So, seeing as its light now....

mudcow007

When do you normally remove your lights or do you keep em on all year round?

i took my rear mudguard off this morning as it gets on my "thripny bits" the way it rattles

clarkey cat

Leave them on all year - but then as a whore of the system I'm often in this godforsaken hell-hole until darkness falls even around midsummer.

kelsen

They'll stay on at least until sunset coincides with my end point, but the lights are removeable anyway, it's just whether I want to keep the mounts on.

MonkeyMonster

Not for a while at least but mudguards... hmmm.

mudcow007

you see i only work 8:30 til 16:30 so its light now until October-ish

but then what if it rains.....

ah sod it i will leave em on

meanredspider

I'll ditch the lights as soon as the clocks change. May well lose the guards too and use the "strap-on" if things are looking wet

Moodyman

I ride two l ights on the front and two on the back.

One set comes off between mid-May to late August. Mounts stay on.

The other set stays on for emergencies as I often get caught late at work.

Mudguards stay on year-round.

t4tomo

I though everyone used removable lights?
I leave the mounts on all year round in case I want to ride when its dark!

danlikesbikes

Moodyman wrote:

I ride two l ights on the front and two on the back.

One set comes off between mid-May to late August. Mounts stay on.

The other set stays on for emergencies as I often get caught late at work.

Mudguards stay on year-round.

+1

Have a small led red rear that sites on the main road bike and never comes off pretty handy last summer about 10 miles from home and the heavens opened up. In the winter and right now tend to leave the bigger rear light on though is an exposure so still small and lightweight and depends on how long I'm out for as have a small emergency LED front light in case of foggy mornings and not used for me to see my way just to remind other road users.

Kieran_Burns

My LD1100 is bolted to the rack so it stays on whatever is happening, and I carry the Vision 1 in the pannier for emergencies all year 'round

richVSrich

i leave the lights on all year round, so if its dark when im riding im fine, but also if its looking gloomy / raining it helps...

and since its still pretty light, i think im gonna add a lap of richmond park in on the way home today

Yukirin

mounts stay on all year. Even mid summer if its stormy I'll put on the lights...one more reason not to have not seen me in your mum truck! Otherwise lights stay in the bag until needed.

iPete

Hope 3 all year around, low sun is a biatch for drivers.

cjcp

clarkey cat wrote:

Leave them on all year - but then as a whore of the system I'm often in this godforsaken hell-hole until darkness falls even around midsummer.

Ahem, sorry.

SimonAH

Lights stay on, good grief, the pub man. Won't somebody think of the pub!

pst88

Mine came off today. Might ditch the guards any day now.

corshamjim

I had to re-tape my bars over the weekend after a spill and didn't replace the lamp mount. I do have a Volvo-style always on dynamo light as well though.

It's this low sun that's getting to me at the moment. I bought an X/XL size cycling cap but even so it's too small for my big head! I've given it to my mother-in-law (who is 'good with the needle') to put some elastic in the back.

mudcovered

SimonAH wrote:

Lights stay on, good grief, the pub man. Won't somebody think of the pub!

Amen to that.

Mike

veronese68

mudcovered wrote:

SimonAH wrote:

Lights stay on, good grief, the pub man. Won't somebody think of the pub!

Amen to that.

Mike

Good to see there are a few on here have got their priorities right.

Stone Glider

Have another 'Volvo' style set-up on my hybrid and reel-lights on the tourer. They work particularly well in periods of deep shadow, let alone gloomy weather. Why would you want to take mudguards off?

Twostage

I had to use mine tonight :?
I am looking forward to taking the front ones off but will probable leave the rear one attached.

roger_merriman

I leave the lights and guards on year around, while I don't use them as much as summer comes I do still travel late night be that pub or work.

And it's still wet in summer just warmer!

EKE_38BPM

meanredspider wrote:

use the "strap-on" if things are looking wet

I thought you were a bloke, not a lesbian?!