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This is CW's "LETTER OF THE WEEK"



Oh .. please don't mention High Viz. But then perhaps they don't wear it because as this reader continues .. they just cannot find it..



Oh.. my Lupines! So you chuck away and buy new each time the bulb blows.. hmmm! I wonder how much recycling tax that generates...

Good on this chap for being blessed with hthe "make do and mend" ethic as he did not give up.. and got his bulbs from.. the local electrical shop in the High Street.

but as the star letter writer says



Of course they should bother and perhaps cyclists should demand correct fittings of lights on new bikes as standard - and have options of more expensive bits and bobs as we do with our cars. I would of course have checked the bike on purhcase and raised merry hell over the wrong bulb as well.

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I was going to post a thread about cyclists who ride at night without lights, but as this thread has been started, I think I'll post here.

When I bought my bike last month, I bought most of the accessories I thought I'd need at the same time. These were things like cycling clips, helmet, cycling gloves, PTFE lubricant spray, locking security chain, and of course front and rear lights. The ones I bought are the multi-mode flashing lights which many cyclists seem to use. A mounting post is screwd on to the bike frame, and the light clips on to that and is released easily for when the bike is left unattended. As I recall, the lights cost only £5.49 each. I'm told that the batteries should last years, depending on use of course.

Most serious cyclists use lights of this type. So why do so many "kidz" and casual cyclists not bother? Typically, this type of individual pays scant regard to the rules of the road, and will often be seen carrying a passenger. These people are obviously very vulnerable, especially at night. Do the police take any action when they spot a bike being ridden at night without lights?

The most common reason for not having lights on your bike - or it was the reason when I last rode a bike (which was 20 years ago), but is probably still true - is that they are easy to nick. You start of with the good intentions, but come back to the bike that you parked in a public space, and your lights are missing; so you just don't bother replacing them.

I understand that, but my lights clip on to mounting posts. I unclip them and take them with me when leaving the bike. Many other cyclists use this type.