heavy seize

Mmmm!
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HEART RATE

walking around the playground at Centennial Park.

Derby Cars

zoom zoom!

Off Road Rollers

It's been too muddy lately to go mountain biking so I got me a set of off road rollers.
They are really fun and loud!

 

 

MagicShine Bike Light 1st Impressions

As if you care....

1. Bought this light from Geomangear.com as an XMAS present to me.  Can't beat the price...$100 with shipping and helmet mount for a 900 lumen light. They shipped it next day too;-) but because of XMAS volume USPS took ten days to ship it priority mail...WTF;-(  Came with a full charge too.


2. Super bright and seems pretty well constructed. 


3. I like the battery indicator light on charger...you don't even have to plug it into the wall to see if battery is fully charged.


4. Five modes: 900 lumens, 500, 200, strobe (can you say seizure?), and SOS (or is that OSO?)


5. Very easy to hit the power button with gloved fingers.  LED inside of power button is a nice touch..it stays on if you leave the battery plugged into the lamp even when the lamp is off.


6. 1m extension cord comes in handy for jersey pocket and helmet mount.


7. Battery is sooooo small and light;-)  I lost 4lbs by switching from my old 2 light setup with sealed lead acid batteries.


8. Rubber band mounts for handlebar and helmet mounts don't slip but do allow for easy adjusting on the fly.


9. Helmet mount needed customization to work right click here.


10. The frame mount nylon bag with velcro is definitely the CHEESIEST light mount I have ever seen!   I had to customize it too to make it workable click here.

How To Improve the MagicShine's Helmet and Frame Mounts

1. Helmet Mount - This original helmet mount comes with 12in straps on both sides.  I can't figure out why unless you want to mount it to a basketball.  I had to do a bit of customizing the stock velcro straps to make it work for me.  This involved scissors, needle, and thread, and about 20 minutes.  PS:  I think found a much better way than this guy suggests.  Helmet mount is now on the old Bell super tight and working great.
   
   
   
   

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2. Frame Mount - The OEM frame mount nylon bag with velcro is definitely the CHEESIEST light mount I have ever seen!  You can see for yourself how cheesy here.   It doesn't even come close to holding the battery tight to a stem/frame.  It has plastic loops for additional velcro strap but they end up touching each other when mounted on the frame so there's no making use of these loops to cinch it tight.  I just cut of an old TwoFish frame/pump mount in half and Gorilla Glued it to the battery pack and will use its two sided velcro strap with plastic loop to hold it fast.
   
   
   
   
   

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Resolutions?

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Happy new year from NC. abby made a resolution to quit training wheels!
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