Magazine and light support thread

roger_merriman

Kieran_Burns wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Don't attach metal things to helmets. Defeats the purpose of a helmet.

Look at Schumacher.

What he said

Not to mention Traffic Droid

quite!

veronese68

Where has dhope's post gone? Did he delete it? I thought it was obvious it was in jest after Elbow's post.

dhope

Veronese68 wrote:

Where has dhope's post gone? Did he delete it? I thought it was obvious it was in jest after Elbow's post.

I thought I'd double posted, deleted one. Both went. Probably me being hamfisted rather than an overzealous Chasey or anything.

I called Elbowloh a fatty. In jest of course.
He didn't get picked for the football because of his BO mostly, not just the weight.

rick_chasey

I haven't wielded my mod powers except for removing spam for aaaages.

Getting soft in old(er) age.

elbowloh

dhope wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

Where has dhope's post gone? Did he delete it? I thought it was obvious it was in jest after Elbow's post.

I thought I'd double posted, deleted one. Both went. Probably me being hamfisted rather than an overzealous Chasey or anything.

I called Elbowloh a fatty. In jest of course.
He didn't get picked for the football because of his BO mostly, not just the weight.

No. I didn't get picked because I was shoite.



(this of course is not true, I am a footballing god).

veronese68

Rick Chasey wrote:

I haven't wielded my mod powers except for removing spam for aaaages.

Getting soft in old(er) age.

Thought it odd as it was in keeping with the general tone here of mild mickey taking, but he has admitted to possible incompetence on his part. Now we know who was really the last one to be picked.


It was me

Sewinman

*Points and laughs at anyone who has not got a light yet*. Thanks Gabriel!

meanredspider

Rick Chasey wrote:

Getting soft in old(er) age.

I've heard that can happen and that you can get blue pills to solve it too

cookeeemonster

My light makes a slight but noticeable buzzing noise...anyone else?

meanredspider

CookeeeMonster wrote:

My light makes a slight but noticeable buzzing noise...anyone else?

You obviously got the "intimate personal massager" sent to you by mistake - I shouldn't complain else they'll all want one

cookeeemonster

meanredspider wrote:

CookeeeMonster wrote:

My light makes a slight but noticeable buzzing noise...anyone else?

You obviously got the "intimate personal massager" sent to you by mistake - I shouldn't complain else they'll all want one

Yeah it's weird cos I couldnt get the light to turn on either...an why'd they send me a pink one?

redvee

CookeeeMonster wrote:

meanredspider wrote:

CookeeeMonster wrote:

My light makes a slight but noticeable buzzing noise...anyone else?

You obviously got the "intimate personal massager" sent to you by mistake - I shouldn't complain else they'll all want one

Yeah it's weird cos I couldnt get the light to turn on either...an why'd they send me a pink one?

Has the OH been ordering stuff from the warehouse opposite the Dolphin pub in Bath?

itboffin

Yep I noticed the buzz but once outside its too noisy to notice, I have found out that battery life even on normal is gash!

elbowloh

CookeeeMonster wrote:

My light makes a slight but noticeable buzzing noise...anyone else?

Are you trying to wind me up?




Still no light.

redvee

CookeeeMonster wrote:

My light makes a slight but noticeable buzzing noise...anyone else?

Not on mine, even right next to my ear I couldn't hear anything, nor see anything cause I looked in the lens.
I've just modded the bar mount I bought, I stuck a piece of inner tube on the face that sits on the bars as it was too smooth and moved when the strap was done up.

itboffin

redvee wrote:

CookeeeMonster wrote:

My light makes a slight but noticeable buzzing noise...anyone else?

Not on mine, even right next to my ear I couldn't hear anything, nor see anything cause I looked in the lens.
I've just modded the bar mount I bought, I stuck a piece of inner tube on the face that sits on the bars as it was too smooth and moved when the strap was done up.

Yeah stupid design that, I used a strip of double sided tape

captain_kirk

I've had mine!!

I signed up on 16th December, so quite late. I think it may have arrived late last week, but I've not been home for a few days so my neighbour had it.

itboffin

Battery lasts about 2 hrs on flash, crap

gabriel959

Only 2 hours on flash? That is strange. I had mine on low and steady for longer than that!

itboffin

Just plugged it in at work and its says fully charged after 1.30 hrs

I think i have a duff unit :evil:

tgotb

itboffin wrote:

Battery lasts about 2 hrs on flash, crap

I think my brain would last about 1 minute with a front light on flash...

roger_merriman

TGOTB wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Battery lasts about 2 hrs on flash, crap

I think my brain would last about 1 minute with a front light on flash...

Sadly a number of the early commuters ride though Bushy Park on flash, with powerful lights it's seriously unpleasant.

And I can't believe they can see much since eyes can't cope with that range of light in that time frame. Mind you saw someone going though Kingston with lights on full flickering strobe.

tgotb

roger merriman wrote:

TGOTB wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Battery lasts about 2 hrs on flash, crap

I think my brain would last about 1 minute with a front light on flash...

Sadly a number of the early commuters ride though Bushy Park on flash, with powerful lights it's seriously unpleasant.

And I can't believe they can see much since eyes can't cope with that range of light in that time frame. Mind you saw someone going though Kingston with lights on full flickering strobe.

I've been drafted through RP a couple of times by riders with 100000 lumen strobes. You alternate between being able to see nothing whatsoever (because you've been blinded) and being able to see absolutely everything, in perfect daylight detail, except the actual bit of road in front of you. I've actually tried (unsuccessfully) closing and opening my eyes in time with the flashing.

It's for these people in particular that I'm developing my special bike-mounted drawing pin dispenser :evil:

Kieran_Burns

TGOTB wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

TGOTB wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Battery lasts about 2 hrs on flash, crap

I think my brain would last about 1 minute with a front light on flash...

Sadly a number of the early commuters ride though Bushy Park on flash, with powerful lights it's seriously unpleasant.

And I can't believe they can see much since eyes can't cope with that range of light in that time frame. Mind you saw someone going though Kingston with lights on full flickering strobe.

I've been drafted through RP a couple of times by riders with 100000 lumen strobes. You alternate between being able to see nothing whatsoever (because you've been blinded) and being able to see absolutely everything, in perfect daylight detail, except the actual bit of road in front of you. I've actually tried (unsuccessfully) closing and opening my eyes in time with the flashing.

It's for these people in particular that I'm developing my special bike-mounted drawing pin dispenser :evil:

Buy a Hope District 3 and put it on the fast flash -pause- fast flash setting (the last one of the 5) no one will draft you. You WILL cause multiple pile ups, deaths and generally be responsible for the collapse of any parts of Western civilisation behind you but you will stop drafting.

Wheelspinner

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Buy a Hope District 3 and put it on the fast flash -pause- fast flash setting (the last one of the 5) no one will draft you. You WILL cause multiple pile ups, deaths and generally be responsible for the collapse of any parts of Western civilisation behind you but you will stop drafting.

Sounds like a reasonable trade-off to me.

DKay

gabriel959 wrote:

Only 2 hours on flash? That is strange. I had mine on low and steady for longer than that!

I've currently had mine switched on the 200lumens setting for just over two hours and counting.

itboffin

50 mins on normal and the battery is at half, mines going back that sort of life is useless for me.

elbowloh

Still
no
light

DKay

DKay wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Only 2 hours on flash? That is strange. I had mine on low and steady for longer than that!

I've currently had mine switched on the 200lumens setting for just over two hours and counting.

It got to just under three hours and the light was still going strong with the indicator button still showing green. This was with the rear light in flashing mode too.

redvee

itboffin wrote:

Battery lasts about 2 hrs on flash, crap

I've had 7x approx 40mins commutes out of one charge so far, that is on 400 lumens for 5 minutes, 100 lumens for 15 and flash for 20mins. Still got life left though can see me needing to charge it on Monday night when I get home.