Mike Zumwalt's Page

"The problem is the morons use asphalt to fill in the concrete and concrete to fill in the asphalt. And if you think that's bad ride up to Montrose. The lake level is up nearly 3 feet. Hopefully the brilliant parks dept will cut down all the…"

"Will second this. I have four bikes now with generator setups (three Shimano and one SON hub, all some flavor of IQ Cyo headlamp, three with wired taillamps too) and it can't be beat. You have a really good beam pattern and it's always…"

"Several years ago I got a new bike with a generator hub and excellent head and tail lights - Busch and Muller Lumotec IQ Premium Cyo and Toplight Line Brake Plus. If these or something comparable might be an option for you, I highly…"

"For something a little less pricey, I like these Reelights.  https://www.reelight.com/collections/all-products/products/rl700-series?variant=35189291473 They're always on, and never need batteries.  Pretty bright for "be…"

"I remember other threads here where helmet-mounted was seen as a problem, but i fully agree re: having the light up and visible to more drivers. And i really appreciate being able to point my light without pointing the whole bike too."

"Ditto for today. 7 degrees this morning and a HIGH of 19. I really hope some El Nino comes our way for at least part of this cold season. Hey Yasmeen our Fall color was green leaves being frozen off trees with a Halloween snow and below freezing…"

"Nope and nope. 25 degrees in November is ridiculous! But it's also Veterans day so downtown would be less busy.  I was really wanting to wait until January to break out my thermals and Balaclava! I thought we had a deal that Fall would be…"

"I'll ease through a stop sign  I gesture to so many drivers it's like it's in a cast  I circle if I'm riding fixed or playing Frogger as I cross Mi ave I used to ride no hands before I put a rack on the front and wear a…"

"Right on re. the lights.  Same now for cars to have the daytime running lights or headlights (I have the main headlights always on in my car (and it's been this way for a long time now with motorcycles) for the same reason."

"I think lights are underrated.  A study on cyclists in Denmark shows incidents of injury a 19% less frequent for cyclists who always use a light.  This was a designed study, not an observational study.  Mostly we see the latter…"

"I've got a generator hub powering a head and tail light and it's the best thing I've done. Both lights are bright have stand lights and the headlight has a patterned beam that lights up the road without blinding oncoming traffic.…"

"I'm a fan of steady-state lights since I ride along the lake where the park lights can be hit an miss. For about $35 I've really liked an earlier version of this for the last five…"

"There's a difference between what works for a lone cyclist surrounded by cars, and what's best when there are many cyclists and drivers mixing together. In the latter case, when drivers expect to share the street with cyclists, good…"

"I've seen a few of these (or similar to these) now and they do seem to have a few advantages. This first one was the one I saw I…"

"It's that time of year! The time change means drivers are going to be night blind for a week or two. Make sure you have those lights charged up and ready for your after work commutes!  Less Ninja, more Christmas tree!"

"No!  I follow you on Twitter I log in here to check what's going on. I have an bike lane uprising account You e mail me directly I asked a question via one platform and don't want to create a Pinterest, Instagram,Facebook,My Space…"