CCrew
Forum Replies Created
-
@acc 10595 wrote:
Yes, it worked, my rhinestone helmet with a light. The point is, nothing burned.
Priceless
I have a blast playing with the red light cameras at Glebe and Fairfax in the wee hours. If I come off the Custis and down onto Fairfax “just so” and stop just at the far side of the crosswalk I can trip them every time
@jabberwocky 10467 wrote:
Its worth noting that car high beams aren’t necessarily brighter, they’re just aimed higher.
Light aim counts more than lumens; a relatively dim light can be blinding if its aimed directly into your eyes (an extreme example is a laser pointer, which can blind you if shone directly into your eye, but you certainly wouldn’t navigate with one at night).Car headlights are typically in the 1000-3000 lumen range, a number that very few bike lights approach.
Not to mention that they’re designed with a vertical cutoff which few bike lights even pretend to have.
@DaveK 10450 wrote:
Those are somewhat notorious for exploding. I think there was a revision to the construction at some point but there’s got to be someone out there who knows more about it than me.
They have more urban legend than actual failures. It’s always someone’s mothers brothers uncles friend too. I ran a set on a tri bike with no issues at all, and sold them to someone else that’s still running them.
There were some hub/bearing issues in the early gens, and they need to be checked for cracks where the cross spoke transition is. Last gen ones have a small rivet in the center of the spoke at the rim.
Carbon frames explode without warning in the cold from what I hear too
