Best Rear Light for $25?
12-14-19, 02:39 PM
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My iPad with its auto exposure doesn’t capture the brightness of these blinkies but they are all quite blinding — and inexpensive!
Stratus
XPC Planet Bike Grateful Red Serfas Stop Sign by andyXchrist, on Flickr
RANS Stratus XPC by andyXchrist, on Flickr
https://www.amazon.com/Akale-Recharg...V50R3H19MKQK0K
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Serfas-TL-S...72.m2749.l2649
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PB-Grateful...72.m2749.l2649
First link is to set of 4 for $18.99 which comes with one pair of red flashing tails and one pair of white to mount on handle bars.
StratusXPC Planet Bike Grateful Red Serfas Stop Sign by andyXchrist, on Flickr
RANS Stratus XPC by andyXchrist, on Flickrhttps://www.amazon.com/Akale-Recharg...V50R3H19MKQK0K
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Serfas-TL-S...72.m2749.l2649
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PB-Grateful...72.m2749.l2649
First link is to set of 4 for $18.99 which comes with one pair of red flashing tails and one pair of white to mount on handle bars.
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02-08-20, 06:50 AM
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These are my favourite tail lights. These have built in solar chargers. You don't need to recharge them, or replace batteries.
At the time of writing, you can buy these on ebay for less than US$3.
At the time of writing, you can buy these on ebay for less than US$3.
02-08-20, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by alo
These are my favourite tail lights. These have built in solar chargers. You don't need to recharge them, or replace batteries.
At the time of writing, you can buy these on ebay for less than US$3.
At the time of writing, you can buy these on ebay for less than US$3.
02-08-20, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RichSPK
Those are worth a try, but you may still want to replace the battery eventually. My solar marker lights on my driveway don't hold a charge for long anymore. I've been meaning to replace their batteries.
However, at less than $3 per light, it is probably easier to replace the light. If a light got broken or stolen at some time, replacing it should not cause financial stress for most people.
More information here: https://www.bikeforums.net/electroni...le-lights.html
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05-14-20, 12:31 PM
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I love anything by KNOG. I've owned several. Seems that battery life is on par with other products out there (if not better), interface with bike is fantastic and features/settings are excellent.
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I received my latest tail light today, about 3 dollars, no idea who the manufacturer was but was common on 1960s Romet bikes from Poland. I am not sure how bright it will be, but it will snuggle up close to its bottle dynamo.
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Originally Posted by Geepig
I received my latest tail light today, about 3 dollars, no idea who the manufacturer was but was common on 1960s Romet bikes from Poland. I am not sure how bright it will be, but it will snuggle up close to its bottle dynamo.
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I suggest an LED bulb for that tail light, @Geepig. If it casts its light in many directions, you'll get more light per watt.
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Originally Posted by noglider
I suggest an LED bulb for that tail light, @Geepig. If it casts its light in many directions, you'll get more light per watt.
01-31-22, 03:27 PM
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This is a Pannier/ Tailbox. I built this to make the recumbent bike community happy
Testing a new Samsung Galaxy phone...
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01-31-22, 03:42 PM
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Making GIF animations to show the directional indicators.
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01-31-22, 04:03 PM
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The all-important left turn signal
"I'm taking the lane"
Bicycles usually go around parked cars, not slam into them.
This is the only way to get the message across, it seems...
Anyway, IIRC these lights cost about $1.67 each . The OP asked about the cost of the light,, not the cost of the battery, which is 12 volt. I recently converted from. Lead/acid to Lithium Iron Phosphate, but the cost of LiFePO4 has come down to where it is more economical than lead acid.
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Originally Posted by hotbike
This is a Pannier/ Tailbox. I built this to make the recumbent bike community happy
02-01-22, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RichSPK
Some day I plan to make brackets to attach to my racks so I can fit multiple tail lights. A motorcycling friend once surmised that car drivers seem to recognize a triangle of lights much better than a single light, so that's what I'm aiming for. It would also give a better sense of the width of the bike so, hopefully, cars will give adequate space when passing.
This 🔝 is what I have my tail lights mounted on.
I’m working on a 15 inch cube next (So it will fit in a 16” cube cardboard box).
I want you to see the plan, so you can grasp the simplicity of it. It’s one box that does the work of three , left, right, & top.
Corrugated Polypropylene can be found at Home Depot, it’s right next to the plexiglass, near the shower doors.
LED lights can be found on Amazon.
I buy LED blinker modules by the 5-pack
This plan is better than making brackets.
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02-02-22, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by hotbike
I want you to see the plan, so you can grasp the simplicity of it. It’s one box that does the work of three , left, right, & top.
Corrugated Polypropylene can be found at Home Depot, it’s right next to the plexiglass, near the shower doors.
LED lights can be found on Amazon.
Corrugated Polypropylene can be found at Home Depot, it’s right next to the plexiglass, near the shower doors.
LED lights can be found on Amazon.
02-02-22, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RichSPK
Thanks! What are you fastening the polypropylene with? Glue?
⬇️⬇️⬇️Creasing method shown below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
⬇️⬇️⬇️Edge of a cutting board. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
⬆️⬆️⬆️ Clamping method shown above ⬆️⬆️⬆️
I might have a few photos
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02-02-22, 07:03 PM
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Front and rear are cut from another piece of Coroplast (or similar corrugated polypropylene) keeping the grain horizontal.
The pattern for the sides, bottoms, and wheel arch. You could conceivably cut two of these from one 48” by 96” sheet, if you fudge it a little bit, I’m leaving two inches of flap to fold over and glue…
Pattern with locations marked Blue lines cut Red lines fold
Pattern with measurements marked in millimeters (And I spelled “height” wrong)
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