Would You Be Caught Dead With This?

On 20 Aug 2004 12:19:57 -0700, H wrote:



But if you want really want to dazzle pedestrians and cars, I think
this is the ultimate....
http://www.hokeyspokes.com/

Do they serve any practical purpose whatsoever? no
Are they cool? YES!

I've never actually seen one on the street, however.

These things have been used on 'boy racer' cars and taxi cabs in Taiwan
and other Asian countries for twenty years that I know of. When I lived
in Taiwan in 1988 I even saw them attached to 125cc scooters (which
invariably sported bored-out exhaust pipes and beetlenut-juice covered
runner boards).

H wrote:
Do they serve any practical purpose whatsoever? no

They might help people see you from the side better. That's
not completely impractical.

Are they cool? YES!

I think that's a matter of opinion.

James Scott wrote in message ...
OBrbt and tail lights: I tried mounting my rear light (VistaLite
Eclipse) on my relatively new saddlebag last night, which has a fabric
loop that looks like it's intended for such things. Light bounced out on
the first (of many) big bumps and spent the rest of the ride in my
jersey pocket. Looks like the plastic mount is going back on the
seatpost. I suppose I could tape the light's clip to provide a more
secure mount on the bag but that makes it far less convenient. Anybody
else brewed up a solution to this problem?

JLS

I use an eclipse on the same place. Add a rubber band round the lower
half of the light after attatching it.

One minute work, not tools, and easily modifyable.

Tom

Just great,can't say they didn't see that. What next my
name is Fred.

I MTB 2004

"James Scott" wrote in message
...
A7N8X-X wrote:
Couldn't they make one that reads "Disco Stu" ?

Hey...Disco Stu doesn't advertise!

OBrbt and tail lights: I tried mounting my rear light (VistaLite
Eclipse) on my relatively new saddlebag last night, which has a fabric
loop that looks like it's intended for such things. Light bounced out on
the first (of many) big bumps and spent the rest of the ride in my
jersey pocket. Looks like the plastic mount is going back on the
seatpost. I suppose I could tape the light's clip to provide a more
secure mount on the bag but that makes it far less convenient. Anybody
else brewed up a solution to this problem?

This is usually a bad idea since these lights have a very narrow beam and it's
difficult to control the mounting angle on a flexible surface. Plus, as you
found out, they fall off.

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 05:04:28 GMT, Al James wrote:

I wouldn't.

http://www.thebikelight.com/images/man_on_bike.jpg

In addition to the BIKE version, a FRED version is coming soon.

As to the subject line, if I had one of those BIKE lights, I think it
very likely that the result would be "getting caught dead with it" as
car drivers, laughing hysterically, ran over me. The FRED light
would, of course, have an even higher degree of likelihood of
producing that result.
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THE CONCEPT HAS POTENTIAL

g.daniels wrote:
T



THE CONCEPT HAS POTENTIAL

Can't argue with THAT!

Bill "but what about the 'T'???" S.