Greeting from Sea Cliff, New York, USA! Mike and Julie, I do enjoy your rides and some day would like to ride in your area. Stay safe with the evening cycling and keep the great vids coming.
We've been looking the other way over the pond at some of your fantastic rail and canal trails in the US. Maybe one day... Thanks for watching Richard 👍
That light looks pretty good - certainly good enough for around town riding, and maybe for slower riding on unlit roads. Maybe you're the UK version of Henry Wildeberry and Ms Cools! Hmmm... Pizzza... 😍
I might rebel a little against the accepted norms of current cycling but you won't be seeing any downtube shifters on my bike anytime soon 😁👍 or a tash 🤣 🍕👍 Yeah, that light is great for around town and shared paths for sure.👍
@@julie-wheelersatlarge Oh I'm jealous of where they live and ride as well, along with being jealous of you and Mike with the New Forest on your doorstep!
I have a super bright light I purchased from Amazon, but the attachment point broke on a ride. Now it's just a flashlight for around the house. Looks like you two had a fun ride.
That's unlucky Dan... I've had differing luck with bike lights, it's usually the batteries stop charging or lose their charge. Cheers for watching and commenting Dan
Mike, Is it legal to use flashing taillights and headlights in the UK? For daylight I run a flashing taillight and a 1000 lumen flashing (white) headlight. At night a flashing taillight and a solid beam 2600 lumen dimmable headlight, with a remote switch. The remote on my handlebars facilitates changing modes. In your last ride, when you rode alone, the section where you had no trees and/or structures to break the wind are the type of roads (asphalt and/or gravel) that I ride on everyday. That is roads where there is nothing to break the wind. And Wyoming, USA, is virtually always windy. During your ride you mentioned needing to order a new cassette. Are there currently any supply chain issues for bicycle parts/components in the UK? Here in the US some components are difficult to find/buy. For example Shimano 11 speed cassettes in 11-30, 11-32, or 11-34.
Hi William, I did have to check and yes flashing lights are fine. It looks like there's a specific frequency range but as consumers I guess we buy these lights and trust that we're doing the right thing. There have been parts shortages but nothing that has kept us off the road more a case of not always being able to buy the specific cassette, chain or brake pads we would prefer (Shimano road especially, very expensive online and hard to find in the shops). We'd rather ride than worry about using a cassette that's 100g heavier than the one I usually buy. It has been quite a windy year for us so far but we can usually find ways to minimise the effect.👍
@@WheelersAtLarge Mike, Thank you for replying to my questions! One idea (as you know) for extending the life of components is waxing chains. This helps to delay the ever rising prices of components, and lessons the headaches related to searching for replacement parts that may or may not be easy to locate and/or available. I have been using Wippermann Connex 8* and 11 speed chains on several bikes for 6 years. The Connex chains are more expensive, but seem to wear significantly longer. Longer chain life + waxing chains = longer life for cassettes and chainrings. * I have a custom built Columbine that I had built for me in 1986. I also have a Trek 5200 that I bought in 1992. Both bikes have 8 speed cassettes, derailleurs, etc. The frames on both bikes are still in almost mint condition. And I still ride both bikes regularly even though I have much newer 11 speed bikes. The Columbine has Campy Chorus 8 speed components. It is almost impossible to find/purchase NOS Campy 8 speed parts. Therefore I use high quality Connex chains and wax the chains to prolong the life of the components on the Columbine, as well as the components on the 5200. It is funny/ironic to me that the 1992 carbon fiber Trek 5200 came with/has a threaded BB shell. Then press fit BBs became the rage. And now Trek (and other manufacturers) are returning to threaded BBs for carbon fiber frames.
People not going with the flow of traffic irks me as well. It seems like the people trying to be nice and help are lots of times accidentally causing me more problems than the drivers trying to be jerks.
Agreed, saw it happen yesterday traffic backed up through a junction just to let a car out of a side road. Creates an unexpected situation too... Thanks for watching 👍
Try dealing with this on 5-lane roads (2 lanes each way, plus a center turn lane) at rush hour, with traffic a dozen cars deep in all 4 directions at a signaled intersection. Someone 5 cars back wants to wait and let people out of a parking lot as the signal turns green. 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Sorry for the profanity, Julie.
No but I like this light. We say no to most of the stuff we are offered, that's why we just talk about stuff we use rather than making indepth review videos...
Greeting from Sea Cliff, New York, USA! Mike and Julie, I do enjoy your rides and some day would like to ride in your area. Stay safe with the evening cycling and keep the great vids coming.
We've been looking the other way over the pond at some of your fantastic rail and canal trails in the US.
Maybe one day...
Thanks for watching Richard 👍
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oy oy, oy!
Thanks Julie.
Oy oy oy! 🤣😂
My Ever Ready 0.5 Watt bulb never blinded anyone in 1960. It hardly illuminated cats eyes.
🤣🔦
Thank you for the ride to Friars Cliff. Parents nearly bought a house there but chose Milford on Sea, when I was 11 years-young and a cyclist.
It's a lovely place David. 👍
@@julie-wheelersatlarge. A bit built-up for my liking. I know it well. Better now the radome has gone, I think.Dad looked at Mudeford also.
I couldn`t agree more with you about stopping to let traffic out of side roads , a bug bear of mine
I'm glad it's not just me😁👍 Cheers Anthony
If you'd come a little further east to New Milton you could have popped in for coffee and cake 😁😁
We sometimes head up gore road and stem lane to the forest. Put the kettle on 🤣👍
Nice ride Mike and Julie very well done, im sure Julie wouldn't use any expletives 😄 but on second thoughts😁enjoy the rest of your week,
Have a bleeping good week Terry! 😂👍🤣
Ooh, smooth tyres. No rough stuff.
But still Gravelking tyres even if they are slicks.
@@WheelersAtLarge Slidey.
Mean Green Speedy Machine 🔥🚴🔥
This bike gets used for commuting but it was good to give it a proper ride out! 😁🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
That light looks pretty good - certainly good enough for around town riding, and maybe for slower riding on unlit roads.
Maybe you're the UK version of Henry Wildeberry and Ms Cools!
Hmmm... Pizzza... 😍
I wouldn't mind riding in some of the places that Ms Cools rides! They've done some great rides! 👍😊😎😀
I might rebel a little against the accepted norms of current cycling but you won't be seeing any downtube shifters on my bike anytime soon 😁👍 or a tash 🤣
🍕👍
Yeah, that light is great for around town and shared paths for sure.👍
@@julie-wheelersatlarge Oh I'm jealous of where they live and ride as well, along with being jealous of you and Mike with the New Forest on your doorstep!
@@WheelersAtLarge Oh I don't know Mike, a tash along with the Hawaiian shirts might give you a rather fetching Tom Selleck/Magnum PI look 🤣
I have a super bright light I purchased from Amazon, but the attachment point broke on a ride. Now it's just a flashlight for around the house. Looks like you two had a fun ride.
That's unlucky Dan... I've had differing luck with bike lights, it's usually the batteries stop charging or lose their charge. Cheers for watching and commenting Dan
I think people that drive automobiles should be required to take a test before they start to drive on the road. Nice light!
We have quite a comprehensive driving test but once that has been passed... There's very little to stop people driving how they want...
@@WheelersAtLarge same here in Utah. Still I wonder how some ever passed their test. Have fun and be safe.
In India it is still called a fixie!
👍fixie sounds good to me...
Mike, Is it legal to use flashing taillights and headlights in the UK? For daylight I run a flashing taillight and a 1000 lumen flashing (white) headlight. At night a flashing taillight and a solid beam 2600 lumen dimmable headlight, with a remote switch. The remote on my handlebars facilitates changing modes.
In your last ride, when you rode alone, the section where you had no trees and/or structures to break the wind are the type of roads (asphalt and/or gravel) that I ride on everyday. That is roads where there is nothing to break the wind. And Wyoming, USA, is virtually always windy.
During your ride you mentioned needing to order a new cassette. Are there currently any supply chain issues for bicycle parts/components in the UK? Here in the US some components are difficult to find/buy. For example Shimano 11 speed cassettes in 11-30, 11-32, or 11-34.
Hi William, I did have to check and yes flashing lights are fine. It looks like there's a specific frequency range but as consumers I guess we buy these lights and trust that we're doing the right thing.
There have been parts shortages but nothing that has kept us off the road more a case of not always being able to buy the specific cassette, chain or brake pads we would prefer (Shimano road especially, very expensive online and hard to find in the shops). We'd rather ride than worry about using a cassette that's 100g heavier than the one I usually buy.
It has been quite a windy year for us so far but we can usually find ways to minimise the effect.👍
@@WheelersAtLarge Mike, Thank you for replying to my questions! One idea (as you know) for extending the life of components is waxing chains. This helps to delay the ever rising prices of components, and lessons the headaches related to searching for replacement parts that may or may not be easy to locate and/or available.
I have been using Wippermann Connex 8* and 11 speed chains on several bikes for 6 years. The Connex chains are more expensive, but seem to wear significantly longer. Longer chain life + waxing chains = longer life for cassettes and chainrings.
* I have a custom built Columbine that I had built for me in 1986. I also have a Trek 5200 that I bought in 1992. Both bikes have 8 speed cassettes, derailleurs, etc. The frames on both bikes are still in almost mint condition. And I still ride both bikes regularly even though I have much newer 11 speed bikes. The Columbine has Campy Chorus 8 speed components. It is almost impossible to find/purchase NOS Campy 8 speed parts. Therefore I use high quality Connex chains and wax the chains to prolong the life of the components on the Columbine, as well as the components on the 5200.
It is funny/ironic to me that the 1992 carbon fiber Trek 5200 came with/has a threaded BB shell. Then press fit BBs became the rage. And now Trek (and other manufacturers) are returning to threaded BBs for carbon fiber frames.
People not going with the flow of traffic irks me as well. It seems like the people trying to be nice and help are lots of times accidentally causing me more problems than the drivers trying to be jerks.
Agreed, saw it happen yesterday traffic backed up through a junction just to let a car out of a side road. Creates an unexpected situation too... Thanks for watching 👍
Try dealing with this on 5-lane roads (2 lanes each way, plus a center turn lane) at rush hour, with traffic a dozen cars deep in all 4 directions at a signaled intersection. Someone 5 cars back wants to wait and let people out of a parking lot as the signal turns green. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Sorry for the profanity, Julie.
Does being a bike and component professional tester pay well?
No but I like this light. We say no to most of the stuff we are offered, that's why we just talk about stuff we use rather than making indepth review videos...
@@WheelersAtLarge. Very professional.
That Hawaiian shirt needs to glow in the dark.
I'll have to stitch in some reflective seems😁
@@WheelersAtLarge I used to wear the reflective Sam Brown belt and shoulder strap for night riding. Cheap and effective.
“Fixy”? Oh, that’s. Modern nickname.
I was in a fixed wheel club. Proper cyclists. Racers.
Ah, so it's a traditionalist thing... That makes sense😁
@@WheelersAtLarge Try it sometime. Adds to the fun of cycling. Learn to slow without braking.
Is it lucky if a black cat crosses your path? Not if you're a cyclist. CAT!
Yeah, you're not wrong... Fortunately this one just sat and looked confused 👍