Side visibility for night time

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  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    Electron Backupz could possibly be small enough to be mounted to the wheels.
    http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Electron-Backup ... _15492.htm

    or these
    http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/biz/p ... 19474b867f
  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    giantsasquatch wrote:
    The SpokeLit by Nite Ize look quite cool for on the move. The picture kind of depicts the tire is glowing red hot, due to the mega speed :)

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    http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.ph ... uct_id=163

    Much cheaper than the Cateye one.
    http://www.theglowcompany.co.uk/acatalo ... LIGHT.html

    Fitting 2 equally apart instead of 1 means you should get the circle effect at a lower speed. It still glows when stationary which is what is important at roundabouts etc. It should help alot from being wiped out setting off from giant scary roundabouts.

    I have these on my trek that i use for commuting. You have to have then quite close to the hubs to get them to fit properly on bontranger wheels, due to the lack of spokes close enough to stop them moving as you go out closer to the rim. The missus and several others who have seen them though have been impressed with how they make me more noticable from the side.

    They do have holes in then so I'm going to have a go at trying them more towards the rims and try to use ties to keep them in place.
    Bianchi. There are no alternatives only compromises!
    I RIDE A KONA CADABRA -would you like to come and have a play with my magic link?
  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    Tyreflys.com are having a sale. £4.95

    http://www.tyreflys.com/onlinestore/ind ... ommon/home
  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    Knog lights.

    http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/biz/p ... ront_light
  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    edited December 2009
    This is like what i mean. Sewing the LED ankle bands into a jacket on the back and/or down the sides of the arms. Quite effective.

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    If you don't want them attached all time sew on velcro strips instead.
  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    Seem a good deal. One good thing they will be much more waterproof than average lights, claim impact resistant and durable. Strap one to your back and one to your frame. 1/2 mile visibility.
    http://www.watersportswarehouse.co.uk/s ... 76964.html

    Dive Beacon Red LED Glow/Light Stick - 2 will land you aircraft.
    http://www.watersportswarehouse.co.uk/s ... 94122.html
  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

    I have these on my trek that i use for commuting. You have to have then quite close to the hubs to get them to fit properly on bontranger wheels, due to the lack of spokes close enough to stop them moving as you go out closer to the rim. The missus and several others who have seen them though have been impressed with how they make me more noticable from the side.

    They do have holes in then so I'm going to have a go at trying them more towards the rims and try to use ties to keep them in place.

    The closer to the rims the better, some tiny unsightly ties should fix that.
    Your comments sound encouraging.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Dont think you need worry about the likes of the tyreflys being below drivers eyelevel. If he doesnt see them - then he wont see anything. 3 feet circles of light ??

    Liking the reflective straps mounted on the jacket idea. I've got a couple of the straps on both of my backpacks - for night riding and for running too. Very reflective - I dont usually bother with the LEDs on them.

    Subscribe to the Aldi newsletter and whenever they do running or bike kit they sell 4 bands for about £4 - saving a fortune on what running shops sell them at.

    Liking the look of the laser lights. Be interested to see what people think.
  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    cougie wrote:
    Dont think you need worry about the likes of the tyreflys being below drivers eyelevel. If he doesnt see them - then he wont see anything. 3 feet circles of light ??
    It be good to have 3 ft.circles of light stationary in traffic. You need to travel at a speed of 15mph+ to get the circle effect i would imagine, same goes for the other products.
    cougie wrote:
    Liking the reflective straps mounted on the jacket idea. I've got a couple of the straps on both of my backpacks - for night riding and for running too. Very reflective - I dont usually bother with the LEDs on them.

    There is several commercial versions, LED's front and back. http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/led-safety-jacket-vest/ (video there)
    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... t-09-34862

    Attaching your own LED bands means you can attach to any jacket or anything.
    cougie wrote:
    Subscribe to the Aldi newsletter and whenever they do running or bike kit they sell 4 bands for about £4 - saving a fortune on what running shops sell them at.

    The ALDI light stuff been bad straight from buying. There front and rear lights turn off on a bump.Highly dangerous! Besides why budget with cheap lights on your life :? Aldi German right? well it sure ain't the quality of German engineering.
  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
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    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
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    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
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  • giantsasquatch
    giantsasquatch Posts: 381
    giantsasquatch wrote:
    cougie wrote:
    Subscribe to the Aldi newsletter and whenever they do running or bike kit they sell 4 bands for about £4 - saving a fortune on what running shops sell them at.

    The ALDI light stuff been bad straight from buying. There front and rear lights turn off on a bump.Highly dangerous! Besides why budget with cheap lights on your life :? Aldi German right? well it sure ain't the quality of German engineering.

    I looked closer at the intermittent 4 ALDI LED bands i bought earlier in the year. Found the reason why they ALL turn off by themselves so easily. Bad design fault, which can be easily fixed.

    There are 2 flexible prongs on top of the battery housing that were not contacting the battery properly, allowing for short when movement or knock of the battery area. Removed the battery and bent down the 2 prongs firmly with some thin nosed pliers. This made the prongs give a firmer grip and contact the battery properly.

    Some of the prongs had a raised edge making it worse. In this case i bent the prongs up and straightened the ends first then pressed them down firmly. Bending the prongs slightly inwards helped contact.

    On the 2 i removed there was rust around the battery but they still worked, so i wrapped some black electrical tape genourously and firmly around the band on the outside of the battery housing. This helped the prongs grip the battery even more and make them better waterproof from downpours and spray.

    Due to the firm electrical tape, it will abit harder to change the battery. So i just use tweezers to grip and slide out the battery. The battery life is long.

    They are now better than new.

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