Wow, this is like Deja Vu all over again, I did the same exact Mod last night. I did it with an xacto knife and they arent 100% but I shined my bike light on it last night and they lit up nice. I am too lazy to take pics though. I wonder how long they will stay stuck on with wet feet?
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Robert Harrison <rfharri...@gmail.com>wrote: > The one thing that folks have commented on with the Gripster Pedals is > their lack of a reflective surface and is even mentioned in the online > blurb (http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/pe4.htm): > > > "The thin-ness of the Thin Gripsters rules out mounting a pedal reflector, > a minor bummer, because integral pedal reflectors are always on and they ID > you as a bike rider at night. You CAN wear an ankle band, and we have the > best one in the world. Or you can Just Ride in the day." > > I ride a lot at night as I'm commuter and it gets dark early this time of > year in Honolulu so…while I do have an ankle band and cannot restrict > myself to riding only the day time I found some reflective tape (from Riv) > I'd bought a while ago, the Reflexite Tape I believe ( > http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/re3.htm). > > I had a couple of inches left so I added a bit to the small channel on > each side of the pedal. The angle isn't 90 degrees to the ground but I > suspect that 1) it's better than nothing, and 2) at some point during the > stoke it's like to be seen. Next time I'm out at night with someone behind > me I'll ask them to check. :-) > > I'm not good with scissors so the cuts aren't quite straight, but isn't > that really better anyway? :-) > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/8170765295/in/photostream > > http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8059/8170765295_31191bfda5.jpg > > > I've got a lot of bright shiny things on when I ride at night so even if > this doesn't add much to mix I'm not particularly concerned, but if it > helps, it helps. > > Aloha, > > Bob > > -- > Robert Harrison > Honolulu, HI > statrix.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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
