Light Scrape

Friday, November 20, 2015

In fact one walked right through him

Lisbon 1

This is the last posting with photographs taken in Lisbon, on October 19th after sunset.

This week was wet, and I got soaked a couple of times when commuting by bicycle. This year I have got so far 4517 km riding the bicycle, and it is possible that I could reach the 5000 km milestone. I noticed in a bicycle discussion forum a mention of "10k club", meaning those who ride over 10,000 km in a year. Maybe I should establish a half-10k club.

I ordered a new front light for the bicycle, the Trelock LS 950 Control ION. It was at 40% discount, and the 710 Reego back light was included in the price. This is not one of the brightest of lights, far from it, but it has a long-lasting battery, USB charging, and the shape of the beam should be such that it doesn't blind other people.

(Posting title is from the poem Parable of the Desultory Slut by Tony Barnstone.)

Thursday, November 19, 2015

No safety on, no playing nice, just the spark

These photographs were taken in Lisbon on October 19th, late in the afternoon.

I have been looking at bicycle front lights, thinking that maybe I should invest in one that gives much more light than the one I now have. The Trelock LS 950 Control ION seems to be getting reasonably good reviews, but it is a tad too expensive. Another choice is Fenix BC30R, but that is even more expensive.

Battery life is quite short in many models, some are not waterproof, and some are difficult to use. Charging via USB would be excellent, but some lights have excessively long charge times. And then there is the shape of the light beam, which seems to be a problem with many of the lights.

(Posting title is from the poem Parable in Praise of Violence by Tony Barnstone.)