Poor man's Down Low Glow?

[Tri Girl]

Good job on the 25 LED, Knot!
Inspired by your creativity here, I bought a little LED light and put it on the bike. It sits in the bottom of the water bottle cage, face down (it's round- got it at Lowe's for $9). I put a full bottle on top of it and it stays put. It shines quite a bit of the ground below and makes me far more visible. Don't know how long it'll last with the batteries, but I bought some rechargeable AAAs, so I'm hoping it'll at least last a few days at a time.
You ladies just saved me a TON of money on a lighting system. Who knew I could buy a cheap light and get creative with it and still be seen. I LOVE alternate ways around things (read: I'm a cheapskate and love to save money to buy more bike things ).

[KnottedYet]

Ow! My eyes!

I charged up my shop light, and man it is BRIGHT!!!! Hurts-to-look-at-it bright!

Played around with it this morning when it was still dark, and I think considering how bright the 60 LEDs are when it is fully charged, I am best off putting it under the top tube. (like a frame mount pump) It is very light weight and not too wide so I think it'll be fine there. Besides, as I was getting it out of the package I accidentally pulled the water resistant gasket thingie off the rocker switch. (oops!) If I put the light under my top tube hopefully it will stay dryer.

I'll do a test ride tonight and ask SKnot if I'm visible.

[Tri Girl]

WOWZER! I misread that. I thought it was a 25 LED. A 60 LED just might blind a person. hee hee I'll bet you'll be quite visible!
And under the top tube is a great idea! It'll light the ground, your legs as you pedal, heck- it might just light the street enough that they won't need street lights anymore.

[KathiCville]

KnottedYet........Glad you nabbed one of the shop lights to try out! I wondered if anyone was able to give it a whirl........If you can post pics, please do......Are you going to add any kind of color covering to tint the light, or leave it as is?

[ElizaJo]

I know of two more night-lighting options. One is the Spoke Sparks or Tire Sparks:

http://www.beseenonabike.com/shopuk/popup_image.php?pID=91
http://www.beseenonabike.com/shopuk/...e.php?pID=126\

The other is the Hokey Spokes:

http://www.hokeyspokes.com/

They are a bit flashy but also a bit of fun. I have a pair of the tire sparks, but I got them just before the daylight started to return so haven't really had a good test run with them. They worked really well. They are motion activated and they blink. They're also a great conversation piece while you're waiting at a light.

The hokey spokes really interest me because they're a bit more artsy and you can display messages. Do a search on YouTube to see some video of them in action. They're just about as much as the DLG, because you need at least 3 for it to work, apparently. I'm concerned they might be more of a distraction and less of a safety feature, but I think they would be great for critical mass rides, etc.

[Geonz]

I have hokey spokes but lost the special nuts to attach them to the wheels, and haven't been able to find anything like a replacement, which seems odd to me.

[csr1210]

I have the tire sparx....

Originally got the purple to match bike trim, but they weren't that bright. Then, got the red/white/blue for hubby, and ended up borrowing (stealing) them because they are very visible!

I do love my down low glow, but I wouldn't have chunked out the money for it myself (I'm kinda cheap-what can I say?). DH got it for me for Christmas, and I must say that I'm really pleased with it.