tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post1324866787755689360..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Five Whys for CateyeSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-81975060802065522482010-03-12T03:27:12.968-06:002010-03-12T03:27:12.968-06:00Lights DO seem to be persnickety. I have now disco...Lights DO seem to be persnickety. I have now discovered that a NEW 530 base also wiggled - in each of the three brackets I have, and niether of my other non-530 Cateye lights wiggle at all. Velouria swears hers is solid.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-42428584359421657732010-03-12T03:08:01.351-06:002010-03-12T03:08:01.351-06:00lights are such a pain in the butt. I have a catey...lights are such a pain in the butt. I have a cateye that is missing some stupid little rubber thing which makes the whole thing unstable. now i wrap it around my basket or stem with a veclro strap. ta-da. problem solved LOLMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-41396670276331085272010-03-07T18:30:45.434-06:002010-03-07T18:30:45.434-06:00Glue, WD40, and paper clips also come in handy.Glue, WD40, and paper clips also come in handy.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-50993366216785443832010-03-07T18:24:10.308-06:002010-03-07T18:24:10.308-06:00In open ocean sailing I have learned that if it lo...In open ocean sailing I have learned that if it looks like it will break it will,sooner or later, usually sooner.<br />If it looks absolutely bullet proof and couldn't possibly break it will but usually later after you have come to rely on it and in a place that not only can't be fixed but can't even be "temporarily"(pick the term you prefer) rigged. <br />Since the only sure thing was to carry a whole extra ship I just settled on having a back up plan (lots of duck tape, zip ties, baling wire and bungie cords along with the standard string, marlin and rope) for when things died.<br />Once I understood that life at sea on a boat was a series of broken stuff I relaxed and life was good.<br />I am not empressed with the so called modern materials and engineering If my life depends on it I build it myself. <br />I'll bet with your background and brains you can design and build your own light that would put the expensive inferior junk to shame.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-24747153825981045242010-03-07T16:17:35.692-06:002010-03-07T16:17:35.692-06:00I don't think much to the overall quality of c...I don't think much to the overall quality of cateye these days, much as though their illumination is good (why I carry on using them) <br /><br />When I did an overnight ride last year (Dunwich Dynamo, c.150 cross country miles all up) I bought a supermarket copy of a 3w LED maglite for about £10/$15 (runs on 2 x C-cells), covered it with a piece of old inner tube to stop it grating my bars and fixed it on top of the stem using ties and rubber bands. Astonishing performance, but unfortunately no dip switch.Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921009517833997noreply@blogger.com