It’s been a busy spring around here. Lots of activities going on and not a lot of documentation, as one would note from the lack of activity and the prevalent chirping sounds here. My friend Alan got a taillight from this place called jitensha studio. It’s a cute japanese

I finished up some projects today, if anyone was waiting on a taillight from me, it’s done. I put the final touches on Scott’s Luxor taillight, and stuck some goods in Andy’s little ‘under the chainstay’ light for his Alex Singer. I got some good photo-do

I got my order from Mouser yesterday, parts for a bench top power supply built from an orphaned ATX PSU and the stuff I needed for the Luxor conversions that are on deck. To the left are a couple interesting components. First are the NEC/TOKIN Capacitors. These are the same ones used

Two of the elegant Luxor Taillights. These are the hammered variant, unlike Alan’s which is fluted. I am becoming relatively fond of these things. These two don’t belong to me, but I’m doing an LED retro-fit on them, so they’re hanging out with me for a while.

Gerardo is a regular at the bike shop where I work. He came in one night with a some lighting woes. He has a Supernova headlight and a B+M Taillight is acting strange. You can reference my long rant about the history of bicycle lighting to find out in detail why this is a bad idea. Th

This is the Luxor casing that I was working with, this is what it looked like in the end as well. I was working on the inside. It is very elegantly designed. The front lens and bulb holder separates from the main body via the little tabbed spring built into the lens/bulb holder, and i

This has been an ongoing project for a several months. The idea was actually broached to me back in June or July of 09 before I left on my Great Divide trip. My co-worker and friend, Corey Thompson (also happens to be a talented bicycle frame builder), built a frame for a fellow named