Pedal Reflectors in the UK - a little off topic

A change in UK cycling law I believe, requires reflectors to be on
pedals, so far I've not been able to find anyone who can supply them,
after the push fit on my pedals dropped off.

Indeed 2 dealers I visited admit that they dispose of them when
working on bikes.

Anyone know of a supplier in the UK?

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:12:44 +0100, Pete Bradbury
wrote:

A change in UK cycling law I believe, requires reflectors to be on
pedals, so far I've not been able to find anyone who can supply them,
after the push fit on my pedals dropped off.

Indeed 2 dealers I visited admit that they dispose of them when
working on bikes.

Anyone know of a supplier in the UK?


Don't know if this will help, but you might try reflective tape, or
stickers.

Just put them in the area where the reflector originally was.

Just a guess...

tom

On 2006-06-25, Tom The Great wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:12:44 +0100, Pete Bradbury
wrote:

A change in UK cycling law I believe, requires reflectors to be on
pedals, so far I've not been able to find anyone who can supply them,
after the push fit on my pedals dropped off.

Indeed 2 dealers I visited admit that they dispose of them when
working on bikes.

Anyone know of a supplier in the UK?


Don't know if this will help, but you might try reflective tape, or
stickers.

Just put them in the area where the reflector originally was.

Just a guess...

tom

This came up on uk.rec.cycling not too long ago. IIRC pedal
reflectors have been mandated for ages and there hasn't been a new
change requiring them. Given that front and rear reflector regulations
(or *spit* pavement [read sidewalk for USians] cycling) aren't enforced
it's very unlikely that anybody will object to not being able to see two
mud spattered yellow reflectors on your pedals if you've proper front
and rear lights.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....t=0&scoring=d&
for a google groups thread search with several clueful people chiming
in.
--
Tim.

Tim Izod wrote:
On 2006-06-25, Tom The Great wrote:

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:12:44 +0100, Pete Bradbury
wrote:


A change in UK cycling law I believe, requires reflectors to be on
pedals, so far I've not been able to find anyone who can supply them,
after the push fit on my pedals dropped off.

Indeed 2 dealers I visited admit that they dispose of them when
working on bikes.

Anyone know of a supplier in the UK?


Don't know if this will help, but you might try reflective tape, or
stickers.

Just put them in the area where the reflector originally was.

Just a guess...

tom


This came up on uk.rec.cycling not too long ago. IIRC pedal
reflectors have been mandated for ages and there hasn't been a new
change requiring them. Given that front and rear reflector regulations
(or *spit* pavement [read sidewalk for USians] cycling) aren't enforced
it's very unlikely that anybody will object to not being able to see two
mud spattered yellow reflectors on your pedals if you've proper front
and rear lights.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....t=0&scoring=d&
for a google groups thread search with several clueful people chiming
in.


How would you even attempt to fit refelctors onto crank bros candys?
Nowhere for them to mount. I eblieve that bikes HAVE to have reflectors
on front and back, pedals and wheels when sold.

On 2006-06-25, David Waters wrote:
Tim Izod wrote:
[snip]
This came up on uk.rec.cycling not too long ago. IIRC pedal
reflectors have been mandated for ages and there hasn't been a new
change requiring them. Given that front and rear reflector regulations
(or *spit* pavement [read sidewalk for USians] cycling) aren't enforced
it's very unlikely that anybody will object to not being able to see two
mud spattered yellow reflectors on your pedals if you've proper front
and rear lights.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....t=0&scoring=d&
for a google groups thread search with several clueful people chiming
in.


How would you even attempt to fit refelctors onto crank bros candys?
Nowhere for them to mount. I eblieve that bikes HAVE to have reflectors
on front and back, pedals and wheels when sold.

For that matter, most SPD pedals don't have a lot of space for
fitting reflectors and the requirement to be visible from behind cannot
be sanely met by recumbents anyway.

Annoyingly, when you try to find authoritative documentation you
find references to British Standards documents which aren't available
for free online.

If I remember I'll try to dig out the links I have found & post
them later. There are relevant bits in the construction and use
regulations from around 1985ish I think but I can't remember whether
they've been revised, how many times or when.
--
Tim.

Tim Izod wrote:
On 2006-06-25, David Waters wrote:

Tim Izod wrote:

[snip]

This came up on uk.rec.cycling not too long ago. IIRC pedal
reflectors have been mandated for ages and there hasn't been a new
change requiring them. Given that front and rear reflector regulations
(or *spit* pavement [read sidewalk for USians] cycling) aren't enforced
it's very unlikely that anybody will object to not being able to see two
mud spattered yellow reflectors on your pedals if you've proper front
and rear lights.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....t=0&scoring=d&
for a google groups thread search with several clueful people chiming
in.


How would you even attempt to fit refelctors onto crank bros candys?
Nowhere for them to mount. I eblieve that bikes HAVE to have reflectors
on front and back, pedals and wheels when sold.


For that matter, most SPD pedals don't have a lot of space for
fitting reflectors and the requirement to be visible from behind cannot
be sanely met by recumbents anyway.

Annoyingly, when you try to find authoritative documentation you
find references to British Standards documents which aren't available
for free online.

If I remember I'll try to dig out the links I have found & post
them later. There are relevant bits in the construction and use
regulations from around 1985ish I think but I can't remember whether
they've been revised, how many times or when.


what are the British Standards you want to make reference to? I can get
copies.