Looking for ways to become more noticed out there when it gets dark. I’ve come across the Nite Spoke-it and some other valve-stem-screw-on type LED light for night/dusk riding. Reviews at Amazon are all over the place. Wondered if there were any thoughts. Best thing might be to just get some reflective clothing…
I’ve got some Christmas that are… vaguely similar to this, except they have little lights on them as opposed to one long neon strip. Could be a cheap solution, as they were from a pound shop
Met a guy at Blackpool who laced the Christmas lights into his spokes like your neon thingy and it looked pretty cool. Not sure how long the batteries last though…
They run a pair of the 2016 watch batteries, and the life depends on which mode you use – solid on or flashing. My wife uses solid on on her bicycle, and the batteries lasted probably about 10 hours total. I use flashing mode on mine, and I’m still on the original batteries. I got a few of those cheap 10-on-a-card ebay battery specials, so I don’t worry too much about battery life. My head and tail lights have re-chargeable batteries, but I haven’t seen that on these spoke-mounted numbers. They do make you stand out in the dark, I’ll say that! More so than the head and tail lights. The movement really gets you noticed. That’s a good thing when it’s dark. Cheers!
That’s mostly what stops me buying crazy flashy things for the uni/bike. I just don’t want to end up with a drawer full of batteries, trying to figure out which ones are working and stuff. My regular front/back lights take AA’s so they’ve got rechargables in, and my eBay special Cree light has its own battery pack to charge.
Just checked, my Christmas lights take AA’s too… Must resist creating a masterpiece…
My EL wire arrived today!
The pics below are of it just chucked on, so I can go for a ride this evening. I will be putting it on a lot neater, when I have the time…
Here’s my unicycle decked out in EL wire.
This was done for “Ride the Lights” along Blackpool prom a few years ago I had EL wire threaded in my spokes, down the side of my trousers, across the back of my ruckie and round my helmet.