I just put a Schmidt light on my brevet bike, replacing a Lumotech. As the bulb in the Lumotech was old at the time of the change, I have to try to remember...
Roadkill
roadkill@...
Feb 2, 2004 1:19 pm
8503
... Agreed. Some of us who hail from the backwoods (we even still have Southern accents) might take offense at being stereotyped. ===== De l'audace, encore de...
Roadkill
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Feb 2, 2004 1:27 pm
8504
Fellow randonneurs: I regret that I was unable to join everyone last month for the first brevet of the season (for most people) down in Gainesville, but I had...
Tom, I'd be happy to scratch out a few paragraphs. Give me a day or two. Got to get a bike together for the 300 this weekend first. Lights, now where did...
Tom, A few observations as opposed to a blow-by-blow. The course is so flat that the only memory now is of a few rollers at around 90 miles. We made an...
<<Some of us who hail from the backwoods (we even still have Southern accents) might take offense at being stereotyped.>> That was a cheap shot, and I...
Roadkill
roadkill@...
Feb 3, 2004 1:21 pm
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Maybe we can find a little reflective St. Andrews Cross to stick on your bike. It might ensure safe passage through the mountains. ... From: Roadkill...
Al Pless
ALP@...
Feb 3, 2004 1:34 pm
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Jim has asked me to conduct the bike inspection for the 300 this Saturday. Didn't get details from him yet, but if I was making the call, I'd expect riders to...
Tom, Someone suggested that Mark use a whistle and it's a great idea. If he had whistle commands to slow up and to speed up then he'd been able to more easily...
... So who is coming down from the AA team anyway? Just wondering how much beer to bring down for afterwards... Cheers, MW Mark Wolff / Planning Technical...
Mike: Thanks for filling in some of the blanks. If I can't ride a brevet, reading about one is almost as fun and certainly not as tiring. Writing and posting...
I received on behalf of Audax Atlanta fliers for the Wheels O' Fire Century scheduled for March 13 in Hamilton, GA, near FDR State Park and Pine Mountain. ...
Roadkill
roadkill@...
Feb 3, 2004 9:41 pm
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I rode PBP with Cateye LED. ... From: <PLMHayes@...> To: <garandon@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [garandon] Gator...
Tom Cayton
notyac@...
Feb 4, 2004 2:20 pm
8517
... which prompts the haiku (in form if not style) To Ride P B P with a cateye L E D is naughty naughty Ian...
Aw come on. I rode all the Kentucky Brevets with the LED. Talked with Johnny Bertrand prior to PBP about what the French really were meaning. Evidently some...
Tom Cayton
notyac@...
Feb 4, 2004 2:50 pm
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Tom, I wasn't being serious! I guess I forgot to add a smiley. Cheers, Ian...
... Which LED model did you use? Did you use only one lamp or dual? Did you ever need to swap batteries? How many night hours did you ride solo? Mike D....
I should resist comment here but I can't. From my first, and only trip to PBP thus far, I'd make the observation that the French think one should show up at...
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ah, but it's not like the good old days when you could identify French riders at night by the squealing of their brakes... ... ===== see ya, Peter "Let's stop...
Happily, Georgia law grants bikes generally the same rights and obligations as cars but excludes bicycles from the DUI statute! :>) (Some think you have to be...
Roadkill
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Feb 4, 2004 10:19 pm
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At PBP inspection, I went through with a single bulb halogen light (torch) and then parked my bike and noticed one bike with the 5 LED Cateye (fixed diode). I...
I should resist comment here but I can't. From my first, and only trip to PBP thus far, I'd make the observation that the French think one should show up at...
Thanks Todd. Interesting. SC law states cyclist can't carry a whistle unless you are a low inforcement officer. Unless it's changed recently. Go figure. ...
The Glanville Gang
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Feb 5, 2004 1:44 am
8530
Hello Everyone, There has been a lot of discussion on lighting. I thought I would give you the Florida and Georgia laws on what is required: Florida Law (8)...
Here is something I clipped from Skiing Magazine a few years ago. DEATH IN PERSPECTIVE From Skiing Magazine December 2000 based on data from the National ...