This is a really inspired idea. With a few bucks' worth of reflective tape and a cheap LED blinkie, you should be able to get a lot of visibility, if you can find a good place to put the light.
When you do this, I hope you post pictures somewhere. But you should also have a fairly decent front light, so you can avoid pedestrians and ninja bikers. John Martin wrote: > Paul T. O'Leary's "poor man's alignment guide" was actually the > impetus for my thoughts on reflective tape. At times, after I've > realigned my cheap little LED that had slipped too low, I notice how > brightly traffic signs are flashing (i.e. I adjusted the light too > high). > > If my little light is that effectively reflected by the reflective > stuff on signs, I figure that I can make a pretty reflective "bike" > sign by taping my frame. I think I'll go with a 2" strip of reflexite > orange (http://www.identi-tape.com/hi-intensity.htm) and see if I can > get both sides of my frame with it. The orange should contrast with > the snow in daylight, and at night I could just aim my own light at > the frame to make it blink for everyone. > > On Dec 12, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Mitchell Nussbaum wrote: > >> Reflective stuff is great, as long as there's a light source >> somewhere. > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
