Back about 1995 I used to carry 2 NiteRider Cyclops lights, 15 watt halogens each with a 2-lb battery. My Edeluxe I provides better road illumination from 2.4 watts. And the newly ordered K-Lite dynamo light puts out 600 lumens on Low and 1200 on High with a claimed 10 minute standlight.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Julian <westerh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I came across a little book entitled "Cycling," by RC Shaw, printed in the > UK and copyright 1953. It's a neat window into the past. > > > In one section of the book, after a page or two outlining the drawbacks of > the comparatively primitive battery and dynamo lights of the day, Mr. Shaw > writes that “Although there is no doubt that, for reasonably long journeys > in the dark, the best kind of cycle lighting is that provided by acetylene > gas lamps, they are now very rarely used except by a minority of > enthusiastic riders who are prepared to give them the care and attention > essential for their proper working.” > > > And to think I've been glad my current LED battery and dynamo options work > so much better than the lights of only 10-15 years ago! > > > Preparing for a crisp commute in the bracing 6 degree F. air, but not > worrying much about the efficacy of my lights on the way home tonight, I > remain, > > > Julian Westerhout > > Bloomington, IL > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
