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Month: July 2016

Cadence controlled LED bike lights

August 22, 2016July 17, 2016 by James Houston

I built some cadence controlled LED bike lights this week to put on my bike for this weekend’s Dunwich Dynamo – an annual overnight cycle ride from London to the coast.

Here is a quick demo of the thing in action:

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London cats bike ride

July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 by James Houston

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I organised a bike tour to visit a number of London’s notable cats. Eleven Brompton riders came, and we snaked our way all over London, fighting Saturday crowds and traffic.

I’ve written up some notes on the ride and cats here: London cats bike ride

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