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Route and Ride Data Links:
Ride Metrics:
Distance (mile): 40.7
Speed (mph): 18.9
Cadence (rpm): 74
Time Moving: 2:09:21
Time Total: 2:14:49
Work (kj): 1089
Normal Power: 150
Average Power: 140
Max Power: 609
VI: 1.07
TSS: 135.8
IF: 0.798
Goal:
Build Endurance
Ride Description:
Just another Sunday cruise in a summer kit in December. Just surpassed 8,000 miles for the year. Just happy to get to this point without more damage and hoping that 2018 goes a little better.
Weather:
Temperature Start (F): 66
Temperature Finish (F): 68
Wind: Calm
Sky: Sunny
Nutrition Intake During and Immediately After:
Bottle #1 24oz. Water, BSN Amino X, Maltodextrin
GU gel at mile 20
Post Ride: 30 gram protein drink
Gear:
Felt IA16
I believe many avid cyclists end up with a drawer full of various bike lights over a span of years. I have quite a few by this point with most of the latest being USB rechargeable. With the wide seat post of the Felt IA16 I struggled a little with finding a suitable rear light that met my desires.
When I use lights it typically because of an early morning start with the sun just starting to rise, fog or storms that come through. I do not ride at night outside so the lights do not have to meet that purpose. I have spent a lot on certain lights and I still like using the Cygo Hotshot clipped on the back of my helmet. I have to clip it on the helmet because that is the weakness of that light not have a decent post mount and certainly will not fit on a aero seat post without some sort of custom mount. At this point most do not have mounts for seat posts as wide as the Felt IA's. However, the Apacevision comes with a variety of mounting bands and I was able to combine two of the larger bands that worked with this seat post.
This will work well for me since I wanted something that was:
- Easy to remove and left no mount on the bike
- Is fairly bright in daytime
- USB rechargeable
- Has a nice variety of flashing modes
- Lightweight
- Reliable - (TBD)
- Water resistant
- Flexible mounting options
The only thing that I am sure at the moment is reliability. Overall I am impressed with these Apacevision lights and how they were packaged with a little bag, variety of mounting option rings and charging cable, which was more than I got with some lights costing 4x more.
A worthy contender? I think so.
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Rear Front
Route and Ride Data Links:
Ride Metrics:
Distance (mile): 80
Speed (mph): 17.6
Cadence (rpm): 70
Time Moving: 4:33:05
Time Total: 4:43:56
Work (kj): 2063
Normal Power: 144
Average Power: 126
Max Power: 421
VI: 1.14
TSS: 265.5
IF: 0.767
Goal:
Build Endurance, enjoy the ride, get in a little bonding time with the bike.
Ride Description:
Out and back solo spin just for fun.
Weather:
Temperature Start (F): 48
Temperature Finish (F): 65
Wind: Calm
Sky: Heavy clouds at the start with some sun at the end.
Nutrition Intake During and Immediately After:
Bottle #1 24oz. Water, BSN Amino X, Maltodextrin, Trace Mineral Drops
GU gel at mile 24
Clif Bar at mile 35
Post Ride: 30 gram protein drink
Gear:
Felt IA16
