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Do you think its necessary to wear a helmet (on your head)
yes
41%
 41%  [ 40 ]
no
58%
 58%  [ 57 ]
Total Votes : 97

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Rob of the Og
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sh!t I just rode back to the office on an oybike ( www.oybike.com ) without a helmet and now I'm dead.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

olamba wrote:

That cool Campag casquette you bought


Well i'm glad someone noticed. Wink Makes my ride to work much safer as now i'm not blinded by sunlight riding through trees.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rob of the Og wrote:
Sh!t I just rode back to the office on an oybike ( www.oybike.com ) without a helmet and now I'm dead.


Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

martin smith wrote:
olamba wrote:

That cool Campag casquette you bought


Well i'm glad someone noticed. Wink Makes my ride to work much safer as now i'm not blinded by sunlight riding through trees.
you'll just get blinded once you start with the 3000 lumens of lighting Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

martin smith wrote:
olamba wrote:

That cool Campag casquette you bought


Well i'm glad someone noticed. Wink Makes my ride to work much safer as now i'm not blinded by sunlight riding through trees.


thought you'd have worn it at Mildenhall
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the scores are evening up a little
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rob of the Og wrote:
Sh!t I just rode back to the office on an oybike ( www.oybike.com ) without a helmet and now I'm dead.


They've just opened a franchise of this in Jerusalem

www.oyoyoybike.com
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

one man army wrote:
Rob of the Og wrote:
Sh!t I just rode back to the office on an oybike ( www.oybike.com ) without a helmet and now I'm dead.


They've just opened a franchise of this in Jerusalem

www.oyoyoybike.com


I had to click on that, even though I knew it wasn't real Embarassed
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mattr wrote:
martin smith wrote:
olamba wrote:

That cool Campag casquette you bought


Well i'm glad someone noticed. Wink Makes my ride to work much safer as now i'm not blinded by sunlight riding through trees.
you'll just get blinded once you start with the 3000 lumens of lighting Wink


I was planning to ride with my light pointing away from me.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

martin smith wrote:
I was planning to ride with my light pointing away from me.
Watch out for anything remotely reflective. Rolling Eyes (as if you couldn't work that out.......)
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

martin smith wrote:
mattr wrote:
martin smith wrote:
olamba wrote:

That cool Campag casquette you bought


Well i'm glad someone noticed. Wink Makes my ride to work much safer as now i'm not blinded by sunlight riding through trees.
you'll just get blinded once you start with the 3000 lumens of lighting Wink


I was planning to ride with my light pointing away from me.


which light is this? Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mig wrote:
which light is this? Shocked
not really 3000 lumens, just way too much (IMO/IME) for bridleway commuting http://www.veloriders.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1216257&highlight=#1216257 I ride (sometimes at great speed) with similar or less illumination.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mattr wrote:
mig wrote:
martin smith wrote:
mattr wrote:
martin smith wrote:
olamba wrote:
That cool Campag casquette you bought
Well i'm glad someone noticed. Wink Makes my ride to work much safer as now i'm not blinded by sunlight riding through trees.
you'll just get blinded once you start with the 3000 lumens of lighting Wink
I was planning to ride with my light pointing away from me.
which light is this? Shocked
not really 3000 lumens, just way too much (IMO/IME) for bridleway commuting http://www.veloriders.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1216257&highlight=#1216257 I ride (sometimes at great speed) with similar or less illumination.


No such thing as too much. It's like saying something is too good.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mattr wrote:
mig wrote:
which light is this? Shocked
not really 3000 lumens, just way too much (IMO/IME) for bridleway commuting http://www.veloriders.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1216257&highlight=#1216257 I ride (sometimes at great speed) with similar or less illumination.


you're right - i've just bought one of these instead:


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billy Boy wrote:
No such thing as too much. It's like saying something is too good.
Really? Too much light washes out all the features you need to look for (so you don't fall off), especially as the light source is coming from where you are rather than the sky (so the shadows are all the wrong size and shape too).

But this one really is f**king mental.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bit-of-a-crackers-light-i-know
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mattr wrote:
Billy Boy wrote:
No such thing as too much. It's like saying something is too good.
Really? Too much light washes out all the features you need to look for (so you don't fall off), especially as the light source is coming from where you are rather than the sky (so the shadows are all the wrong size and shape too).

But this one really is f**king mental.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bit-of-a-crackers-light-i-know


Yeah, you're right, i always can't see where i'm going if the sun is behind me.


Oh, no wait - yes i can. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

martin smith wrote:
Yeah, you're right, i always can't see where i'm going if the sun is behind me.


Oh, no wait - yes i can. Rolling Eyes
Rolling Eyes Martin Missing The Point.

(Well, at least its better than another f**king helmet thread.)
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mattr wrote:
Billy Boy wrote:
No such thing as too much. It's like saying something is too good.
Really? Too much light washes out all the features you need to look for (so you don't fall off), especially as the light source is coming from where you are rather than the sky (so the shadows are all the wrong size and shape too).

But this one really is f**king mental.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bit-of-a-crackers-light-i-know


Looks alright to me, where can I get one?
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billy Boy wrote:
mattr wrote:
Billy Boy wrote:
No such thing as too much. It's like saying something is too good.
Really? Too much light washes out all the features you need to look for (so you don't fall off), especially as the light source is coming from where you are rather than the sky (so the shadows are all the wrong size and shape too).

But this one really is f**king mental.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/bit-of-a-crackers-light-i-know


Looks alright to me, where can I get one?
Email the guy at the top of the thread, "Trout" by name.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mattr wrote:
martin smith wrote:
Yeah, you're right, i always can't see where i'm going if the sun is behind me.


Oh, no wait - yes i can. Rolling Eyes
Rolling Eyes Martin Missing The Point.

(Well, at least its better than another f**king helmet thread.)


Mattr talking bollocks. too much light at 480 lumens? you're having a laugh. sunlight is about 32,000–130,000 lumens per square metre.

I can confidently say i can see better with my hope 4 set on full power (980 lumens) than i can whith it set on half power. and even that with it's entire beam concentrated on one square metre is still between 0.75% to 3% as bright as direct sunlight.
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