[DVBC] Tuesday night ride

[Jon DeCristofaro]

Agreed. I managed with a much punier light for a few months, but it kind of 
broke after I sort of ran it over, so the new one actually illuminates and 
is usable. Its the Cateye EL510, I believe. All the catalogs and bike shops 
have it.

The night can be a pretty peaceful and quiet time to ride. Definitely some 
new perspectives on our fair town(s).

Jon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eric zwicky" <zwicky2 at comcast.net>
To: <dvbc-list at dvbc.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DVBC] Tuesday night ride


> anybody else who considers going out for this weeknight ride, it was a lot 
> of fun.     much more extensive than i had than i figured for a night-time 
> jaunt, with some good hills (painful for my atrophied legs, but still 
> good).
>
> one thing also i realized....  my little headlight is only good for being 
> seen.   i need to get something better so i can actually see the road and 
> the potholes.  also, it became very plain that a visor on my helmet will 
> be indispensable for those times when cars are coming head-on.  i found 
> myself looking down so that the brow of the helmet blocked the headlights, 
> but then i was looking straight down at my front wheel.  a visor would be 
> much more effective.
>
> hopefully there will be other warmish weeknights befor the winter's over.
>
> thanks jon!
>
> -eric
>
>
> Jon DeCristofaro wrote:
>> Hi All --
>>  Another great ride last night! It was almost 60 degrees at 8 pm as Eric 
>> Z, Matt K, and I (Jon D) left from Swarthmore for a night tour of 
>> Media/Middletown/Wallingford. Really an ideal time to be out. Everyone 
>> was interested in learning a little more of the geography of our own 
>> towns and how different it looks (and feels) at night. Eric on a kool 
>> "kustard yellow" Kogswell, Matt on his Fuji Sagres commuter, and me on 
>> the trusty rigid Trek mtb. The microclimates near the creeks and streams 
>> and in the hollows is something you only experience in certain weather 
>> conditions. Last night the temperature differences were huge from just 
>> one patch of road to the next 100 yards down. The long hill down E. Rose 
>> Tree Rd is a perfect time to rest and enjoy the night air. Overall: 15 
>> miles in a little over an hour, and a lot of fun.
>>  For those that haven't gone out at night, don't let lighting stop you. 
>> CycleFit has a $30 light that is alright, and a $50 light that is quite 
>> good. (They also have daylight-creating illumination systems that are 
>> over $200, but I think those might be more for people riding in the 
>> woods.)
>>  If there are other warm, dry weeknights, expect me to do a night ride. 
>> Drop me a line if you feel like coming. I'll post something if I know I'm 
>> going out more than a few hours in advance.
>>  Jon D
>>
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