Things I learned tonight!

[GeoCam]

Mimi - what kind of lights are "good" and what kind are not up to the task?

[Torrilin]

I have a pair of Cateye lights. The headlight is ok for being seen, and for slow riding at night. I really treat it more as a cloudy/rain visibility tool. The rear light seems to give me good visibility. The longer I use my headlight, the less happy I am with how it performs in very low light. The beam just isn't wide enough to make me really comfortable going at a good clip. It's also no good for improving *my* ability to see if the weather is lousy. We've had some thunderstorms lately that have made it dark at 2pm, and my headlight did not perform as well as I wanted. For a more normal rainstorm or foggy day, it's fine.

I don't ride a lot at night so far, so upgrading the headlight isn't a big priority.

[Aquila]

Don't breathe thru your mouth

Mmmm, extra protein!

(You know, some people carry all sorts of fancy biking food for that, but you got yours fresh!)

[boy in a kilt]

Light and Motion Vega. A little expensive but:

1) Has 4 settings- high will go for about 90 minutes, will sometimes make cars flash their high beams at you, medium is good for around 2-3 hours, low beam about 6-8 hours (my normal setting in town) and flashing mode. I use this mode when I want my friends to think they are being followed by a cop.

When your battery is low, it'll automatically drop down to low beam and the green light at the back will flash at you.

2) Smart charge- I've left it plugged in for months with no apparent loss of battery

3) Solid mount- Plus comes with spare parts to fix the most common problem

4) simple- all sealed. It's heavy but it's basically one solid piece.

[Di bear]

I breathe through my mouth. It's great! You get a TON OF AIR. You just have to develop your spitting reflex.

[FlyingScot]

It was the choking that was getting to me. I rode thru and absolute swarm of gnats...gross.

[SouthernBelle]

I'm a mouth breather. When it was first warming up in the spring and I swallowed my first bug of the year, I was so excited.