Fall's Putrid Stank of Laziness

Watch out! The air is filled with the heavy, putrid stank of laziness. As much as I love to ride. And as much as I love burning calories so as not to become a rolling tub o'goo. A rainy, windy, cold day in October will shoot laziness out of my pores like a zit pus to a mirror.

For a non CX racing, recovering from various illnesses type goof like me, October is a month of transition. It's the month that bridges the end of one riding/race season, to the beginning of the next season's training. Or in my case "training" with two big super sized air quotes. So even though my lights were charged, the Mamasita's tires were aired up and ready to go. I did not ride.

My motivation to venture out into the dark, wet October night was at as close to zero as you could get. The allure of hanging out watching Bizarre Foods and a eating plate of my not so bizarre Veggie & Chicken Whole Wheat Pasta Stir fry was too much. There will be plenty of cold nights in the near future to roll base miles. I chose the "Bag The Ride Free" card tonight.

So now that my confession about not riding is over,
I can blather on about the cool mail I got today...

The new EOS BIke light from Princeton-Tec! It is indeed a mighy bright light.
OR Lumiére de la ville puissante!

This thing is freaking cool! You may have heard me mention my modified Apex that Princeton-Tec hooked me up with last year. This thing is even cooler! The EOS has been upgraded to 50 lumens, runs on 3 self contained AAA batteries and is bright! I was shocked! I think my Apex MAY have just got replaced. It doesn't pack the lumens that the Apex does (about 30 less), or beam length, but in wins out in being that in runs on only 3 AAAs and still puts out a nice bright swath of light for a light with a lens that is roughly 1" wide!!! I think the widh is comparable to the Apex, it's only a claimed 105 grams with battery, and NO wires!

I'm not talking main light here or anything, but the EOS is a killer choice for secondary or back up light. On high it will burn over 100 hours. 1 hour of that is regulated. Meaning that it's as bright at minute 60 as it was at minute 1. Beam length on high is an estimated 60+ yards. If you ask me that's a nice throw for a tiny light.

The EOS bike also comes with all the hardware you need to mount on on your bars or helmet. For rail trail and road riding at night I will most likely put the EOS on my helmet and and my SB3 on my bars. That way I can get my main light lower to light up the trail/road at higher speeds. For single track I will use it like I use my Apex. On the bars to light up the area immediately in front of me, and for the serious power use the SB3 on my helmet to see down the trail and around corners.

Retail the EOS bike goes for about $43 bucks. A lot of major sporting goods stores like Ricardo's Sporting Goods carry Princeton Tec products. On line bike shops like Speedgoat carry them too. You can score it for $37 from Brightguy.com. Hoping to get some real world ride time with it. By that I mean NOT walking around my house seeing how well it lights up a room. Big thanks to Princeton-Tec for the hook up. If you pick one up, you may want to make sure you get the NEW 50 lumen EOS not last year's model.

Later.