I\’m seeing things in a new light!

To wit, I just got back from a visit to the bike shop; and I bit the bullet and bought a new headlight.

The old one had become unreliable. I plug it into the charger and leave it overnight; and in the morning the indicator is on steady blue, not flashing. Supposedly that means that the light is fully charged; but then the headlight goes dim on me during my ride, and in as little as half an hour!

That makes me very nervous. It simply isn\’t safe to ride without lights, even at a crawling pace. Too many people do it already; and I don\’t want to join their ranks. My new headlight will let me see things in a new light; or just plain in the light.

I hoped to get a new headlight that could use those new batteries I bought recently, direct from the manufacturer; but no such luck. It seems that everything is USB now. And those batteries aren\’t cheap; they cost nearly $40 apiece! I\’ve got to use them for something, but I have no idea what.

The new light came with a mount, of course; but it fits into the mount already atop my helmet. I\’ll put the new headlight there; and keep the new mount for a spare. You never know when a thing might come in handy!