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From: Mike Schmidt <mdschmidt56@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [CR] Flashlights for Bike Lighting To: "jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> Cc: "<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 10:53 AM
Jerry
Check with Hiroshi at Jitendha studio in Berkely, CA. 510-540-6240. He i mports a handful of these flashlights from Japan. They attach to the front rack using the rack's braze on fittings. Oh, they are not exactly inexpe nsive either.
Mike Schmidt Millington, New Jersey Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 13, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.
net> wrote:
> To raise a non-contraversial, if there is such a thing here, issue in con
nection with touring/randonneur bikes. Anyone know of currently availabl
e flashlights appropriate for use on such bikes?
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> I asked Chris at Velo Orange when he would again have the flashlights he
was selling a while back. His answer was that he does not currently expe
ct to have them again. Evidently, the ones he was selling were made by s
mall Japanese firms, and he tells me the deamnd is so strong in Japan, the
the manufacturers have no interest in exporting to the US, as they can sell
everything they make at home.
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> Of course, in terms of producing light, most any flashlight will work, bu
t one prefers something the will look elegant. I suppose many of us woul
d define elegant in this instance as reminescent of the lights on French co
nstructeur bikes before or shortly after WWII, although I must note that in
the book (in French) Jan Heine is selling documenting the history of PBP,
the photos from recent years show some competitors using flashlights that w
ould strike most of us as distinctly un-classic.
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> Surely there must be flashlights currently made in America, Europe or UK
or in larger quanitity in Asia that would look suitable on a touring bike?
Anyone have any suggestions?
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> On a related issue, most flashlights, at least those available in USA, us
e C or D size batteries. I've come to prefer rechargeable batteries as a
way to minimize the need to dispose of potentially hazardous materials, al
though even rechargeable batteries will eventually be discarded. Anyone
know where to get the best prices on rechargeable C and D batteries and on
chargers that will handle these sizes? I know such do exit, but they are
not nearly as common as the AA and AAA size rechargeables that can now be
purchased at most any drugstore or discount store.
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> Regards,
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> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, Texas, USA
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