Fully Loop Social and Tea Party

Sorry you could not make it Herald, I would have used them but opted for a day ride. Oh well.

 

Bumpity bump bump.

 

would next week be the first time in a while that lights wouldn't be required?

 

For the early lap, maybe. Not for the second lap though - it's getting lighter quick, but not that quick, and it'll still be dark before we're done.
Those days are coming soon though!

 

i was wondering, is a 1w led light enough to ride this track at night... i really want to ride, but not sure what the minimum power will need to be? and i can't make the brisk run at 5...

 

The problem with lights like that is that you tend to outride your beem and not give you sufficiant light far enough ahead of you. Come on out, there are guys who have extra lights.

 

sweet! i want to go there in a bit... i want to get alittle excersize in today also...

do you know if i can park there to ride int he afternoon? or is there parking restriction?

 

you can park all day

 

Gene got a big bike?! Do tell.

 

I'm 95% sure I will be able to make it! My first STR ride, my first time at the Fully loop, AND my first time with my new light.

I'm pretty easy to spot... 6'5" with the blue niner. I've never met any of you guys, so if you hear me wheezing or spot the bike please say hey.

I only plan on doing the second lap as I don't know if I can hang with you fast guys on the first lap. See you guys / ladies tomorrow night.

 

wheezt what light did you buy?

i am going to go on the second lap, i am slow also...

 

You ride a Niner, so we might as well be family. See you tomorrow! :bang:

 

Love my Niner! See you there.

I bought a used TriNewt - OTD for $200 - it was basically brand new.... guy bought it and felt it wasn't enough. I'm fired up!

 

No big bike yet, I haven't decided which big bike I want to build so Dino is trying to help me with my decision. :-k

 

went for a ride just now to the bank with my 1w led headlight... i don't think it will be enough to see when i am bombing down the fully hills... i am going to try to pick up another one or return this one and get a better one? my budget is quite small at the moment... so i may in worst case, just need to slow down on the down hill parts...

 

we have enough people if you need to do that, you can use my minewt x2 if you get out there and are dying, i can always ride with just my trinewt

 

It's been a month since I've made a Thursday night ride. Gotta manage to get out of my classroom sooner tomorrow!

 

I've been finding some great deals on some older 6v halogen parts and systems lately on the bay.

I found a 4.5mah NiMh NiteRider battery pack for my Digital HeadTrip for $0.99 with $7.00 shipping. Even came with a charger.

Then I found a 5.7mah NiCd water bottle style battery that goes with my Marwi 6v systems for $10.50. This also came with a wal-wart charger.

Then yesterday, I bagged a 6v NiteRider 15w lighthead w/wired remote button for $9.75. The bulb is worth more than that.

I saw a 6v NiteRider setup with two 15w lights (1 helmet and 1 bar mount) with two batteries and a speare bulb go for $34 last weekend.

The point is that these older systems are being let go for some very reasonable prices right now by people that are likely going for the newer technology of LED's.

The LED's are cool, but for the price, the older 6v halogen systems are great bang for just a few bucks.

You can get a 10,000mah water bottle battery built for around $50-$60 that will power a 12w light for 5 hours or a 24w system for 2.5 hours.

I have found several of these very cheap lately. I have two Marwi 6v two light 24w (12w flood + 12w spot and another with 15w spot + 20w flood) bar mount setups. I actually use the 24w setup more over the 35w for the extended runtime as the light is plenty for me.

I made up a bunch of batteries ( 8 ) from old RC car packs to go with the four water bottle batteries.

Right now I have four two-light bar mount lights, one single light bar light and three helmet lights. All are 6v halogen so I can mix and match many of the batteries and charge them with my old RC chargers quickly and easily.

Why, you ask?

I have two kids that also ride and occasionally have friends that need a light to ride with us.

At any rate, the point is, you can get into a very serviceable light setup for dirt cheap so long as you don't need the latest and greatest technology.

 

faded my bad looks like i have to go homw tonight and cant make it

 

Hey dino, are you going to ride your HOMO bike today? :lol:



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