[Fwd: RE: [OrRando] Ye Olde Lighting Question]

[Michael Rasmussen]

He was too polite to reply to the list with this response.
In his moment for self-effacing non-promotion he didn't even mention their support
of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington as part of the bargain.  Heck, they even
train up future BAW employees.

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Subject: RE: [OrRando] Ye Olde Lighting Question
From:    "Mark Thomas" <mark at muthomas.net>
Date:    Thu, May 3, 2007 13:49
To:      mikeraz at patch.com
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And, of course, there is a certain rando-owned shop in WA that builds great
wheels and sells all the same lighting stuff as PW, but offers 15% off to
randonneurs.

Mark


Mark U. Thomas
Sammamish Valley Cycle
(206) 612-4700 (personal)
(425) 881-8442 (store)
(425) 881-3155 (fax)
8451 164th Avenue NE
Redmond, WA 98052
mark at sammamishcycle.com
www.sammamishcycle.com

-----Original Message-----
From: orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com [mailto:orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com]
On Behalf Of Michael Rasmussen
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:23 PM
To: Oregon area Randonneurs
Subject: Re: [OrRando] Ye Olde Lighting Question


Lesli Larson wrote:
> My question for the or group: is there a consensus regarding the best
> hub/lamp selection?

Consensus?  Ha! No, or at least not really.

> I know the E-6 is the staple lamp choice

I use Lumotec ovals.  On the Screech Owl Susan commented that when I rode
behind
her she sometimes thought it was a car back there.  I've also ridden side by
side
with E6 folks and thought the lights were very comparable.

The LED Lumotec is putting out full brightness before you finish your first
pedal
stroke.  It's a great light.

If I were to add a secondary it might be an E6.

As to LBS vs. Peter, it's a thorny issue.  Having Peter build your wheel
(for a
whopping $30) will give you a bomb proof, or at least 230 pound rider who
likes to
load up with too much gear proof, wheel backed by someone with years of
experience
and happy customers.

Yes, there are great wheel builders in our area too.

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