot, I made a total hash of it.
It's 12.2 km long with 54m climb with maximum gradient 4.6%, compared with the more direct Fridays route which is 8.8 km with 85m climb and maximum gradient 9.4%.
Just thought that people like @Trickedem who organise rides here, or @User13710 who has publicly stated a dislike of Basser Hill might be interested
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Did you cruise effortlessly through the housing estate at the end, or did you get hopelessly lost, like me?
