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Path: ...!news.nobody.at!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: connected lights Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:16:25 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 83 Message-ID: <vc1vhp$1031t$2@dont-email.me> References: <NfYDO.437045$VK2e.110808@fx01.ams4> <vbq12l$3376h$1@dont-email.me> <5l0EO.497929$v0Jd.164943@fx06.ams4> <vbqnm3$37v20$1@dont-email.me> <emkEO.201680$kpic.80347@fx15.ams4> <rpr3ejt34mgh4ok31fm079ea1pppce4tvh@4ax.com> <vbsvph$3pk1g$5@dont-email.me> <vbt2df$3qi08$1@dont-email.me> <vbt2s6$3qjev$2@dont-email.me> <vbuo7u$8isg$2@dont-email.me> <vbvi1o$d607$6@dont-email.me> <0un6ejt9tqtc56insillmc0je5mo7pl6oh@4ax.com> <vbvue1$fuma$2@dont-email.me> <vc029e$gjs6$3@dont-email.me> <vc065r$l0sd$3@dont-email.me> <vc1d41$scvq$2@dont-email.me> <TVWEO.203902$kpic.201042@fx15.ams4> <vc1f53$ssl8$1@dont-email.me> <jL_EO.385225$grz1.291350@fx03.ams4> <vc1urd$vige$2@dont-email.me> Reply-To: frkrygow@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:16:26 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="be89460e0f81a585a4421ffecd0bfbdc"; logging-data="1051709"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18j+PgTer8pavCgPOTV6jFM77cENGXFQW4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:RRKHU/69swtwd1XDejfrb+DXrHY= In-Reply-To: <vc1urd$vige$2@dont-email.me> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 4556 On 9/13/2024 2:04 PM, AMuzi wrote: > On 9/13/2024 12:37 PM, Roger Merriman wrote: >> AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote: >>> On 9/13/2024 8:15 AM, Roger Merriman wrote: >>>> AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote: >>>>> On 9/12/2024 8:57 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: >>>>>> On 9/12/2024 8:50 PM, AMuzi wrote: >>>>>>> On 9/12/2024 6:45 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: >>>>>>>> On 9/12/2024 5:40 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:13:42 -0400, Frank Krygowski >>>>>>>>> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Understood. Your near-default point is "Everyone's >>>>>>>>>> decision is correct." >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> My frequent point is "You don't need to go to extremes >>>>>>>>>> to be safe, >>>>>>>>>> especially on a bike." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My frequent point is that safe is a subjective evaluation. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I feel safe on a bicycle sidepath, you don't. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You feel safe on a bicycle sidepath only if you've got a >>>>>>>> handgun ready to draw and fire within a second or two. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Correct. Suits his situation, in his personal evaluation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As always, when seconds matter, 911 is just twenty minutes >>>>>>> away. >>>>>> >>>>>> "His situation" is shared by many other path users. I'm >>>>>> betting he's the only one so afraid as to never ride without >>>>>> his gun. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Maybe not for those previously mugged. >>>>> >>>> There seems to be lack of equipment to carry a gun on a bike, and >>>> indeed >>>> it’s not mentioned by American YouTubers and so on. >>>> >>>> It appears not to be sold which suggests doesn’t really have a >>>> market, and >>>> you can buy all sorts of cycling accessories for you phone and so on. >>>> >>>> Let alone that from how he described it, it’s a nice pleasurable >>>> place to >>>> ride. Doesn’t sound risky or deprived which often are linked for well >>>> reasons. >>>> >>>> That he wants to and so on, well that’s his choice and so on but >>>> doesn’t >>>> sound like he rides in a risky area. >>>> >>> Easily fabricated as Mr Tricycle has or just one click on >>> Amazon: >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/bikase-gunkase-motorcycle-subcompact-handguns/ >>> dp/b0839m7t3y >>> >>> I'll bet you £1 that your local London area shop doesn't >>> stock them. Different market entirely. >>> >> >> I admire his initiative and effort to do so but that’s kinda of the >> point, >> I suspect that your bike shop and one’s local to Him would also not stock >> them or similar. >> >> As it’s just not a thing for most cyclists after all if it was be more >> than >> random Amazon bits. >> > > We stock it and sell them occasionally. Less than inner tubes, but some. Actual numbers would tell us a lot. -- - Frank Krygowski