i swore off dyno tail lights after my overpriced supernova died after just one year. way too much money, and blinkies are cheap and last a long time. no cable to worry about either.
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:48 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > on 12/12/10 11:52 AM, Peter Pesce at petepe...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > I read a suggestion somewhere (Sheldon? PJW?) to put reflective tape > > strips on the INSIDE of the rim, facing the hub. Since this surface > > faces alternately front and rear, and is in motion, it is supposedly > > very effective. > > > > Anybody doing this? > > Ride buddy and Rando guy JimG has done this to at least one of his > wheelsets. It makes his bike very visible and dynamic when viewed. > > I've found some super reflective tape designed for marine rescue use (goes > onto survival suits and floatation devices). I've cut strips that now go > around the struts on my racks, mostly for side visibility. I've used larger > sections on the fenders as well. I've located a couple of bits so that the > pedaling motion of my foot/ankle will cause them to "flash" if viewed from > the side. > > The reflective tape which is sold by RUSA is pretty good, excellent > visibility though a bit finicky to work with and prone to scratching off. > > My shoulder bags have hanging reflective tabs, my wind/rain shells have > reflective piping, my SIDI shoes have reflective heels, and when I'm > wearing > my MUSA knickers, they have the flecto-strips on the back of the thigh. > > - Jim > > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > "One Cog - Zero Excuses" L/S T-shirt (and others!) - Now available > http://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- oakland, ca bikenoir.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
