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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Let there be Light
FRONT
The price is $99 and at first glance that may seem like a lot if you're used to buying non rechargeable battery lights. However over the life of this MiniNewt you will save $200 in batteries and have a far superior light. This thing really throws a lot of light (110 lumens) for the price. The older I get the more important that is. Though I have a wheel with a dynamo hub I just found that as good as that set up was....I just need more light for these old eyes.
The Li-ion battery is rechargable through an electrical outlet or a USB port and you don't have to worry about overcharging as with previous generation rechargeable batteries. It has a 3 hour run time. It's lightweight at 175 grams. For $129 it comes with a helmet mounting system.
REAR
On the Salsa I have a Planet Bike Superflash tail light clipped to a seat bag. This too is a great light with the superflash mode being very bright.
On the Surly I have the Blackburn Mars 3.0 attached to my rear rack. I just picked this one up because it has side LED’s for lateral visibility and it also attaches to rear racks which surprisingly not all tail lights do....at least easily.
So what lights do you use?
The price is $99 and at first glance that may seem like a lot if you're used to buying non rechargeable battery lights. However over the life of this MiniNewt you will save $200 in batteries and have a far superior light. This thing really throws a lot of light (110 lumens) for the price. The older I get the more important that is. Though I have a wheel with a dynamo hub I just found that as good as that set up was....I just need more light for these old eyes.
The Li-ion battery is rechargable through an electrical outlet or a USB port and you don't have to worry about overcharging as with previous generation rechargeable batteries. It has a 3 hour run time. It's lightweight at 175 grams. For $129 it comes with a helmet mounting system.
REAR
On the Salsa I have a Planet Bike Superflash tail light clipped to a seat bag. This too is a great light with the superflash mode being very bright.
On the Surly I have the Blackburn Mars 3.0 attached to my rear rack. I just picked this one up because it has side LED’s for lateral visibility and it also attaches to rear racks which surprisingly not all tail lights do....at least easily.
So what lights do you use?
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Ice (is melting) Bowl
Packers take on the Cowboys today and given last week's performance I'm not holding out much hope.
UPDATE: I love being wrong on this. Packers beat Dallas
Today's Listen
Words to live by:
It might feel good
It might sound a lil somethin
But fuck the game
If it ain't sayin nuttin
Friday, November 13, 2009
Kiss da Baby
Reports that OchoCinco was fined $20,000 for trying to bribe a ref. It was suppose to be a joke. Chad's interesting and sometimes funny but I thought this was stupid. There has to be some accountability for taste for what if every or half or even a quarter of the NFL players were the attention whore that Chad is? NFL games would be a mess....
(Kiss da Baby is Chadspeak for it's over)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
In Today's -- I Didn't Realize
I didn't realize Pablo Escobar's long involvement in cycling. Check out those shorts. That is Colombian Gonzalo Marin who road for one of Pablo Escobar's cycling teams.
There is a good story on all of this at Cycling Inquisition
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