tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post1346701278440143489..comments2024-03-29T10:52:55.716-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: En-Lightened CyclingVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-75050761493304535642011-01-14T07:43:48.206-05:002011-01-14T07:43:48.206-05:00I would invite you to check out Hokey Spokes, a bi...I would invite you to check out Hokey Spokes, a bicycle safety light system that protects the rider by providing visibility on the right and left. Motorists slow down to view changing graphic patterns that are programmed into each Hokey Spoke. Communicating wirelessly, they sync images and can display up to 16 characters of your own text.<br />Visit: www.hokeyspokes.com<br /><br />Bike Safely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62625021905636107712010-11-24T18:42:52.436-05:002010-11-24T18:42:52.436-05:00how did you attach those rear lights to the rack? ...how did you attach those rear lights to the rack? looks clean, did those attachments come with it or is it something you configured?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-55654871199408697542009-11-16T11:52:26.668-05:002009-11-16T11:52:26.668-05:00OCD? Obsessive compulsive design? :)OCD? Obsessive compulsive design? :)Giffennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-31869644689775764292009-09-06T13:41:51.935-04:002009-09-06T13:41:51.935-04:00Love that SunLite Bullet headlamp - shame I can...Love that SunLite Bullet headlamp - shame I can't find a supplier here in Germany.<br />Lovely bikes Filigree. Hope you enjoy riding them!Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-31683590392124672262009-08-04T13:19:57.487-04:002009-08-04T13:19:57.487-04:00Zweiradler -- I am talking about the kind of light...Zweiradler -- I am talking about the kind of lights often used around where I live in the USA: tiny and dim, attached to the handlebar. When I am in a car at night, I can hardly see the cyclists who use such lights. <br /><br />In Austria (where I live for parts of the year), the lighting regulations are similar to Germany, and shops sell bicycles fitted with adequate lighting systems. Not so in the US.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-55742765996783638772009-08-04T13:12:10.085-04:002009-08-04T13:12:10.085-04:00“It amazes me that cyclists can feel comfortable r...“It amazes me that cyclists can feel comfortable riding with just one light.”<br /><br />That depends on the kind of light you use! One headlight CAN do a good job at serving both purposes. In Germany we have strong regulations for bike lights, which force light manufacturers to build headlights that don’t dazzle other traffic participants. My current street-legal high-performance LED headlight has a brightness of 40 lux and an outstanding road illumination, but it is also bright enough to be seen by others without problems (even though the light isn’t aingled straight ahead). Of course I am using a hub dynamo. I wouldn’t feel comfortable with a battery light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73441067145055840752009-08-02T10:27:54.779-04:002009-08-02T10:27:54.779-04:00All of my bikes that get ridden at night have gene...All of my bikes that get ridden at night have generators of some sort on them. Minimum for me is a head light, tail light and Planet Bike Superflash. Some of my bikes like the Raleigh Superbe have antique lights and get supplemental LED lighting. Reflective stuff doesn't hurt either.<br /><br />Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-88219913108061751662009-08-02T10:24:40.748-04:002009-08-02T10:24:40.748-04:00Thanks Dottie! It took us a bit of OCD planning t...Thanks Dottie! It took us a bit of OCD planning to figure out which lights go well with Pashley's design and how exactly to place them : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-18229375307453084542009-08-01T12:10:40.454-04:002009-08-01T12:10:40.454-04:00I love how your lights are so bright, but at the s...I love how your lights are so bright, but at the same time look really classy. They go so well with the lights that Pashley came with. Hub lights are great, but if I'm riding at night, I put an extra Planet Bike blinkie on the front and rear. Chicago is lit enough that I don't need a light to guide my way, but I others need to see me.Dottiehttp://letsgorideabike.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-50056101946849301882009-08-01T07:54:41.029-04:002009-08-01T07:54:41.029-04:00It amazes me that cyclists can feel comfortable ri...It amazes me that cyclists can feel comfortable riding with just one light. Whenever I am in a car at night and see cyclists ride by with one of those blinkies on their bikes, I can hardly see them. <br /><br />Heh, sorry to have subverted you with the CL idea! The low prices and nice vintage looks can be so alluring. If it helps any, think "+$300" for any bike you see there, because that's the money you will end up spending if you want to bring it up to top-notch standards of comfort, safety and aesthetics. You will need new tires and brake pads (no matter what the current owner says), a professional tune-up at a bike shop, fenders, a rack, a new saddle, possibly new handlebars if you don't like the old ones (if the bike has drops and you want upright, or vice versa), bar tape, a bell, and lights. So if you see a $185 bike on CL, think of it as a $500 bike by the time you are done. Still worth it?Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-8520508938540728192009-07-31T09:47:38.657-04:002009-07-31T09:47:38.657-04:00awesome! I am dealing with the light issue as it&#...awesome! I am dealing with the light issue as it's dark over here. and my one cateye was not working for me. At all. I rarely go out at night b/c of the light issue. I like the ones you posted.<br /><br />( I'm trolling CL now each day. Now I'm trying to figure out- should I get a CL bike to tool around and play with? Or wait for an ANT which *could* be a dear xmas present) Part of me wants every bike I see and wants to vintage bike too.)MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.com