Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Bike stuff

Happy Hump Day. I left my helmet on the bus this morning and I'm bummed. The bad part: My Planet Bike Superflash was attached to said helmet, and with Daylight Savings over my evening commute is in the dark. I popped into Palo Alto Bicycles this morning to buy another light but they don't open until 10 AM. Rats.

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5 comments:

  1. Andy RNovember 4, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    Bummer about the helmet. Here's something I tried out yesterday. I clipped my helmet to my backpack using one of these:

    http://www.thehelmetlock.com/

    and one of these:

    http://www.zbattery.com/Nite-Ize-S-Biner-Clips-Small-2


    Nice, in that it doesn't pull the straps all out of whack the way it can when you use the straps to hang it.

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  2. Yokota FritzNovember 4, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    @Andy thanks for the suggestions!

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  3. Adrienne JohnsonNovember 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    I think I will just sit in my living room and cry. More time without lanes. More time without sanity. why do I want to live in SF? Can I just wallow in self pity here for a minute before I take to the keyboard about it?

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  4. WireheadNovember 4, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    Well, here's what I do:

    1) I accept that a guy walking around with a helmet on his head looks silly. But... ehrm.. I don't care. If I'm on a bus, I just leave the helmet on.
    2) I always have spare lights. Two lights in front, two lights in back. My first pair was performance store-branded and that taught me the value of backups. Whenever I've left my PBSF on the trunk bag and then left it at home, I remember this.
    3) One of my rear lights is bolted to the rear rack.

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  5. SiouxGeonzNovember 5, 2009 at 12:52 PM

    I'm prone to having spares, too, tho' it doesn't always pan out. The battery powered strings of 'em on the backpack are also good backup. I've got the Serious Marpac 21-LED magnetically stuck on the back of the Xtra, so when I "just" have the helmet rear blinky I feel all too invisible (and not just to myself; those drivers don't see me as soon, even with the FlashFlag, if it's all dark & rainy).
    R U back and lit again?

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