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In reply to the discussion: Why I ride. [View all]

Fumesucker

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4. I have a LED Lenser headlight flashlight I put on my helmet
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 02:29 PM
Oct 2012
http://www.amazon.com/LED-Lenser-880002-Headlamp-Black/dp/B0053H1842



With three AAA Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable cells it's amazingly bright, tiltable, focusable and has a dimmer too. Putting the light on your head means you can aim it where you need it, handlebars stay mostly straight in turns while the light needs to go to the inside.

I've been riding on Schwalbe Big Apple tires for the last several months and I love them, they are low rolling resistance balloon tires that are not quite slicks, soak up bumps almost as effectively as a suspension and have 3M reflective white sidewalls that really stand out when headlights shine on them.

http://www.amazon.com/Schwalbe-Bicycle-28x2-35-Allround-Beaded/dp/B00277K9SM

A taste of what the Big Apples look like at night, much brighter reflection than the little spoke reflectors in the wheels.

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