Cambridge Thursdays Social Ride

... be aware of your surroundings or bring a map. bring lights, toolkit, puncture repair kit, pump and spanner.

cough

exposure joystick maxx 2, plus exposure plug in red LED tail light
24 hour run time
6 hour charge
lithium battery
under 100 grams
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Exposure_Joystick_MaXx_2_Wiggle_Front_Light/5360037879/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Exposure_Redeye_Rear_Light_with_Cable/5360039445/

fucking.awesome.for.road.riding.and.not.getting.killed

the set i use btw, and yes, i'm a rich cunt

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mc/cycle/7/Smart/Lights_-_Rear/

good rear light for the money.

knog gators

i'd be more inclined to spend 70 quid on something else, knogs don't like wet weather apparently.

no probs so far with mine but frog is no use at all in the fen lanes of 6 mile bottom or wherever the fuck we were. great crack though. not knowing where you are does add to the overall adventure...greasy...point heeded

quite liking this right now

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Hope_Vision_1_LED_Front_Light_2009/5360035056/

bogey, did you actually spend £144 on a front light?
you're an idiot! to put it politely. thats insane! haha

not insane for a rich cunt

yeah i did spend £180 on lights, i did throw up a little when i bought it, but i see it more as an investment than a stupid purchase (unlike some things i have bought)

just worked out i've thrown away about £150 on lights during my time as a cyclist. won't go into details, but they all either fail in the wet due to poor seals, or lose battery life, or break.

these lights will go on and on, are waterproof, built like shit houses, will work off road, and are covered by a good warranty, plus hopefully drivers will see me = pays money, makes choice.

choose knog/other cheap light, choose getting hit by a car or hitting a pothole in the dark.

quite liking this right now

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Hope_Vision_1_LED_Front_Light_2009/5360035056/

thats a very good light, but you'll have to be religious about keeping your separate rechargeables charged (tend to lose memory if not fully charged), plus you need to fork out extra money for the proper capacity AA batteries. so £70 is more like £90 plus your time and effort.

edited to say, you can't use regular AA's batteries in this unit either!

the exposure joystick has a smart charger, and a clever battery, that doesn't lose memory like rechargeables do.

can you tell i looked into this??

and just cos i'm bored, check these out dgoods
http://www.petracycles.co.uk/product_info.php?language=en&currency=GBP&products_id=31840&source=googlepbs
http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/fenix_l2t.html
http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/lockblock.html

get yourselves a bloody good woman, talkin about lights, that might explain the lack of women POLO RULES

haha, you light g33k bogey!
wasnt havin a dig for spending that amount of money on lights, it is a fucking good investment, but it is still a hella large sum of money. haha.

other news, reporting from wales. might have found a tiny tiny group of fixed riders! woop!
and a mate said she is going to bring her road bike up and wanted to do some decent milage, so might have people to ride with!

thats good knowledge types of bogey...will have a butchers at dem links and have a rethink

haha yeah im a geek and proud!

dgoods, you the chap with the fluoro spokes? you will probably have seen the light i use if you are that man. it's a bit bright

and good stuff on finding some fellow riders sam. told you you should've taken your bike. give it a few months and you'll be slipping haydens' stream

yep...thats me. been out in amsterdam all week so not had time to sort the light situation so will be drafting you later! rick (brakeless), tom and i flew across a crossroads last week holding up the rear...had no idea it was coming!

first ride with you guys tonight, thanks it was good.

hey arron, its tom here

wait a minute, you were the arron i talked to for a fair bit tonight, right?

yehhh the 'new kid' orange bike, first ride.

nice to meet some of you this week, couldn't stay for chips and chat unfortunately. i'll be back though.
this time with gloves. and socks.

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Hi guys,
Nice to meet you all thurs and put some faces to names. wont be joining ya every week, 4am starts don't mix to well hence my early dash, but will be back

Nice to make your acquaintance , correct me if wrong

Owenjowett = owner of the Blue tall Gitane ?
LageRider = owner of the black SE ?

Nice to make your acquaintance , correct me if wrong

Owenjowett = owner of the Blue tall Gitane ?
LageRider = owner of the black SE ?

Yeap, black SE Lager, that's me!