http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Today's good deed and lights en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:33:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-319839 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:58:06 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319839@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We must go on. We can't go on. We'll go on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-319838 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:12:43 +0000 ejstubbs 319838@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>To save time: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes/" rel="nofollow">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-319834 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 11:35:57 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-319831 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 09:57:57 +0000 jdanielp 319831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-319823 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:56:03 +0000 I were right about that saddle 319823@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>and was trundling my way home via IKEA to see about a rug for my dining room</em></p> <p>Here's hoping that rug ties the room together. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-319822 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:27:32 +0000 gembo 319822@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Happy ending @arellcat</p> <p>I was overtaken by the cler miston bus tonight heading west on A70. Driver then realised what he was doing and applied brakes. To allow me to undertake the bus and get away before it came to a halt at its stop </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-319820 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:04:38 +0000 Arellcat 319820@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd just been for tea at Arellcat Towers and was trundling my way home via IKEA to see about a rug for my dining room. I would normally call the Old Pentland Road 'going the pretty way'. This evening the Old Pentland Road was the insensible way, as I strained to see where I was going on account of not having a powerful front light*. That meant I clattered badly over a load of potholes on the first bend and I was shaken out of the saddle. I carried on regardless.</p> <p>Only when I got to the A701 junction did it occur to me to check my back light, because on the way into town this morning I'd clattered badly over some potholes just past Liberton and my light was shaken so much I found it shining down at the road. This time my light wasn't shining at the road, it was missing entirely.</p> <p>I like my back light. I went back for it, hoping, against all likelihood, that it hadn't been driven over by so many cars like my last phone was. I found the potholes alright, but there was no sign of a light, switched on or not, smashed or not. Nothing. I traipsed back and forth, looked in all the verges and all over the road and eventually admitted defeat. Started walking the bike back towards IKEA and shining my still not very good bike light as a torch. Nothing. I gave up.</p> <p>Whatever I was going to spend on a new rug was now going to be spent on a new back light, and I was going home. I got as far as the A701 junction again and was held at a red light. At the same moment, a pedestrian who'd been walking in the same direction called over to me. "Hey, did you lose a rear light back there?"</p> <p>Good heavens.</p> <p>"I certainly did!"<br /> "Here you go. I saw it fall off by the Secret Herb Garden. I'm a cyclist too, I thought you might miss it."</p> <p>What a star. And barring a neat little scrape, my light is none the worse for wear, too!</p> <p>* It's a cheap copy of the Moon Comet. Put it this way, the twin 60 lux Cyos on the torpedo aren't losing any sleep over the competition. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-150692 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:06:54 +0000 DaveC 150692@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I helped a chap out at 5 ways this morning. As I approached he had his bike upside down and was just righting it. Flat rear, and he had no spare tube so was going home to get the train to work. I gave his one of my spares, and checked he had a pumt and levers etc.. He didn't want any help, and infact offered me money, getting his wallet out. I poo poo'd this and he looked happy enough as I left him to et on with it. I can't remember how may patches I have on that particular tube, and accepting money from him seemed cruel ;O)</p> <p>Good deed for the day! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130819 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:54:04 +0000 steveo 130819@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd considered adding a snoot to my homebrew light and polishing the insides of the hood and side to direct the light back to where it is useful but I don't <em>think</em> its that annoying given its fairly low powered and pointing correctly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130817 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:52:56 +0000 amir 130817@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah - didn't see the latest on this thread<br /> <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10700" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10700</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130815 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:50:38 +0000 amir 130815@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A review that I saw somewhere on current lights for sale noted that few were well designed well for cycling on roads etc. The beam isn't shaped to avoid blinding others (motorists, cyclists, peds) coming the other way. The focus of the market is to more and more power. In Germany there are rules controlling this. My B &amp; M Ixon IQ is a bit old now but it does have a good beam shape. But you'll be hard pressed to find other makes with flattened off tops to the beams. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130793 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:10:45 +0000 spytfyre 130793@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>last night I was pleasantly surprised to note how well the Cateye front light I have illuminated the dark canal path when on solid mode. has an option to dim it too so can save battery and prevent blinding oncoming cyclists, though that can also be done simply by placing a hand most of the way over it so there is still a gap to let them see where you are </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130731 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:00:06 +0000 Dave 130731@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I find it quite hard to estimate where flashing lights are, but to be fair that mainly applies to when I'm riding my own bike and don't have headlights that pick out obstacles (lit and otherwise) which make it a bit of a moot point in the car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130725 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:03:43 +0000 Uberuce 130725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I find it requires study and thought to work out the velocity of a cyclist on blinkies when that is all you can see of them.</p> <p>The worst type are the ones on variable blink. There was a chap using one that synched with my commute last year and I never took less than 20 or 30 metres to get a firm grip of where he was.</p> <p>I don't need to work out the direction and speed of a solid light; the oldschool reptilian stuff at the top of my spine can handle that in a jiffy.</p> <p>Blinky does say BIKE and nothing else.</p> <p>A hefty +1 to the solid/blink mix. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130629 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:21:41 +0000 Dunny 130629@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I still say it's best to have two sets though preferable one on solid and one flashing</em></p> <p>Flashing only for me on roads, it's definitely more visible, and I've recently found out that there is a massive difference in battery life on flashing mode. I've got a set of USB rechargeable Cateyes, and on solid they last about 7 or 8 hours, on flash you get an extra 10 hours out of them. Makes me consider flashing day and night with that much juice! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11504#post-130615 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:00:53 +0000 spytfyre 130615@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Found a red tail light lost and lonely next to the canal basin last night, wondered on approach who would have their light mounted so low. Picked it up thinking I'd post here and probably not find the owner but then caught up with said rider at the next bridge who had stopped to answer a phone and as he had front light flashing away I asked if they'd lost this. Was good to return it as it saved him having to retrace his route to find it which he said he was about to do.</p> <p>I still say it's best to have two sets though preferable one on solid and one flashing, with one being on the helmet for extra visibility. While stopped at the lights on Lothian Road going up past WAR a passenger in a stationary sporty Merc I think it was said how useful they were so figure she must have seen me coming in the wing mirror which is impressive) </p>