About 15 years ago it became law in the Netherlands that bikes must have side reflectors on their wheels. Either reflectors in the spokes or by the use of a reflective strip in the tire. I choose the reflective tire. But my experience was that the reflective strip became dirty, mostly from the combination of koolstop brakepads and an aluminium rim. The dirty reflective strip wasn't all that reflective anymore. So in practice it wasn't the neatest thing. The choice in tires was also limited for other bikes than the robust dutch bike type. I stopped using these reflective tires after a few years.
Menno Spijker ----- Check out our homepage: http://www3.sympatico.ca/lynne_menno ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 11:12 AM Subject: RE: [obc] Wheel balancing? > Hi, > > > I've been told that reflectors attached to spokes can indeed put your > wheel out of true. I guess if you true the wheels with reflectors on, it > would stand to reason that the removal would also put the wheel out of > true. Can anyone confirm this? > > If you don't want to use reflectors, I have seen a few models of tires > that have reflective sidewalls - one of the neatest things I've seen all > summer! Probably more for touring bikes than road riding though. I've > seen Maxxim (?), Vittoria and Hutchinson models. Not sure if any of > these have MTB sizes, didn't ask! > > Jen [obc member] > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:38:05 -0400 > > From: "skiza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Wheel balancing? > > > > > > For some time now, I have been biking using a road bike (Specialized Epic) > > both outdoors and indoors. When indoors, I clamp my bike to a mag-trainer > > and just pedal for 30-40 minutes ... it's quite a workout. > > > > When I bike on the mag-trainer there is a very mild numbing vibration. I > > thought initially that it was because I had removed the reflectors on the > > wheels ... so I put them back on locating them opposite the valve, but the > > vibration is still there. > > > > Can anyone suggest a possible solution? . Is there such thing as wheel > > balancing for bicycles? > > > > Thanks ... John > > > > -- > Jennifer Allen > Cycling Safety and Promotion Program Coordinator > 251 Bank Street Suite 504 (at Cooper) > K2P 1X3 > (613) 567-1288 (613) 567-1818 fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cfsc.ottawa.on.ca/ > > ------------------------------------------------- > For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 > Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
