Trial and error is part of cycling.

This morning I tried out my new headlight system. I put the new headlight atop my helmet, as planned. Then I put the mount that came with the new light on the road bike\’s handlebars; and I fastened the old headlight (at left) into it.

I thought this would be a good way to get some extra light-power when it\’s foggy; but thankfully it was not foggy today! I just like to try out these things before I actually need them.

That old light doesn\’t weigh quite 4 ounces; but it was still heavy enough to fall forward until it was under the handlebar. I was difficult to get that mount\’s band fastened over the handlebar tape; but even so, it\’s not tight enough. I need some shims for it, but it\’s too late to go to the bike shop now. 

Speaking of trial, this morning I tried some 30-second spurts of working to go as fast as I could. I  reached 19 mph once; but that was with a tailwind. I stayed in a relatively easy gear for these efforts: on the big ring, but medium cogs. On the way back home, I tried pushing hard into the wind several times. That\’s supposed to be good for force development.

Tomorrow morning\’s ride is likely to be a trial; and I hope not trial and error! They\’re predicting fog (yes, again!), which doesn\’t make me very happy. I\’ll have to see what things are like before trying more work like this morning\’s. I don\’t want to be put on trial if I make the error of hitting someone who isn\’t properly \”visibilized\”.