Two words: Spare batteries I replace batteries with freshly charged ones when my taillights start looking dim or flashing slowly. On long brevets or similar situations, I carry a set of spares with me.
--Eric Norris Sent from my iPhone 3G On Jan 28, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Invisible <brooks.wes...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is why I use two battery-powered taillights. The chances of both > of them dying on the same ride are minimal. Two different flashing > patterns might also get noticed better than one. > > -Wesley > > On Jan 27, 6:24 pm, mark <markfel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I thought the day of the wired taillight was over until I found >> myself >> a few miles from home on a busy highway with half dead batteries in >> my >> taillight. Not a nice feeling at all. My winter commute bike has a >> battery powered taillight because I take the lights, fenders and >> studded tires off for summer use, but the tourer has a wired >> taillight >> running off the SON and I like it a lot better. I do use a Super >> Flash >> in blink mode on both bikes to augment the non-flashing taillight, >> but >> it's reassuring to have one light that always works when the bike is >> moving. >> >> The winter bike and the tourer have the headlight at the fork crown >> and the wire wrapped around the fork leg from the hub to the light, >> with zip ties at the ends to keep everything tidy. For the taillight >> on the tourer, the wire runs under the seat tube with the computer >> speed and cadence wires, under the BB shell, wrapped around the chain >> stay a few times on its way to the rear dropout, up the leg of the >> rear rack and to the light. If you're going to carry panniers it >> might >> not hurt to wrap the wires in electrical tape where it follows the >> leg >> of the rack. I use zip ties at crucial points to keep the wires tidy. >> >> If you locate the wires carefully under the seat tube and BB shell >> they really aren't that obtrusive, and if you don't like the look of >> zip ties I suppose you could glue the wires in place or use clear >> plastic packing tape. If you really wanted to be fastidious I suppose >> you could route the taillight wire under the chainstay protector, but >> I'm just not that fussy. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
