Seen in Halfords

Zog The Undeniable said:

Rubber pedals incorporating a little dynamo (or possibly a piezoelectric
device) which lights amber LEDs set into the reflectors.

Also seen in Reading Bromptonmonger, Freewheel. I am not sure they
are actually legal at present, though, since the Govt. in their
infinite wisdom [FSVO] have yet to follow through on their
consultation on the road vehicles lighting regs.

Interesting, though, that the product appears to follow on from the
suggestion in the consultation that such things should be allowed - a
response as far as I could tell at the time to a largely imaginary
demand.

Guy
--
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"To every complex problem there is a solution which is
simple, neat and wrong" - HL Mencken

Zog The Undeniable said:

Rubber pedals incorporating a little dynamo (or possibly a piezoelectric
device) which lights amber LEDs set into the reflectors. From a quick
play in the shop, it actually works with no particular drag, despite the
slow rotation speed of a pedal (probably 60-80 rpm for the target market).

There were at least two companies displaying them at the Islington Bike
Show last year - both proclaiming they were unique and first ever available.
Pretty snazzy idea I thought.

John B

JohnB said:

Zog The Undeniable said:

Rubber pedals incorporating a little dynamo (or possibly a piezoelectric
device) which lights amber LEDs set into the reflectors. From a quick
play in the shop, it actually works with no particular drag, despite the
slow rotation speed of a pedal (probably 60-80 rpm for the target market).

There were at least two companies displaying them at the Islington Bike
Show last year - both proclaiming they were unique and first ever available.
Pretty snazzy idea I thought.

I would have thought Trevor Bayliss (of clockwork radio fame) would have
something to say about it. He developed shoes that had piezo's built in
so that you generated power by walking. Sounds like an extension of
that idea. For all I know it he may actually be involved in these.

--
Tony

"A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought" Lord
Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)

Tony Raven said:

I would have thought Trevor Bayliss (of clockwork radio fame) would have
something to say about it. He developed shoes that had piezo's built in
so that you generated power by walking.

My youngest daughter has shoes that do that. Terrific fun with flashing lights.

Not that I've worn them of course.

John B

Tony Raven said:

I would have thought Trevor Bayliss (of clockwork radio fame) would have
something to say about it. He developed shoes that had piezo's built in
so that you generated power by walking. Sounds like an extension of
that idea. For all I know it he may actually be involved in these.

Also see the myriad kids' trainers with flashing LEDs in the soles,
activated by stamping or walking. We couldn't find any *without* them
for our daughter!

Tony Raven said:

Quoted message said:

He developed shoes that had piezo's built in
so that you generated power by walking.

and JohnB responded:

Quoted message said:

My youngest daughter has shoes that do that. Terrific fun with flashing lights.

Not that I've worn them of course.

I doubt you'd be able to get a pair to fit. They only seem to be made
in children's sizes :-(

--
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

Zog The Undeniable said:

Tony Raven said:

I would have thought Trevor Bayliss (of clockwork radio fame) would
have something to say about it. He developed shoes that had piezo's
built in so that you generated power by walking. Sounds like an
extension of that idea. For all I know it he may actually be involved
in these.

Also see the myriad kids' trainers with flashing LEDs in the soles,
activated by stamping or walking. We couldn't find any *without* them
for our daughter!

Those are usually battery powered - though the battery lifetime is
probably longer than the fashion acceptability lifetime.

In article said:

Zog The Undeniable said:

Tony Raven said:

I would have thought Trevor Bayliss (of clockwork radio fame) would
have something to say about it. He developed shoes that had piezo's
built in so that you generated power by walking. Sounds like an
extension of that idea. For all I know it he may actually be involved
in these.

Also see the myriad kids' trainers with flashing LEDs in the soles,
activated by stamping or walking. We couldn't find any *without* them
for our daughter!

Those are usually battery powered - though the battery lifetime is
probably longer than the fashion acceptability lifetime.

Or the time it takes kids to grow out of them, which can be even shorter.

On 09 May 2005 11:14:59 +0100 (BST), [email hidden] (Alan

Braggins) said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Also see the myriad kids' trainers with flashing LEDs in the soles,
activated by stamping or walking. We couldn't find any *without* them
for our daughter!

Those are usually battery powered - though the battery lifetime is
probably longer than the fashion acceptability lifetime.

Or the time it takes kids to grow out of them, which can be even shorter.

or the time taken for kids to trash them, which can be shorter still

JohnB said:

There were at least two companies displaying them at the Islington
Bike Show last year - both proclaiming they were unique and first
ever available. Pretty snazzy idea I thought.

Lt. Col. Larrington (retd). took delivery of his Trek Navigator on Christmas
Eve 2003, and it was fitted with such pedals as standard...

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Among the calamities of war may be jointly numbered the diminution of
the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates and
credulity encourages.

[email hidden] (Alan Braggins)typed

Quoted message said:

Or the time it takes kids to grow out of them, which can be even shorter.

Much shorter. It's unusual for a child to be able to wear any shoes for
more than one or two seasons, so that last year's sandals will be far
too small this summer...

--
Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware.

In article said:

[email hidden] (Alan Braggins)typed

Quoted message said:

Or the time it takes kids to grow out of them, which can be even shorter.

Much shorter. It's unusual for a child to be able to wear any shoes for
more than one or two seasons, so that last year's sandals will be far
too small this summer...

I know, I have children - but apparently fashion acceptability can be that
short too, for those who care about such things.