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I tend to have one of the above lights along with my cyclecam which has a built in light
http://alanesq.com/cyclecam.htm

For seeing on dark lanes etc. I have recently bought one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270842268984? ... 1439.l2649
It doesn't come with a handlebar mount (I made one by actually drilling the camera case but you can buy mounts for around £1 on Bay), the front tends to rattle annoyingly but I have fixed this by pushing a bit of foam into the gap
but, they are very bright (like a car headlight almost) and the beam can be focused down to whatever size you require
I am very impressed with this light (especially for the price)
BTW - you can fit a 18650 rechargeable battery in these lights - they can be bought for around £2 and a decent charger for £6

I just blue tacked a light onto a wall and photographed it in the dark in an attempt to get an idea of how visible at an angle it is
as you can see, there is plenty of light going out sideways as well as ahead



These lights are pretty bright and you can actually see with them as well as be seen (at least to some extent)
It is amazing how much LEDs have come on in recent years!

BTW - I know what you mean abut some lights being very dim - Quiet often I am ready to look annoyed when someone passes without any lights only to notice at the last moment they actually do have a light but it's so dim I didn't see it....

if you let me know how you would measure/judge this I will check one out for you

I have lots of these lights (2 on each bike) - they are great and I have never had any prob. of them filling with water
The only prob they have is as mentioned that the mounting brackets are very fragile, but as they are only 99p I just keep some spares in

The cheap back lights on the other hand I find to be very dodgy, they tend to just turn off at the slightest bump (which is the last thing you want)
but the tesco £5 ones are fine

Thanks

The small trailer was built around a large bag I already had, it is some kind of plastic coated fabric (nothing expensive)
I basically built a wooden frame the size of the bag (so it would fit inside) and built the trailer around that.........

Sadly I don't have a pic of the washing machine move. The big trailer is very big and heavy and designed to cope with whatever I can manage to pull
I wouldn't like to do a great distance with it, but it has proved invaluable on several occasions for moving stuff locally.

btw - when I carried a washing machine it was on my fixed gear bike which shows that pulling a heavy load is not that difficult

Hi,

I have been a member of the ctc for a while now but only just joined the forum - so hello everyone (see all about me at http://www.alanesq.com)

I have recently built myself a shopping trailer and I thought fellow members may be interested as it was very easy to make; cost me £14 for the wheels, the rest I cobbled together with whatever materials I had lying around.
It could have been made much lighter by using tubular aluminium instead of wood etc. but I am very surprised at just how well the concept works

see details here: http://alanesq.com/trailer.htm

BTW - anyone looking for a cyclecam may be interested in this one: http://alanesq.com/cyclecam.htm
I have tried several of the cheap dvr cameras but this one I couldn't be more impressed with (for the price)

BTW - There has been a prob. with my web site this morning but it is back now