Loving the look and feel of the new online Patagonia Fly Fishing Catalog. A true work of art.

This is the year I do more night rides. I’ll be using the ExposureLights 2010 Toro. The Toro is a 1 P7 LED 700 lumen output light that uses a cable free design and easily mounts to a 25.4 – 31.8 handlebar. The light unit is compact and light (276 grams). On high beam (MAX) it lasts 3 hrs, which covers the majority of time spent on a night ride, but if I plan on going epic I have the option to run on medium (10 hrs), low (24 hrs), or flashing (days). The construction of this light looks amazing with its all aluminum casing (no plastic) and rock solid clamp design. I’m not one to put a light on my helmet, which is why I opted for the Toro which comes standard with the handlebar clamp. ExposureLights of course offers other lights with the helmet clamp. The price and design simplicity made it a must have.

My only recommended improvements to this light would be:
- cap for the charge port so dirt doesn’t make its way into it.
The chances of it getting dirty are slim but enough of a concern we may cover it with tape on those sloppy races or muddy night rides.
- we’d like to see a waterproof light. The Toro is weather proof, but given the wet conditions we experienced last year and this year in the US North East “water proof” is a very good thing to have. Can’t count the amount of times we’ve crossed a river or fell into a lake / pond accidentally.

Came across a millipede recently while visiting Puerto Rico. Didn’t know what type of millipede it was until I found similar ones described on this website.