Jude's finds

[Jude Ephesus]

Winter riding more fun than you think.

Yeah…. Been there done that. What really gets me is the time in bundling up (and unbundling) for the ride.

a personal goal of mine has always been to be a ‘100/100’ rider.

(I made this up!)

I‘ve done single rides of 100+ miles on multiple occasions, and I’ve ridden in 100 degree heat: I needed a 0 or sub zero ride to cover 100 degrees on the thermometer!

last year I did 4-5 cold winter rides and was riding regularly in March. I dunno…. Just not a huge fan of the cold rides.

I actually did two ’polar bear‘ rides last year. One at 0, the other at -2F)

I’ve been on an exercise bike at my local gym a lot, but haven’t broken my bike out yet….. that day is coming sooner rather than later!

here’s some pic’s of some of last year’s fun!

 

[ingola]

Never done 100 miles would love to I've gone as low as -40c very cold

That's in the last ice rain we had

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Never done 100 miles would love to I've gone as low as -40c very cold View attachment 223352
That's in the last ice rain we had

EPICNESS! Are you riding in coveralls? I know they make some work gear that’s rated down to -40/-50. What’s your gear look like?

 

[ingola]

Three layers and pedal really fast. I'm unable to drive so bike is my transportation. Your not far from us.

 

[ingola]

2h so your climate is much the same.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

2h so your climate is much the same.

Snow is treacherous; in 2021, I was still riding outdoors twice a week up until Christmas then backed it off due to the snow and harsh cold.

I don’t care how aggressive the tires are, a few inches of snow, and you just spin. I’m not wild about riding on snowy roads.

- just because you have control of your bike, doesn’t mean the person coming up behind you has control of their car!

 

[ingola]

I've had scary ones. Transports on the way to work

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I've had scary ones. Transports on the way to work

I don't even drive the road he bikes to work on, if I can avoid it. Too much of a speedway. Several plants let out at the same time, and people are nuts for getting home

 

[100 mile howie]

You may find that it has a sealed beam lamp in the housing. Nice find just the same.
And a belated congrats for your skinny wheel entry. I thought it was a winner from the start.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

You may find that it has a sealed beam lamp in the housing. Nice find just the same.
And a belated congrats for your skinny wheel entry. I thought it was a winner from the start.

Thanks! I was stunned that red rider Did so good! I haven’t come close to even a top 10 finish in any of the build offs ive done, so, that was a pleasant surprise! (My wife is tired of hearing about it!)

Yeah….. I cracked that thing open just to see what I had. 100% it’s a sealed beam lamp. I believe it’s a par 38.

so….. not good. I’m going to have to scramble to make this thing functional or just put it on for looks, which I’m NOT a fan of.

I’ve surfed around the net to see if I could find an LED option I could cobble in.

 

[ingola]

Dollartree flashlight gut it but guts inside. Sweet light tractor lights make the best bike lights.

 

[Ulu]

So it’s a 12volt?

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Dollartree flashlight gut it but guts inside. Sweet light tractor lights make the best bike lights.

I’m not sure how; the lens, reflector and lamp are all one assembly :

 

[Jude Ephesus]

So it’s a 12volt?

Think so; the lamp specs were on the back side, covered in dust; I went to rub off the dust to see the specs and the ink came off with the dust!!!!

 

[Ulu]

You might Hook it up to a 6 V battery and see if it’s bright. If it’s dim it’s a 12v.

A few odd vehicles are 24 V but the chance of that is small. (Except for huge tractors/military.)

 

[ingola]

Think so; the lamp specs were on the back side, covered in dust; I went to rub off the dust to see the specs and the ink came off with the dust!!!!

Break the back and separate the lense. I'd cut it off with a Dremel. Wrap it with a towel and poke. The lens may separate after.

 

[Ulu]

Of course those things are evacuated but you can still drill into them from the back if you wanna try and convert it. You need to wet drill it with a diamond or carbide, and then enlarge the hole slowly with grinding stones.

It’s fast to break the back off with a little pick hammer but then you don’t have a Reflector

 

[ingola]

Of course those things are evacuated but you can still drill into them from the back if you wanna try and convert it. You need to wet drill it with a diamond or carbide, and then enlarge the hole slowly with grinding stones.

It’s fast to break the back off with a little pick hammer but then you don’t have a Reflector

Tin foil

 

[ingola]

Most led lens have the reflector on it and not needed as much with led. Suggested poke with a hammer because not everyone is comfortable drilling glass or the bits. But we all love the hammer.could probably just use a heat gun heat up the sides and pull it apart.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Break the back and separate the lense. I'd cut it off with a Dremel. Wrap it with a towel and poke. The lens may separate after.

thanks! I’m not sure how to do that! -Does Dremel make a glass cutter? The entire assembly is glass, front and back is glass.

its like a glass globe!

I’d rather source a ‘plug and play’ par 38 that is plastic/LED that I can swap in.