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As you will have accrued, I’ve been doing extra commuting in recent years, and right here’s what the two-wheeled rat race seems like within the New York of 2023:

Pathetic.

Thankfully, not like all these different losers who almost certainly had to shop for their very own stuff, I’m a semi-professional motorbike blogger, this means that I’m an excellent larger loser than they’re, however at least one time in awhile any individual asks me if I need some unfastened stuff. Once in a while the stuff they provide me is silly, like bizarre e-bikes or interviews with assholes who promote luxurious mushroom journeys, however sometimes it’s one thing I in reality want–just like the Town Rover Energy 700 mild from Portland Design Works:

For essentially the most phase you don’t want a real headlight for town using, so I’ve handiest been the use of the Arclight Professionals. Alternatively, there’s a stretch of the West Aspect Greenway simply north of the George Washington Bridge that will get lovely darkish, and I’ve begun to comprehend that with out a just right mild it’s just a topic of time earlier than I trip into considered one of its many potholes. So the be offering to take a look at the Town Rover Energy 700 used to be fairly well timed, and listed below are the main points on it simply for those who couldn’t endure to consult with the PDW web site and spend even a second clear of this glorious weblog:

Right here’s what’s inside of:

The mounting bracket is cleverly designed–mainly you simply loosen a screw (as you’ll be able to see they even come with the instrument), regulate the diameter of the band to suit no matter bar you’re the use of, and then you definately tighten it up once more. While you’ve completed that, you’ll be able to connect and take away the bracket with out the use of any gear:

Then you’ll be able to simply depart the bracket to your motorbike and slide the sunshine itself off and on of it as wanted:

All you do to take away it’s finger the little unencumber nubbin and slide it off–and sure, all of this used to be merely a pretense to make use of the word “finger the little unencumber nubbin:”

It seems that additionally they promote one thing referred to as a “Mild Nug” which helps you to get inventive together with your headlight placement, which is lovely cool:

In addition they promote some other thingy that allows you to mount a headlight to a basket, which might be nice for my Platypus:

Anyway, as though the sunshine wasn’t sufficient, Two Wheel Tools additionally despatched me some baggage, and for the previous week I’ve been the use of the Pannier Backpack Convertible:

It’s modular!

Extra at hand for my functions, it additionally converts from a pannier right into a backpack, because the title would counsel:

Right here’s the way it works in observe:

First you open up the again of the bag:

Subsequent you unclip the shoulder straps, tuck them in, and fold the again duvet down:

Then you definitely clip the bag on your rack (the one-finger attachment/unencumber rack mount thingy is perhaps my favourite factor about their stuff), and in spite of everything you utilize the shoulder strap clips on the backside of the bag to kind of hug your rack for a little bit additional balance (regardless that the primary time I used the bag I didn’t trouble with that and it labored simply high quality):

Now you’re in a position to trip!

There are many compartments and wallet within the bag, it’s padded so you’ll be able to stick a pc in there, it feels great and safe with out a wobbling, and I haven’t had a unmarried incident of heel strike. I don’t understand how water-resistant it’s, and I’m no longer having a look ahead to learning, but it surely says it has a “TPE water-resistant coating,” and it additionally comes with a hi-viz rain duvet. I’m certain in the future I’ll get caught in a downpour with it, and leisure confident when that does occur I’ll mean you can understand how it fares simply once I regain mobility in my palms.

Within the meatime, you’ll be able to be certain I don’t salmon, regardless that I do put on salmon:

As you’ll be able to see, different motorbike trail customers discovered me extremely intimidating:

I avoided informing them that their whatever-those-things-are don’t belong within the motorbike lane, as a result of I don’t consider it could have grew to become out smartly. In reality, in my crimson blouse, even I kinda sought after to overcome myself up. My handiest be apologetic about used to be that I wasn’t using the matching motorbike:

Nonetheless, the pastel hues of the Eye Of The Tiger Motorbike complemented it well:

And up to I like the Faggin for city using, it’s no longer a full-dress commuter like this child:

I’ve were given the headlight…

I’ve were given the bell…

And I’ve even were given an emergency toolkit:

I realized it from Grant Petersen. He even despatched me the magnets.

In the end, I daresay I’ve were given my commuting setup just about dialed in, regardless that I’m sorry to record I did revel in a crotchal pant failure, and I’m even sorrier to percentage this image of it:

I will be able to’t inform if my saddle appears to be like responsible or happy with itself:

That’s an older pair of Vulpine denims I won almost certainly 3 years in the past. I don’t consider which of them they’re, however they’re no longer the Opus denims I’ve been dressed in like on a daily basis for the previous yr or two, that have a a lot more subtle scranial association:

In reality they actually have a little cloth “insurance coverage layer” inside of, probably so your…state of affairs doesn’t come out within the tournament of a blowout:

Even though for that to occur you’d need to be using commando and…smartly let’s simply depart it there.

BY THE WAY, wanna listen one thing humorous? As I used to be taking these pictures of the indestructible crotch at the Opus denims…the button fell off:

How do you favor that for irony? My favourite denims, too.

Such a lot for that.

I did put on the shit out of them regardless that.

As for the headlight, sundown helps to keep getting later and later, this means that it nonetheless wasn’t totally darkish as I were given nearer to the unlit phase of motorbike trail:

Nonetheless, it used to be darkish sufficient to warrant firing it up. Notice the at hand battery existence indicator:

It additionally appears to be like find it irresistible casts a pleasant beam:

I imagine I had it set to “top,” however once more, it wasn’t totally darkish but.

Finally, my commuting motorbike is all set:

Now all I would like is a few extra pants.