The Bike Fed is considering having a " Coolest lit bike" contest at the Saris Gala. Creative folks might think of ways of using this wire for the contest.
Steve Meiers Safety educator (608) 267-1102 Box 2986 Madison WI 53701 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carlton Davis Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:44 AM Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] "Bike Glow"? I've been using EL wire like this on my bike for years at Burning Man. It does a great job of letting people know where your bike is, comes in all sorts of colors, and can be set to blink as well. I even use some on my commuter bike once it starts getting dark out. I wouldn't use it as a sole source of light, but I think it does a good job of catching the eye and since it's "different" it may do a better job of getting people to watch out for your bike. If you're interested in trying it out, just google "el wire". I didn't see the price for this stuff, but I'm confident you can find it cheaper at someplace that isn't selling it as a bike specific accessory. On Oct 11, 2011 10:46 PM, "Mitchell Nussbaum" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I think I saw one the other day, at Reynolds Park -- it was attached to a bunch of heart-shaped balloons at the Occupy Madison encampment. It was was after dark, of course, and the light was pretty impressive. But I'd have mixed feelings about using it as a bike light. If one or two bikes had it, they'd be very visible. If EVERY bike had Bike Glow, the visual noise might make it hard to make out an individual bike. And that could be dangerous. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Bach" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 11:06:41 AM Subject: Re: [Bikies] "Bike Glow"? On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:58 AM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Has anyone here ever seen one in use? (No, not thinking of buying one, > just wondering.) Interesting pics http://www.bikeglow.com/customer_images but it almost looks too novel to be really effective, though I suppose along w/ a set of "real" lights blinking away, you might still look like a bike and not a UFO or something. -- a Andy Bach, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 608 658-1890<tel:608%20658-1890> cell 608 261-5738<tel:608%20261-5738> wk _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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