I have that same feeling of exhilaration on that path at night with only my bikelight on a cloudless winter night. The downhill trip is superfun. But I like that sorta thing. If we are taking an informal poll here, and it seems we are, I vote no additional lighting on the path. Spend that money elsewhere.
--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Mark Evans <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mark Evans <[email protected]> Subject: [Bikies] Southwest Path- is it getting too silly at night? To: [email protected] Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 2:01 PM Eh -- I've been riding that stretch from Monroe to Glenway for several years, year round pretty much. Getting a good bright light is just a good idea (and cheaper than having them wreck the stillness with sodium vapor). I got the basic Dinotte and it works great, rechargeable AA, extra holder so I always have backup. http://store.dinottelighting.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=dinotte&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=527248561&Count2=444388985 I note that during the fall/winter, when it it cloudy (a condition that exists a good portion of the time) that ambient house and neighborhood lights seem to reflect off clouds and illuminate the trail pretty well. On clearish moonless nights, it's just downright fun, with skittering cats, twinkling starts, and idiots on bikes with no lights making for an adrenalin-rush on the commute home.... But with a bright light, I can see it all. it is indeed a bit of stillness in the midst of the city that I'd rather not lose to public lighting. and oh yeah... does anyone else think that tall upright riders with helmet lights coming at you in the dark on a path look like some weird alien headless horseman sorta visage? _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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