HOT
Unfortunately they don’t have cleats on them, but I should look into making one of my many high heels spd compatible…
You could even rout out a little space to make the cleats recessed if the platform is tall enough!
This is the plan, I need to be able to rock them of the bike with out walking on tip-tap-cleats.
And before any one else asks: yes I do know how to walk in +18cm heels/platforms. #datkinkystuff
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Thursday evening I joined a pub crawl type ride organized as part of SSWC18.
It was going to be visiting breweries + hidden urban singletrack. They handed out blinkies at the start because lots of folks from out of town we’re on their SS mtb race bike.
It was a bunch of fun. I am not a great mtb-er, but on an urban ride with 80+ people I am right at home. I think it was new for a lot of folks.
I was the only bike with fenders, and one of a few with a basket or rack. I made sure to stay up front, not get dropped, order my beer early (before the big line forms). I helped some dudes with flats as I had tools/tubes/pump. Loaned a dude my headlamp and provided light via my bike for others. It’s dark at night, and urban singletrack has lots of stumps/rocks/etc. to wreck on. These details seemed to surprise some folks.
There was a sweet hidden stop in the woods with bourbon and spliffs. Then another trail called “blade runner” which was on the top of a VERY arrow dirt wall. Falling would be bad. And on top of this wall was an irrigation line, sometimes under dirt, sometimes exposed, like trying to MTB with a railroad track under you, ugh.
Popped out to a road, hit up a bar, and was shown a taco shop that’s open until 4am and close to my house!
Fantastic night all around, I need a good hamlet-mounted light if I want to do any more woods MTB.
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The world needs more of this.
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Magicshine make a fine (and cheap) light that’s perfect.
is this still the tarck® recommended battery light under $100?
I do not know. Was it ever? This from my own findings.
I like whatever Niterider you can afford in the $60-$80 range. This for night trail riding. Get lumens close to what your buddies have so you don’t see weird shadows.
Went back and checked what this was in response to; my helmet light is remarkably similar to this 300 lumen unit:
it is everything a $14 secondary 300 lumen light should be.
Uploaded photos from our scout ride on Saturday. I should have taken more pics of the singletrack, but it is what it is.
Mine = https://www.flickr.com/photos/tehschkott/albums/72157672601837407
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who’s got the commuter cycles bidon?!
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Me
Emus, Ferries, cornifers, is Seattle the new Melbourne???
have to get fred to get you a new one in Feb, it’s super.
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Dunno why the post didn’t put up preview images as it has in the past, so have pulled a few out
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Those are some great photos!
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So green! Great shots, has me missing the moist side of the mountains.
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Some days I miss riding the Bremerton boat.
The cheapo light market has gotten really hammered by airmail restrictions on batteries and the flood of race-to-the-bottom clone and counterfeit models.
The Yinding dual-Cree headlights are gone, so is the Nitefighter BT-40S. Kaidomain still has Gemini clones in neutral white LEDs but they’re a pain to deal with. The only thing really left is this Ituo Wiz setup which isn’t under $100 anymore.
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