[RBW] Re: Nice conspicuity finds at the Japanese import store

2018-09-17 Thread Ash
That's nice! Now the question is does Zipang still carry it... On Monday, 17 September 2018 15:07:22 UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Somebody on iBob posted the need for conspicuity lighting, so I searched > for this post. Apparently I bought LED valve caps in March of 2017, and > multiple pe

[RBW] Re: Nice conspicuity finds at the Japanese import store

2018-09-17 Thread Bill Lindsay
Somebody on iBob posted the need for conspicuity lighting, so I searched for this post. Apparently I bought LED valve caps in March of 2017, and multiple people told me they were fine, except for battery life problems. It is now September of 2018, and the original batteries are not dead. I do

[RBW] Re: Nice conspicuity finds at the Japanese import store

2017-03-29 Thread Minh
i got a set of these recently in an ebay order from china, at least their bright but yeah, these are not practical for all the time usage. i keep them in a bag on the bike for emergency night riding, but even then you need to keep the safety paper inside the batteries or they will still light

[RBW] Re: Nice conspicuity finds at the Japanese import store

2017-03-29 Thread Kieran J
This makes me laugh. I few years back my SO bought a set of these (without asking my opinion) and they lasted about 2 days. Money well spent! :-S KJ On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 2:13:57 AM UTC-4, Evan E. wrote: > > Those LED valve caps are great -- BUT the batteries inside them last only >

[RBW] Re: Nice conspicuity finds at the Japanese import store

2017-03-28 Thread Evan E.
Those LED valve caps are great -- BUT the batteries inside them last only about three or four hours. At least mine did. I stumbled across them on eBay, bought them, liked them, and then on my second or third ride, noticed they weren't working. Inquired with seller. Seller told me it's normal for

[RBW] Re: Nice conspicuity finds at the Japanese import store

2017-03-28 Thread Bill Lindsay
I assume it's white LED with a blue plastic hat. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to t

[RBW] Re: Nice conspicuity finds at the Japanese import store

2017-03-28 Thread Paul Clifton
Those LEDs sound very cool. Really simple, smart, cheap, fun idea! Can you post a photo of them? Do they change colors? There are valve cap LED lights on Amazon for around a dollar each (in a 10 pack). I can think of 5 bikes that need something like that, no problem. Paul in ATL On Tuesday, Ma