Re: [CR]carbide lamps

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:35:58 -0500
To: Julius Naim <julius.naim@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]carbide lamps
In-Reply-To: <273CA167-EA0E-4877-931B-FB3E4E1E2338@gmail.com>
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At 09:10 PM 18/02/2007 +0000, Julius Naim wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone uses carbide lamps on their bicycles,
>perhaps like this one;
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170080592359

Back when I was riding in the 1950s in the UK, one of the guys in our club used a carbide lamp just like that. It must have weighed as much as his frame, but it was a convesation piece. It also gave much better illumination than out battery powered headlamps.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada