Seeing the light

Courtesy of that package that arrived from St Kilda Cycles last weekend, I have finally seen the light. I am, of course, referring to my E6 light with the Schmidt Hub Dynamo/generator. I took it for a test ride last night out to Austinville (where else?) with the glow-worms, snakes, green frogs and obligatory cane toads. It's quite an interesting light to use, but it's taking some getting used to.

The beam is more focussed than any other light I've ever used, meaning that when adjusted right, I can see every pot-hole in front of me, every little bump in the road. I have the option of shortening or lengthening the beam by adjusting it on my handlebars virtually anytime I like. I think I need to shorten it slightly on the dirt roads. Some of the corners can be interesting with such a focussed beam, but I think that was largely my fault last night because I went into some of the way too fast. I suspect I just need to slow down a little.

However, the real test will come on Saturday week, when it's used for an all-night century in the Tweed Valley. Now this is something I can't wait for. After discovering glow-worms at Austinville, who knows what we'll find down there? This weekend I'm spending in Brisbane, perhaps not necessarily by choice, but it could be a chance to test out that road I've seen on some maps linking Woodforde to the Glasshouse Mountains. I understand it's dirt too. However, I'll be doing this one by daylight.