Hey Carine, didn't you go to Eden>? how wassit>? 2008/10/29 Carine Reyneke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > come ride tomorrow night, check the other people's lights out & ask > what you need to know :) > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Donald Klopper > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here we go again .... ;-) > > > > > > > > 1. Don't listen to the Aussies > > > > 2. If you're a weight weenie, then don't build the home-made light > > thing. > > > > 3. Read on: > > > > > > > > > > > > If you don't want to spend a lot of money on a light (less than R200 > > including the battery ... the charger is a normal car battery charger, > going > > for between R200 and R400) > > > > And > > > > If you want A LOT of VERY BRIGHT light for long enough (10w Halogen for 5 > > hours, 20w Halogen for 2.5 hours, or LED array for 80 hours...) > > > > And > > > > If you want to be able to fix the light after a major wipeout or when > wear > > and tear necessitates it (normal wiring, fixable with cable ties and > teeth) > > > > And > > > > If you don't want a fancy, expensive battery with weird and dangerous > > charging circuitry and an expensive charger (just a lead acid battery, or > > even NiMH jobbies if you insist) > > > > And > > > > You don't mind carrying 1.5kg of extra weight around in your backpack or > on > > the bike (for the 4 Ah "small" lead acid battery, or 2.5kg for the 7.2 Ah > > battery) > > > > And > > > > You're OK with only having around 4 hours of battery live (some of the > best > > fancy lights give around 8 hours; if you use the LED array > (interchangable > > with the halogen globe) then you can get up to 80 hours of rideable light > on > > a cheap reghargable lead acid battery) > > > > > > > > THEN SEARCH FOR THE SPINMAN home-made LIGHT or ask us for more info ... > > > > e.g. > > > > Google for "spinman home-made light mountain bike" > > > > > http://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&q=spinman+home-made+light+mountain+bike&btnG=Search&meta= > > > > > > > > Check out: http://www.geocities.com/jimburnetto/bike_light.html > > > > > > > > http://www.timpaton.net/bikes/light/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Jacques Homan > > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 09:25 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [DarknDirty] Bicycle light > > > > > > > > This email and all content are subject to the following disclaimer: > > > > > > > > http://content.momentum.co.za/content/legal/disclaimer_email.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
