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kuando
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| Better to have Bikeloved and lost than never to have Bikeloved at allJoined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:22 pmPosts: 2719Location: Golden Valley
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You should call Planet Bike about the Superflash. They're pretty good about helping out.
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mmason01
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 Can't decide if BikeLove is one of the 7 deadly sinsJoined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:44 pmPosts: 700Location: Saint Paul, MN
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My brother just got me these monkeylectric lights and I love 'em. LOVE THEM!!! They're pricey though so I'm glad he did the early Christmas gift before the Critical Mass ride last Friday. Makes me feel a little safer than just my front and rear doubled-up lights too.
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biker7
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| Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:36 am |
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 In a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:25 amPosts: 2949Location: Roseville
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Radlerin wrote: ...Can someone tell me if it will be much lighter out
at 5 pm after December 21st (Solstice)?... Check this site out. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/a ... l=-1&day=1Sundown starts getting later this Saturday. By the solstice it will be three minutes later than today. By the end of the month it will be ten minutes later at 4:41 PM with twilight at 5:15 PM. It has been stuck for about a week on 4:31 PM with twilight at 5:05 PM . On the other hand, the moon is nearly full right now. Last night, as I rode home around 7 PM, the moonlight reflecting off of the snow (combined with the light coming from Christmas displays) made it seem almost like twilight.
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specq
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:03 pm |
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Vik Strong wrote: i just broke my superflash a few weeks ago and am running my backup tail light. its not as nice or as bright and i deffinitely feel less safe. superflash is the best bang for the buck ive been looking into something a little nicer... and apparently this light is the sauce. i just cant justify the price. does anyone on here have a DiNotte tail light? is it actually as bright and awesome as it sounds? Yeah I've got one of those. It's pretty nice. No buyer's remorse here. I have the 4-AA battery version which supposedly can be seen over a mile away (i've never been a mile away from my bike, so I couldn't say). All I know is that cars give me lots of room and I have lots of peace of mind. The wife too - if it has to do with lighting or safety I pretty much always have a greenlight on the expenditure. I run mine in steady-on mode at the brightest setting and it usually lasts me all the way in to work. Then I recharge for the way home. I also run three PB-Superflashes on flashing: one on the helmet, one on the bag and one on the left seatstay. Not being seen by cars doesn't worry me overmuch anymore, but I imagine that one of these days a plane's gonna land on me.
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dasunt
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| Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:10 am |
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 Has recurring nightmare of descending Ramsey Hill no-handedJoined: Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:00 amPosts: 4390Location: Whipping Cult Central
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I picked up a bright reflective road worker's vest from Kaplan Bros today.
About $20ish.
Sized to fit over my winter setup.
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biker7
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:59 pm |
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| In a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:25 amPosts: 2949Location: Roseville
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I was thinking about this thread as I was biking home from work around 5 PM today.
I look forward to the sunset not getting any earlier starting tomorrow.
The sunrise will continue to get later for a few more days.
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Shizzy
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 Can't... stop... doing... the Monkey TagJoined: Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:22 amPosts: 1369Location: Regina
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for sure. since I started biking I've become hyper aware of the sunrise and sunset times. I have an app on my phone that shows me sunrise, sun set and moon phases.
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Karmastray
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:52 pm |
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 Taking my bike off some sweet jumpsJoined: Sat May 29, 2010 8:15 pmPosts: 245Location: Como SE, Mpls.
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Didn't read it. Too lazy.
Is this thread about Ortho Stice?
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ladybug
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:55 am |
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| Sheldon WannabeJoined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:25 pmPosts: 153
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biker7
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:47 pm |
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| In a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:25 amPosts: 2949Location: Roseville
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The ride home has been a lot less dark this past week with the later sunset and the reflected light from the snow cover.
I've had less surprise encounters with the deer in our neighborhood since I can now see them against the white backdrop.
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Reverborama
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 Has entire BMX Bandits catalogJoined: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:36 amPosts: 4251Location: Hopkins
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To use an internal combustion engine term, we've reached "bottom dead center."
It's all upward and onward from here!
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biker7
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:19 pm |
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| In a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:25 amPosts: 2949Location: Roseville
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Sunset is now an hour later than at the solstice.
It sure is nice to leave work after 5 PM and bike home in the daylight and twilight.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:29 pm |
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| Has entire BMX Bandits catalogJoined: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:36 amPosts: 4251Location: Hopkins
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You aren't kidding. I was just thinking how I can't wait until it is light at 8pm, but that I'm sure glad it is still light at 5:30!
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biker7
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| In a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:25 amPosts: 2949Location: Roseville
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Daylight Savings time begins March 10th. On March 24th civil twilight will end at 8 PM. 
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