Wednesday evening, Strays will head out from the
home of Velvet and Rob on a 23 mile ride to Worthington Springs and back.
This ride is entirely on an excellent bike lane, except for the half mile from our house to the bike lane. Anyone who is uncomfortable on the half mile that goes from our house to 121 is welcome to park at Cellon Oak Park (on 121) and meet us on 121 as we head up to Worthington Springs.
Requirements:
1) A white light of at least 150 lumens is required on the front of the bike and
2) a red blinky on the rear, with
3) passive reflectors front and rear. A passive reflector on the front is not required if you have a secondary light (preferably with a flash mode).
4) Additional reflectors and lights; and clothing, bright colored and or reflective, recommended and encouraged.
Strays night rides exceed legal* lighting requirements.
Please check and make sure your lights are working before you show up, lights are notorious for having 'issues' at ride start time.![:-O surprise]()
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Brief convenience store / rest room stop at the mid ride point in Worthington Springs.
Arrive in time for a 5:45 pm departure.
If you have not been on a ride with the Strays you will need to read all of the information at: http://gccfla.org/cgi-bin/webridedetail.cgi?groupid=8
This ride is entirely on an excellent bike lane, except for the half mile from our house to the bike lane. Anyone who is uncomfortable on the half mile that goes from our house to 121 is welcome to park at Cellon Oak Park (on 121) and meet us on 121 as we head up to Worthington Springs.
Requirements:
1) A white light of at least 150 lumens is required on the front of the bike and
2) a red blinky on the rear, with
3) passive reflectors front and rear. A passive reflector on the front is not required if you have a secondary light (preferably with a flash mode).
4) Additional reflectors and lights; and clothing, bright colored and or reflective, recommended and encouraged.
Strays night rides exceed legal* lighting requirements.
Please check and make sure your lights are working before you show up, lights are notorious for having 'issues' at ride start time.
Brief convenience store / rest room stop at the mid ride point in Worthington Springs.
Arrive in time for a 5:45 pm departure.
If you have not been on a ride with the Strays you will need to read all of the information at: http://gccfla.org/cgi-bin/webridedetail.cgi?groupid=8
RSVP via email is appreciated.
If you have other questions or need directions:
Rob Wilt
386-418-3794
* Legal minimums mean MINIMUM safety. Keep in mind that just because lights meet the minimum requirement of the current laws does not mean they are actually suitable or safe for riding in the dark at night. The intention of the minimum is to allow you to be seen by cars in town, under street lights. So lights intended only to meet the requirements of the law will not be suitable for riding with the Strays. We ride in the countryside where it can be pitch black if we have overcast. With overcast, you won't even be able to see the stars, much less the road. Buy the brightest lights you can afford.
http://www.floridabicycle.org/rules/bikelaw.html
LED light development has left our states ancient laws of transportation in the dust, there is no good economic reason not to have safe ride lights today. If you don't know what the lumen output of your light is, then you can bet it is less than 150 lumens. No manufacturer will fail to mention this output if their product exceeds it. Don't buy a light that doesn't tell you how many lumens it outputs. If you can't afford safe lights, then you shouldn't risk riding your bike at night.
Here's an offer I saw today for a suitable light
for only $50. Be aware however that there are 1000 lumen lights
available for only $90 on Amazon. Buy what you can afford, but keep in mind
that more light is more safety.