Get Some F**king Lights

If it's AA or AAA then just get some rechargeables and a charger unit from Maplin which will cost about £20 and mean you spend loads less in the long run. If it's those little disc batteries then you can get about 10bn of them for a quid out of any old pound shop.

If your looking to buy rechargeables its worth considering Sanyo Eneloop.
Lots of nerdy stuff on why: http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/sanyo_eneloop.html

If it's AA or AAA then just get some rechargeables and a charger unit from Maplin which will cost about £20 and mean you spend loads less in the long run. If it's those little disc batteries then you can get about 10bn of them for a quid out of any old pound shop.

It's the little disc batteries. I can't think of any pound shops in central. I'll check maplin.

Boots.

If it's those little disc batteries then you can get about 10bn of them for a quid out of any old pound shop.

and you will probably need 10bn of them.

a week.
:)

Just out of curiosity what lights use those little disc batteries ?

and you will probably need 10bn of them.

a week.
:)

Just out of curiosity what lights use those little disc batteries ?

Not very many of them, tbh. I've got a set of somethings that use disc batteries but the lights were so weak in the first place that rather than replacing the batteries when they ran down I replaced the lights with better ones. I think they're Cateye something-or-others, but really cheapo ones. They're round-shaped with a white plastic surface and a single lonely bulb in the middle, and they attach to headtubes / seatposts using tiny bungee cords.

Edit - these things: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cateye-sl-ld110-loop-led-safety-front-light/

Saw a bike, thought it had no lights, got closer to see one LED flashing. As I over took it turns out his rear light had multiple LEDs. His light was on a bracket, I assume designed to be mounted on the right hand seat stay. Instead he had cunningly mounted the bracket on the left hand side and swung the light inwards so it was hidden by his rear brake.

Next up was a lady on a bike, again it appeared she had no lights - this was not the case - just low batteries so the light was just a feeble glow.

Finally at Hammersmith gyratory a man on a hybrid with reasonable light and full dayglo asks me what the name is of my front light, and where to get one. It's reassuring there are some people without an utter deathwish.

I tend to say "your batteries are flat" when I pass.
Of course, this gets the best 'huh' face when they have no lights fitted..

They probably think you are saying "your batteries are fat" and the face they are making is "what a hypocrite"

Your batty boys are fit

your batty is fat?

pah will////

Full length coat, high heels, no lights and smoking is the most ridiculous thing I have seen this week on a bike

2K mink?

They probably think you are saying "your batteries are fat" and the face they are making is "what a hypocrite"

We can't all be heroin chic like you, princess.

Full length coat, high heels, no lights and smoking is the most ridiculous thing I have seen this week on a bike

Sounds like most of the females I saw cycling in Japan 10 years ago. You forgot 'holding an umbrella in one hand' though.

We can't all be heroin chic like you, princess.

Heh, I was just looking at some older pictures to find that shot of my shoes- I'm quite a bit bigger than I used to be.

You should stop rubbing it, it'll go down.

It keeps coming back though, is that normal?

Yes, but you should stop before the blisters appear.

Anyway, bike lights? What do we all think?

I did the Scoble test...

Fucking kitty on the bars FTW!

Want.

Anyway, bike lights? What do we all think?

Thinking? here? Are you mad?

Two examples on Long Lane last night, one standard one amazing:

First. No front light, back light is a white light (ok maybe lost rear light/battery run out so not too bad)

Second. Had a front and rear light but the front one was pointing backwards. Maybe it was to light up her fluro gear so people could see her more easily....