I could pretend that I am riding in winter
weather at the moment, but I'm sure to be found out. Down
here, we are coming into summer. Not that winter stops
me from riding anyway.<br><br>In Melbourne we just
had our 5th birthady Critical Mass. We had around 650
cyclists. It was a beuatiful evening and we took the city
by storm. We even managed to split the mass into two
a few times and then meet up in another part of the
city. It is the biggets Critical Mass I've been on,
although I beleive they got around 1200 to one birthday
ride.<br><br>As far as lights go, I mentioned that I sometimes
ride at night without them. However, at one stage my
friends called my bike the 'light fantastic'. This was
because I had a 50 Watt halogen lamp on the front being
powered by a 12V gel cell. It was pretty bright. I prefer
to build my own lights for my bikes. This is mainly
because I used to be an electronics technician, and I
always think that I can do a better job. However, I
usually aim a little high, and the job never quite gets
finished. You know how it is, a mechanics car is usually
always half repaired and a builders house is never
finished, well you should see all the half finished
electronics gear around my house. Anyway, this is becoming
one of those long posts, sorry.<br><br>Happy
cycling,<br><br>Ben