A New Tail Light + GPS mount

There was nothing wrong with the tail light I had on the XP, but last year PHILIPS (a Dutch company mainly known for the production of light bulbs) developed a bicycle LED set. The tail light of this set is called the SAFERIDE LUMIRING and is available in both battery and dynamo version. It is actually a big red reflector with a ring of 6 LED's around it. The moment I saw a picture of it, I knew I had to have one.

I ordered one last Monday at my local bike shop and could pick it up on Wednesday. Installation was very simple : I just had to disconnect the wires and replace the old tail light with the new one. It also has 2 bolts in the back but unlike my previous tail light which had fixed bolts, the LUMIRING has adjustable ones, so it'll fit almost any rack. A review of this light can be found here

 

I also bought a GPS device this week. I've been searching for one the last months, but could not decide which device to accuire. Spent numerous hours on the internet reading reviews and forums. I finally narowed it to the GARMIN MONTANA 600. Since it"ll be used both on our motorcycles as on the bikes, it was important that the GPS had a long battery life. Most outdoor GPS from GARMIN run on penlight batteries and have a +10 hour run time, but the small size of their screens and the poor visibility in sunlight made me choose the MONTANA 600. The biggest and therefore the most expensive of the GARMIN outdoor line, but hey, it should guide me for the next couple of years ! Together with the MONTANA 600 I bought a couple of mounting devices from RAM MOUNTS. They have mounts for all kind of vehicles, including bicycles and motorcycles.This one fits the chopper bar of the XP perfectly, so I'm not supposed to get lost on it ever again ;-)