I have the L & M headlight, the Planet Bike rear blinky, reflective sidewalls, reflective tape on the fenders, my messenger bag and helmet. So what else is cool? I use to have a firefly thing for the valevstems but it went missing. What other cool blinky stuff do you guys like? I'm still thinking I'd like something cool for the wheels.

I actually laughed when I read your title. Pretty funny.

Anyway, I remember when I was a kid there were these plastic doo-hickies that wrapped around spokes and could slide up and down. You could put reflective tape on them. Here's some:

http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Pro-Bicycle-Spoke-Beads/dp/B000AO9Q92

I was at a shop today and saw blinky bar plugs, though they were pricey at twenty five dollars for the pair.

I was at a shop today and saw blinky bar plugs, though they were pricey at twenty five dollars for the pair.

Performance (http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=17651&subcategory_ID=4322)has them for $15 - but regularly discounts them to $10.

I have a set of them on my commuter and like them

Bruce Gordon tail lights

http://www.bgcycles.com/accessories.html

Planet bike makes an LED strap.

http://ecom1.planetbike.com/3030.html

http://ecom1.planetbike.com/planetbike/media/3030.jpg

http://ecom1.planetbike.com/planetbike/media/3010.jpg
http://ecom1.planetbike.com/3010.html

Microflys (http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2003897/p-2003897/N-111+10201+600010287/c-10101). Like Tireflys, 'cept you twist them on.

Bruce Gordon tail lights




same as the bar ends, 'cept with a cool housing... tireflys are ok, likely will need a presta adapter... how about blinky tabs?
http://www.titlenine.com/images/us/local/products/detail/719943_dt.jpg

or hokey spokes?
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/9/8/7/5/1/webimg/29322233_tp.jpg

I saw an ad in this week's ROAD.

They look like what I really need on my commuter -- a bright safety light with no batteries to mess with, ever. Pretty reasonably priced, too, at 40 euro for the pair, though with exchange these days and int'l shipping it's more like $75...

Check 'em out. (http://www.reelight.com/en/)

I like the bar-end blinkies, cars seem to give me more space when they know how wide I am.

I also really like these cause I can put them on any bike and keep them in my pocket when I leave my bike: http://www.cateye.com/sites/cateye/upload/products/273-og.jpg

How bout some Down Low Glow (not sure if it blinks though)
http://rockthebike.com/files/productimages/electra-rat-fink2.jpg

I saw an ad in this week's ROAD.

They look like what I really need on my commuter -- a bright safety light with no batteries to mess with, ever. Pretty reasonably priced, too, at 40 euro for the pair, though with exchange these days and int'l shipping it's more like $75...

Check 'em out. (http://www.reelight.com/en/)



good idea, but the lights seem kinda low

Microflys (http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2003897/p-2003897/N-111+10201+600010287/c-10101). Like Tireflys, 'cept you twist them on.

Is there an adaptor for presta?

Not mine, but boy would it be cool:

108038

http://www.instructables.com/id/SpokePOV%3a-LED-Bike-Wheel-Images/

ECB

Is there an adaptor for presta?



you can use any presta to schrader adapter in between your valve and the tirefly

Is there an adaptor for presta?
Just use a valve adapter. I actually posted (http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=78140) this almost a year ago today.

http://www.velocipedia.org/public/rbr/microfly.jpg

[QUOTE=threesportsinone]I also really like these cause I can put them on any bike and keep them in my pocket when I leave my bike: http://www.cateye.com/sites/cateye/upload/products/273-og.jpg
QUOTE]I have one of the red ones. It's come in handy a few times. It's not very heavy and usually is just left on the road bike. I'd like to get one of the white ones. :thumbsup:

I saw an ad in this week's ROAD.

They look like what I really need on my commuter -- a bright safety light with no batteries to mess with, ever. Pretty reasonably priced, too, at 40 euro for the pair, though with exchange these days and int'l shipping it's more like $75...

Check 'em out. (http://www.reelight.com/en/)

I read one review where the guy liked them at first but took them off because of problems...just one data point though. Your Schwinn should get a clamp on bottle generator with front and rear lights. That's the ticket for that beast.

I have the L & M headlight, the Planet Bike rear blinky, reflective sidewalls, reflective tape on the fenders, my messenger bag and helmet. So what else is cool? I use to have a firefly thing for the valevstems but it went missing. What other cool blinky stuff do you guys like? I'm still thinking I'd like something cool for the wheels.
I use these on my cruiser bike--they are pricey though...I got mine wholesale. You need at least 3 per wheel to make it really work well.

http://www.hokeyspokes.com/

http://www.hokeyspokes.com/riderWithShades.jpg

I saw an ad in this week's ROAD.

They look like what I really need on my commuter -- a bright safety light with no batteries to mess with, ever. Pretty reasonably priced, too, at 40 euro for the pair, though with exchange these days and int'l shipping it's more like $75...

Check 'em out. (http://www.reelight.com/en/)

kent peterson <a href="http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2007/08/reelight-sl-120-electrodynamic-light.html">seems</a> to like them for the most part, but he apparently <a href="http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2007/10/busted-reelight.html">broke</a> the front one on a bike rack.

I picked some small, battery operated LED Christmas lights at Target the other day for $5. The string of lights is about 7-8' long, and it's powered by a small battery pack that holds 4 AA batteries. The battery pack easily fits in my seat bag, and I can wind the string of lights around my top tube, head tube, down tube and up the seat tube. It looks really cool, and the lights are small by very bright. I'm gonna wait until December to actually use them on my bike, as it's not dark enough on my commute right now since the time change.

Also, I recently bought a new Bell Metropolis helmet for commuting because it has a strap on the rear for mounting a blinkie light. People tell me it is very visible. Just about any small blinkie light will fit on the strap.

There is a ... german helmet I saw, forget the brand, that has an internal row of blinkies along the back.

I picked some small, battery operated LED Christmas lights at Target the other day for $5. The string of lights is about 7-8' long, and it's powered by a small battery pack that holds 4 AA batteries. The battery pack easily fits in my seat bag, and I can wind the string of lights around my top tube, head tube, down tube and up the seat tube. It looks really cool, and the lights are small by very bright. I'm gonna wait until December to actually use them on my bike, as it's not dark enough on my commute right now since the time change.

Also, I recently bought a new Bell Metropolis helmet for commuting because it has a strap on the rear for mounting a blinkie light. People tell me it is very visible. Just about any small blinkie light will fit on the strap.


I've done that before... be sure to add garland and ornaments:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8465/bffixlit007yu6.jpg

...and somebody used to make a "whale tail" light that mounted on the back of any helmet

I picked some small, battery operated LED Christmas lights at Target the other day for $5. The string of lights is about 7-8' long, and it's powered by a small battery pack that holds 4 AA batteries. The battery pack easily fits in my seat bag, and I can wind the string of lights around my top tube, head tube, down tube and up the seat tube. It looks really cool, and the lights are small by very bright. I'm gonna wait until December to actually use them on my bike, as it's not dark enough on my commute right now since the time change.

Also, I recently bought a new Bell Metropolis helmet for commuting because it has a strap on the rear for mounting a blinkie light. People tell me it is very visible. Just about any small blinkie light will fit on the strap.
Yeah for max bling you really need 4-5 strands per bike. Standard equipment for Christmas parades.

I've done that before... be sure to add garland and ornaments:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8465/bffixlit007yu6.jpg


Have you tested that thing in a wind tunnel? Seems like it would have a lot of wind drag.

Have you tested that thing in a wind tunnel? Seems like it would have a lot of wind drag.


are you setting speed records during parades or commutes? do you race your fellow commuters?

I picked some small, battery operated LED Christmas lights at Target the other day for $5. The string of lights is about 7-8' long, and it's powered by a small battery pack that holds 4 AA batteries. The battery pack easily fits in my seat bag, and I can wind the string of lights around my top tube, head tube, down tube and up the seat tube. It looks really cool, and the lights are small by very bright. I'm gonna wait until December to actually use them on my bike, as it's not dark enough on my commute right now since the time change.

Also, I recently bought a new Bell Metropolis helmet for commuting because it has a strap on the rear for mounting a blinkie light. People tell me it is very visible. Just about any small blinkie light will fit on the strap.

I think I'll be stopping at Target on my way home tonight!

I picked some small, battery operated LED Christmas lights at Target the other day for $5. The string of lights is about 7-8' long, and it's powered by a small battery pack that holds 4 AA batteries. The battery pack easily fits in my seat bag, and I can wind the string of lights around my top tube, head tube, down tube and up the seat tube. It looks really cool, and the lights are small by very bright. I'm gonna wait until December to actually use them on my bike, as it's not dark enough on my commute right now since the time change.

Also, I recently bought a new Bell Metropolis helmet for commuting because it has a strap on the rear for mounting a blinkie light. People tell me it is very visible. Just about any small blinkie light will fit on the strap.


here's my pacer with its holiday lighting. looks pretty festive,no? I got mine from some Taiwanese guy on ebay last year for about $7 shipped.

here's my pacer with its holiday lighting. looks pretty festive,no? I got mine from some Taiwanese guy on ebay last year for about $7 shipped.

The Hokey spokes...they look a lot cooler in motion though.