tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3560016117266292006..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Yes, It's Swing ShiftsRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70562322614832286302016-11-09T11:30:59.096-05:002016-11-09T11:30:59.096-05:00I used to love the backshifts - me alone against t...I used to love the backshifts - me alone against the world, the only electrician in a plant with three powerhouses, a 69 & 13.8 kV distribution system, 8,000 three-phase electric motors, and it was ALL mine.<br /><br />MCmostly cajunhttp://mostlycajun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-23134844507800396722016-11-07T13:41:49.989-05:002016-11-07T13:41:49.989-05:00"For two pins, I'd bundle up and ride the..."For two pins, I'd bundle up and ride the scooter -- at least until I remember the several pins in my knee and the difficulty of reading downtown's pockmarked road surfaces by headlight and streetlight."<br /><br />From what I recall from the pic you posted a while back, your scooter is a vintage type (or a reproduction of vintage) that likely uses a standard-for-that era incandescent bulb.<br /><br />There have been *massive* improvement in mountainbike - roadbike lighting in the past decade or so. Real, actual HID lighting like the type used in high-end automobiles, and some very advanced blowtorch LED headlamps.<br /><br />The good thing about them is they require no use of vehicle electrics, if you happen to have 6 V electrics on the scooter. They have their own Li-Po batteries and have runtimes of up to several hours (dependent on battery size).<br /><br />The raw amount of their photon output is phenomenal, they can equal automotive lighting with their beam throw.<br /><br />Below is a video of the output these things are capable of:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lTPixt9210Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com