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We haven’t been doing much night riding lately. After biking in to town to pick up a Father's Day card for two special dads, we have a fresh memory of one of our favorite things about night riding: There are usually far fewer cars on the roads!

Another favorite thing: Being prepared to easiy take theft-prone items in with us when we went inside the card store, thanks to having an Ortlieb Vario Lite hybrid backpack-bicycle bag. Having that terrific bag is only because of the kind generosity of Jeff Scully, Ortlieb USA LLC, who donated it in 2025 as part of a thoughtful care package of Ortlieb products, in support of our direct outreach by bike. https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/acknowledgements-dress-up-challenge-prize-donors

Another favorite thing: The card store employee who welcomed us to bring our bike indoors. That’s especially appreciated because there’s no bike rack or well-lit, line-of-sight place to lock up.

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#cycling #biking #BikeCommute #ShopByBike #MontereyCounty #FathersDay #NightRiding

#FotoVorschlag "Weitwinklig verzerrt": Mr. #Winterbrompton nach dem nächtlichen #mdRnH bzw. heimschlumpfen. 😉

Nicht besonders stark bzw. vor allem das Drumherum verzerrt, dafür ein recht aktuelles Bild von letzter Nacht.

#Brompton #BeSeen #ReflectiveBerlin #Nightriding #Nightride #Nightrider #mdRzA #Knog #SchlumpfDrive #MountainDrive #rausgeschlumpft #heimgeschlumpft

What’s on our mind? Gratitude for Public Works Department crews. We’d not biked Garden Rd near Fairgrounds / Mark Thomas intersection in over a month. When we did last night, we came upon a happy surprise: City of Monterey’s Public Works Dept had remedied uplifted pavement we reported last summer.

Where to report bikeway maintenance needs in Monterey County—e.g., vegetation overgrowth, traffic signal not triggered by bicycles (no bike detection), potholes, debris on shoulders or bikeways, bikeways not clearly marked, damaged or missing bikeway signs, construction obstacles, and other conditions interfering with safe and efficient travel by bike. https://bikemonterey.org/where-to-report-a-bikeway-maintenance-need-in-monterey-county-plus-maintenance-needs-for-california-state-highways.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #infrastructure #bike #cycling #NightRiding

Where to report a bikeway maintenance need in Monterey County, or maintenance needs for California State Highways | Bicycling Monterey | Resources for Anywhere & Monterey County Biking Information Hub

In my ongoing pre- and test releasing of bike light comparison videos today I show you the difference between 2 battery powered lights (Lupine SL Mono and Lupine Neo) and 2 dynamo powered lights (SON Edelux II and kLite Ultra Racing).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98qXhg07u1M

#bikelight
#light
#nightriding
#cycling
#radfahren
#Fahrradlicht

Brightness and illumination field comparisons between 2 Dynamo and 2 battery bike lights

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More video bike light comparisons:

Supernova Airstream II vs Lupine SL Mono vs Fenix BC26R-D vs Lupine Neo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaIR8h4q7Kc

#bikelight #light #nightriding #cycling #radfahren #Fahrradlicht

Supernova Airstream II vs Lupine SL Mono vs Fenix BC26R-D vs Lupine Neo

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And as follow up: swapped the Airstream against the Fenix in another setting at 3rd from 4 settings:

Fenix BC26R-D (2 different settings) vs Lupine SL Mono and Lupine Neo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1o-oBbmXV8

#bikelight
#light
#nightriding
#cycling
#radfahren
#Fahrradlicht

Fenix BC26R-D (2 different settings) vs Lupine SL Mono and Lupine Neo

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