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  1. Re:how about a real bicycle? by Carnivore · · Score: 1 · on E-bike E-xperiences?

    I can reccomend this approach. I have LED lamps front and rear, so the battery weight is not much of an issue. When I drive, I find cyclists who use these types of lamps to be very visible.

    The front lamp is 3 blue-white LEDs powered by 3x aaa batteries, and the rear is a 5 red LED unit that takes 2x aaa.

    I use them in flash mode to get the most attention. I've found that because they use so little power, I use them much more frequently than I did my incandescant lamps.

    I live in one of, if not the, most heavily biked cities in the US. I've been hit by cars twice, both times on the campus of the university where I work, both times in fine weather, at ~17:15. The take home message is that drivers are not very careful, they don't pay attention, and they have no idea what the rules of the road are. Cyclists have to make every effort they can to be conspicuous, so that even the most distracted soccer mom in her behemoth SUV will notice you. And wear your helmet!

  2. Re:how about a real bicycle? by Carnivore · · Score: 1 · on E-bike E-xperiences?

    I can reccomend this approach. I have LED lamps front and rear, so the battery weight is not much of an issue. When I drive, I find cyclists who use these types of lamps to be very visible.

    The front lamp is 3 blue-white LEDs powered by 3x aaa batteries, and the rear is a 5 red LED unit that takes 2x aaa.

    I use them in flash mode to get the most attention. I've found that because they use so little power, I use them much more frequently than I did my incandescant lamps.

    I live in one of, if not the, most heavily biked cities in the US. I've been hit by cars twice, both times on the campus of the university where I work, both times in fine weather, at ~17:15. The take home message is that drivers are not very careful, they don't pay attention, and they have no idea what the rules of the road are. Cyclists have to make every effort they can to be conspicuous, so that even the most distracted soccer mom in her behemoth SUV will notice you. And wear your helmet!

  3. Re:I want Prop Cycle! by kvigor · · Score: 1 · on New Gamepad Designed To Build Muscles?

    You mean like Cateye's GameBike?

  4. Nothing new... by sjehay · · Score: 5, Informative · on Games Controlled By An Exercise Bike

    See here for a commercially-available product for interfacing turbo trainers and Playstation (2)s that has been around for a while...

  5. HID Light Source by aaarrrgggh · · Score: 1 · on Lightsource for DIY LCD Projector
    Here's a CatEye's Stadium 3 light. It's a mountain bike light, not exactly what you would want to get, but... good for the basics:

    Expensive. This thing is $400. But, it's 1/4 the power (and heat) as halogen

    Big. As the parent stated, the ballast for these things is important.

    Not too good on the color rendition. It's important to remember that you don't just want to look for color temperature, you also need to make sure that the light gives good color rendition; that it has good spikes not only on the blues, but also the reds and greens.

    Good luck...

  6. Not there yet by grumling · · Score: 1, Insightful · on Palm on a Bicycle
    I recently spent some time researching cyclometers, and came across these. Compared to what is out there from cateye and vetta, these just can't compare. The Palm devices are much larger and really don't check enough to be useful for real training. Cadence (pedal revs/min) and heart rate are essential for me, if for nothing else, to keep from getting bored. I use a GPS for the rest. I'm sure someday they'll have it right, and no one will be using dedicated cyclometers, but at this time, it is tough to beat one of the higher end cyclometers.