Don't forget to light up!

It has been a busy week or so in the workshop - lots of folks wanting to get out to fulfil those New Year Resolutions! And the weather has got a lot warmer which helps too. But the days are still short and you can be easily overtaken by the dark - we ended up with full lights on on Tuesday by 3.30pm. I was out delivering bkes that evening and I saw a lot of cyclists out in the dark, in dark clothing, no reflectors, no lights or ineffectual lights. Some seem to think that riding down the pavement means you don't need lights - you are wrong on two counts. Please can I persuade parents - if you are letting your kids out in the dark on their bike make sure they have working lights. If you are riding your own PLEASE light up. Whilst you can get very cheap lights - think about where you are riding - not only do you need to be seen, you need to see where you are rding- little flashy LEDs don't give you a pool of light to see where you are going - there are lots of big holes in the roads at the moment and it will hurt if you don't see one and hit it - big damage to your wheels at least - damage to you at worst! Get a decent set of lights - remember the law requires you to have a static light at each end - it's fine to have flashing ones as well - I normally have two LEDs ont the back - one flashing, one static and a very bright front. A tiny little flashy thing cannot be picked out against the general background of car headlamps. So please up your wattage!!!