http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Does My Lumen Look Big In This? - Evening en Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136560 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:53:32 +0000 chdot 136560@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"you'd have to be pretty good to control it for exactly 6 flashes"</p> <p>Or just put your hand in front. </p> <p>"A whistle is more effective, cheaper and more reliable"</p> <p>So that's the next challenge -</p> <p>Does my whistle sound big in this? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136558 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:35:39 +0000 kaputnik 136558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Uberuce - you'd have to be pretty good to control it for exactly 6 flashes, which is the recognised night time distress signal. Your recipient would also have to be pretty good at high-speed counting!</p> <p>A whistle is more effective, cheaper and more reliable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136557 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:22:24 +0000 Uberuce 136557@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's called Daylight Visibility mode, which is all I've used it for. I imagine it'd have too much backwash to be a good fog light.</p> <p>If I was of hiking/camping ilk, I think I'd bring it along in case I had to signal for help. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136544 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:39:14 +0000 PS 136544@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The strobing on the minewt will get you noticed by other road users, but I'm not sure I'd want to rely on it in strobe mode to see by. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136542 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:37:36 +0000 kaputnik 136542@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now that my mudguard is back in business, I'll be ready for the next attempt.</p> <p>Allebong - your photos are excellent. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136540 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:30:57 +0000 LaidBack 136540@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Some nice images with digital trails...</p> <p>Arellcat had twice the Cyo power I see. </p> <p><em>Fimm and any others who couldn't make it - sure there'll be another get together. No beer was involved</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136485 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:09:26 +0000 kaputnik 136485@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Smudge - the Mininewt (350lux) that I have and whichever one Ubers had (650lux?) on his lid. They are bright white with a very rapid flashing pattern. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136433 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:20:05 +0000 Smudge 136433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Kaputnik, do you mean the front strobing or the rear? Declaration of interest, I have a cherry bomb which I've always considered highly visible :-/ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136430 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:12:31 +0000 chdot 136430@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye that's the problem having a week with two days starting with the same letter. </p> <p>Do you mix up Suturday and Sanday? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136426 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:05:19 +0000 fimm 136426@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For some reason I thought this was Thursday rather than Tuesday! Doh... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136425 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:59:16 +0000 kaputnik 136425@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Uberuce - mudguard will buff out, worry-ye-not.</p> <p>Seriously impressive lights on display. Think we all agreed that the strobing flash patterns on offer on the Niterider range are worse than useless. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136388 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:27:13 +0000 Arellcat 136388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bar one, I haven't attempted to correct exposure levels in Photoshop, partly because my monitor isn't really calibrated. I did attempt to capture some different beam shapes but haven't had time to edit them yet.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315316144/"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3770/11315316144_133fedb450_n.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315316144/">I spy with my little cyo</a> - view from the torpedo's cockpit; CCEers are about 100m away.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315356405/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/11315356405_2e4fb7693e_n.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315356405/">I spy with my little cyo (edit)</a> - levels corrected to replicate camera LCD and my memory.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315229465/"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2810/11315229465_102001f84d.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315229465/">Retroreflectives no.1</a> - Roibeard (left) and biketrain (right)</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315357813/"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3679/11315357813_60bb99aeef.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315357813/">Retroreflectives no.2</a> - Uberuce I think</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315318404/"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7395/11315318404_74227d40cf_n.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beqi/11315318404/">Photonic overload</a> - Uberuce, possibly being a bit too visible. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136379 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:23:27 +0000 gembo 136379@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Light sabre-tastic </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136378 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:18:02 +0000 PS 136378@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Egads! A lazer-guided Uberuce is something to see. </p> <p>So, if used on the road Crees are likely to irradiate drivers and prevent them having children? I've not used my C&amp;BSeen Cree-based light yet, but was planning on a couple of Arthur laps tomorrow to try it out. I'll make sure it's pointing down the way... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136376 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:15:10 +0000 Roibeard 136376@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Smudge - <em>Cool pics, was no4 a Brompton? Looks low, maybe recumbent?</em></p> <p>That's why I suspect it was me, on the Brompton - I think Uberuce was behind at that point, just prior to ghostly Uberuce (in 5)...</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136375 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:53:51 +0000 Smudge 136375@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cool pics, was no4 a Brompton? Looks low, maybe recumbent? No five looks quite spooky with the see through bike! :-o </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136374 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:38:57 +0000 Roibeard 136374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@allebong - Ooo, I think I'm (not) in one of those, judging by the height of the light trail.</p> <p>The long exposure makes the ambient light seem much more than in "reality".</p> <p>Thanks for these!</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136370 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:58:11 +0000 Uberuce 136370@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A suboptimaly productive evening for Kaputnik; on taking the first ride out, I toe-overlapped the bejesus out of his front mudguard and so he missed much of the subsequent light jousting as he tried to finger-plier it back into shape. </p> <p>@Stickman, we probably unsettled many of the cyclists-by, specifically the ones with bright but responsible mounting, since we assumed they were one of us. Nothing to be shy about, except for the bit at the start where newcomers have to justify themselves to us while we stand in hostile silence. </p> <p>Cree lights are fearsome. </p> <p>Round beam patterns aren't the best on road.</p> <p>A SMIDSY on biketrain ought to be a de facto admission of driving without due care, since there's shiny stuff everywhere on that fella. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136368 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:49:21 +0000 allebong 136368@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Some of my photos from this evening should, in theory, be viewable <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5s4hq2j09az6ju8/XuuPJiSr7s">here</a> - if the Dropbox gods have decided this is unacceptable and it doesn't work please let me know and I'll find somewhere else. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136356 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:46:53 +0000 Stickman 136356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like the troops were gathering as I headed past 15 minutes ago. Couldn't stop as I needed to get home (and also felt a bit shy)</p> <p>It wasn't until I was nearly home that I realised that my rear light was off and I'd been relying on my helmet blinky light. Oh, the irony....... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136344 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:20:42 +0000 biketrain 136344@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I will be along later. Weather much warmer and drier than when Snowy and I met up for this event last year. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136321 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:45:50 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 136321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sadly I <em>think</em> I'm a no-show as well. Will see what 5pm brings... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136300 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:12:27 +0000 steveo 136300@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Having sweated and swore , including one argument with my wife as to the location of my schottky diodes, into the night last night to try and get my stand light working again I'll not make it. I need to return a printer (the other source of yesterdays consternation) today and its amongst the small list of things that won't fit in a Carradice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136290 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:45:17 +0000 Stickman 136290@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The lights were out on the path at Roseburn Park last night. Perhaps the council are helping out?</p> <p>It's on my route home and around the time I pass through, so I may stop and say hello. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136261 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:41:04 +0000 kaputnik 136261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Roseburn park then and there abouts it is. It's a shame they fixed the lights on the new Balgreen path as that would have been a perfect test ground. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=3#post-136246 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:32:28 +0000 allebong 136246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I reckon I can do this, if only for the photo op</em></p> <p>Well you might just have some competition! </p> <p>....If I can find that damn charger for my camera that is.</p> <p>@LaidBack: I think I erroneously called it Murrayfield park earlier, apologies for the confusion, for the avoidance of doubt it's <a href="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&amp;ll=55.944616,-3.239561&amp;spn=0.005053,0.013937&amp;t=h&amp;z=17">this</a>. I'd propose meeting at the middle path with all the trees, at the junction with the changing rooms. Failing that I suspect we'll be the only ones standing around gazing with fascination at each others lights. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=2#post-136243 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:02:11 +0000 Smudge 136243@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Unfortunaately at 1820 I'm 20+ miles away preparing food for No1 son!<br /> Someone can have a ply on whatever I bring to the next PY and I guess that'll have to do...<br /> Have fun chaps and chapesses :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=2#post-136238 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:25:41 +0000 Arellcat 136238@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm going to try to come along to see how my lights compare, but after my meeting I'll have to go home to exchange vehicles and then get across town again. So unlikely to be at Roseburn for 1820 on the dot.</p> <p>When Charlotte and Graham from a cycling forum far, far away tested lights, dynamo power was accommodated by use of rollers and some steadying hands on shoulders. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=2#post-136234 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:32:03 +0000 LaidBack 136234@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Got a hub light on my bike. Can come over tomorrow evening after shop- but not sure exact meeting point.<br /> <em>Roseburn/Murrayfield Park, 1820?<br /> </em><br /> Roseburn Park? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9040&page=2#post-136206 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:29:30 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 136206@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I reckon I can do this, if only for the photo op, but I'd also like to see what my dynamo lights look like to others (given I can't really check myself as they dim to the standlight when stopped!). </p>