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"Brian Drury" <briandotdruryatdsldotpipexdotcom> wrote in message
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Stick them on the back pack as others do thinks I.

Tried that. In the normal riding position the beams are skybound. No use

at

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all. Looking at other cyclists this seems to be quite common. Effective

when

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viewed from above but useless in traffic.

Anything mounted on the body won't work as well as that mounted on the bike,
since your body moves around more.
I go for top of back rack.

cheers,
clive

On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:23:51 -0000, "Brian Drury"
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My two rear lights are fixed to the rear carrier bag located just below the
seat. This is ideal for projecting two rear facing light beams parallel to
the ground. Excellent, yet a colleague in the office insists the lights
should be elevated higher, then more than the car immediately behind can
enjoy the dazzling display.

But since they will be staring fixedly at the back of the car in
front, that would be a waste of effort :-)

On the rack. Or on the back of a rack-top bag. Anything on the body
tends to swing around too much (good in tis way I suppose). Oh, and
if you don't have a kitemarked steady rear light, you will be on dodgy
ground legally, so make sure you have at least one.

I have a Busch & Muller 4D Toplight on the rack's light bracket, a
Cateye LD1000 outboard of that and a RealLITE clipped to the back of
my rack pack. Reflective clothing is also good.

This is the effect of my reflectors:
<url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/images/gchn-5g8ggb/$file/stinger-3.jpg>

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Just zis Guy said:

This is the effect of my reflectors:

<url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/images/gchn-5g8ggb/$file
/stinger-3.jpg>

heres mine

http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup3.jpg
http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup2.jpg
http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup1.jpg

MSeries said:

Just zis Guy said:

This is the effect of my reflectors:

<url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/images/gchn-5g8ggb/$file
/stinger-3.jpg>

heres mine

http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup3.jpg
http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup2.jpg
http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup1.jpg

I like the chavvedup name! I use a cateye tl600 clamped to the seatpost.
How would one go about fixing a secondary light to a bag?

MSeries said:

heres mine

http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup3.jpg
http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup2.jpg
http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup1.jpg

Where di you get the stickers?

Have you got a fixie yet?

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Just zis Guy said:

This is the effect of my reflectors:

<url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/images/gchn-5g8ggb/$file> /stinger-3.jpg>>> heres mine>> http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup3.jpg> http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup2.jpg> http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedup1.jpg>Hey you guys! Forget about all that stuff. Where are the pedal reflectors?😉Rich

David waters <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

"How would one go about fixing a secondary light to a bag?"

Velcro.

I have a cute small flashing red led that fixes this way but it is
only an extra and weighs next to nothing - it runs on a 2p-sized
Lithium battery. The seatpost carries the main LED.

M

you know? said:

This is the effect of my reflectors:
<url:http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/web/public.nsf/images/gchn-5g8ggb/$file/stinger-3.jpg>

This picture should be retitled: "Aliens from outer space hijack
recumbent bicycle and then sit on it backwards".

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I like the chavvedup name! I use a cateye tl600 clamped to the seatpost.
How would one go about fixing a secondary light to a bag?

Some rear lights come with a clip that allows you to fix them into a
back pocket. I've sewn a little strip of fabric to the back of one of
my panniers and clip a light to that.

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Dave Kahn said:

David waters <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I like the chavvedup name! I use a cateye tl600 clamped to the
seatpost. How would one go about fixing a secondary light to a bag?

Some rear lights come with a clip that allows you to fix them into a
back pocket. I've sewn a little strip of fabric to the back of one of
my panniers and clip a light to that.

I've got the said strips of fabric on my seat pack and rack bag. Ta to
Richard whassisname for them 😄. My Smart rear lamp clips in them both fine.

On 1 Nov 2004 23:43:46 -0800, [email hidden] (martian)

Quoted message said:

"How would one go about fixing a secondary light to a bag?"

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Velcro.

With a safety wire for Justin.

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(Dave Kahn) said:

Quoted message said:

I like the chavvedup name! I use a cateye tl600 clamped to the seatpost.
How would one go about fixing a secondary light to a bag?

Quoted message said:

Some rear lights come with a clip that allows you to fix them into a
back pocket. I've sewn a little strip of fabric to the back of one of
my panniers and clip a light to that.

That's what I do, except that the hook on the bag is a moulded ABS tab
which Ortlieb thoughtfully placed there for just that purpose. Which
is just as well because the RealLITE is not the lightest thing in the
world :-)

I have lost enough rear lights due to bracket fatigue, bumps and the
like that I now usually zip-tie them or add a safety wire (length of
brake cable with a ring connector crimped to each end, looped round a
solid bit of the bike and attached to the light with a self-tapping
screw or some such).

Guy
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Dave Kahn said:

David waters <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I like the chavvedup name! I use a cateye tl600 clamped to the
seatpost.
How would one go about fixing a secondary light to a bag?

Some rear lights come with a clip that allows you to fix them into a
back pocket. I've sewn a little strip of fabric to the back of one of
my panniers and clip a light to that.

My saddle pack which is on the bike for the photo but not normally for
commuting purposes has loop attached to the back, it actually is white
reflective. I clip a secondary light over this with a clothing clip, kindly
supplied by Chris French last winter. FOr commuting I attach a BS approved
Cateye to the seat post with a thumbscrew clamp.

Richard Goodman said:

Forget about all that stuff. Where are the pedal reflectors?😉Rich

I gave them away last week as it happens though they were not the ones to
come with my Look pedals. FYI I have also chavved my shoes up by gluing
reflective strips to the heels.

http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedupshoes.jpg

Just zis Guy said:

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This is the effect of my reflectors:

and MSeries responded:

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heres mine

Ooh, ooh, I want to play too:
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-back.jpg>
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-helmet.jpg>

The white circle in the bottom left of the first picture is an old rim.
I'd never noticed before taking this picture that it has a reflective
surface just inside the braking surface.

The second picture is an item that, in order to use my Lumicycles, I
will now need to wear every day throughout the winter until the guys at
Lumicycle get round to quoting for a recumbent loom.

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

AndyMorris said:

Where di you get the stickers?

The ones on the mudguard are self adhesive and were bought from 'Marc' who
used to post on here last year. Its the same stuff thats on Police cars. The
cranks are wrapped in reflective tape cut from a discarded workmans jacket
that I recovered from the side of the A62. My shoes have had small pieces
glued to the heels too

http://www.mseries.freeserve.co.uk/chavvedupshoes.jpg

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Have you got a fixie yet?

No but I had another velodrome session at the weekend and Tony B was trying
to persuade me I need to build one (a fixie that is, not a velodrome)

Danny Colyer said:

Just zis Guy said:

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This is the effect of my reflectors:

and MSeries responded:

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heres mine

Ooh, ooh, I want to play too:
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-back.jpg>
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-helmet.jpg>

The white circle in the bottom left of the first picture is an old
rim. I'd never noticed before taking this picture that it has a
reflective surface just inside the braking surface.

The second picture is an item that, in order to use my Lumicycles, I
will now need to wear every day throughout the winter until the guys
at Lumicycle get round to quoting for a recumbent loom.

Right I am going to get Mrs M to take a picture of me in my full night time
cycling garb. Shoes, bike, helmet, navvie jacket, gloves and all.

MSeries said:

Right I am going to get Mrs M to take a picture of me in my full night time
cycling garb. Shoes, bike, helmet, navvie jacket, gloves and all.

This is what I looked like last year:
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-oct03a.jpg>
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-oct03b.jpg>

and this is what I looked like 11 years ago:
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-winter93a.jpg>
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-winter93b.jpg>

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

Danny Colyer said:

This is what I looked like last year:
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-oct03a.jpg>
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/z-oct03b.jpg>

Now if I remember correctly, Danny was the original recipient of the
threat of being slabbed. Bib shorts are *much* nicer than red longs!

Will the PSF agree?

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