https://minimal.org.uk/categories/cycling/ Recent content in cycling on minimal.org.uk Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb ian Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:35:23 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2013/09/16/bouffant-wind-scale/ Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:35:23 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2013/09/16/bouffant-wind-scale/ Meteorological scales like Beaufort are an essential part of tasks such as building, shipping or rigging work where real people regularly face conditions which truly threaten life, but there’s a class of First World Problems that could benefit from a more refined scale to which everyday people can relate, and which answers essential questions, such as: When cycling to work on a windy day, how presentable will your hair be immediately upon arrival at the office ? https://minimal.org.uk/2013/08/18/led-cycle-lights/ Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:52:08 +0000 https://minimal.org.uk/2013/08/18/led-cycle-lights/ First pass 12V lighting system for my bike: front is a 15W 3 LED DRL cluster, and the rear is four strips of silicon dipped 12V LED’s with a common 12V 3Ah battery pack under the saddle. Things still to do: improve the wiring so it’s waterproof (!) and also find out how long the battery pack lasts, as well as investigating the white LED strips for front running lights (town visibility, rather than out-of-town road coverage).