Road ID...Anybody got one?

[fidlfreek]

FYI, I have a really small wrist and tried one on. No go. They come in One Size and it didn't fit at all....So my solution is to carry an second drivers license (with an old address on it) in my spare kit. I have my emergency contact written in sharpie on the front. It never leaves the kit.

[Miranda]

I own one and I love it. My wrist is 5.5". I own the pink traditional one, not the interactive. They didn't have that option then. Plus I own some of their reflective bands, reflective strip kits, and FireFly blinkies (batteries are dirt cheap from their site too).

When I first started riding, I would try to remember to put in DL in my saddle bag. Sometimes I would forget. Sometimes I would forget the ID in the saddle bag and not have it in my purse when I needed it other than riding.

On a beautiful Fall day, I decided I really wanted to ride a little further than planned. Coming back home it was on the cusp of dusk. I had just went from a sunny area on a rual road to a wooded shady spot. I'm still not sure how the driver of this pick up truck didn't see me AT ALL, but it SO was close.

As I pedaled on the rest of the way home (with my heart ready to pound out of my chest from fear of almost being killed) I realized this was a day I had forgotten my DL. The rest of the fm had traveled out of town. There would have been no one that would have missed my return home at the time to even look for me. Yep... Jane Doe bike road kill.

I do have ICE #s in my cell now (which I think my cell had even went dead that day too). But, that's when I got the RoadID. Asthma in one of my things on it. Plus, some drug allergies. The RoadID people just rearranged my info on the plate so it stood out even better than I had written it.

How I remember to wear my RoadID is that it stays velcrowed to my chin strap of my helmet. I never ride without my helmet. And it's a bit ackward to try and strap the helmet to your head with something hanging off it. Thus, I never forget to wear it.

Lastly, RoadID as a company for customer service are GREAT people. I know I am hard to please. One smart a** guy in a lbs once told me I was a "high maintenance" customer. Well, ok I AM lol. Whenever I worked management and customer service myself, I gave a lot and thus I have a low tolerance for anything less...

One of my RoadID orders that had a new FireFly broke when I went to snap it together. It could have been "user error". Or a slight defect. Who knows...

Regardless, I called RoadID and a lady very promtly answered the phone to help me. She said their returns department is literally a shoe box on the corner of someone's desk. She said: "no problem, I will mail you out a new one today and a pre-postage paid return envelop for the broken product that you can just send back at your convenience... so sorry about this mishap". No... "well, we need to see it broken first... you have to pay shipping yourself... too bad, it's user error potentially". Nothing. Just straight up--"we will take care of you".

To me... that says a lot.

[Grog]

FYI, I have a really small wrist and tried one on. No go. They come in One Size and it didn't fit at all....So my solution is to carry an second drivers license (with an old address on it) in my spare kit. I have my emergency contact written in sharpie on the front. It never leaves the kit.

The one I got from RoadID came in size Small and Large I think. Anyway, it fits my wrist which is about 5.75 inches around. But I can see how someone with an even smaller wrist, including children, could find it too big.

This Canadian company has an interesting product:
http://www.vitalid.ca/store/scripts/default.asp
I don't think I'd go for the helmet tags but they also make bracelets and shoe ids.

[GraysonKelly]

FYI, I have a really small wrist and tried one on. No go. They come in One Size and it didn't fit at all....So my solution is to carry an second drivers license (with an old address on it) in my spare kit. I have my emergency contact written in sharpie on the front. It never leaves the kit.

Fidlfreek,
I would be happy to make a bracelet for you that will fit if you want. You could buy the plate and tell me what your wrist measurement is and I can make a bracelet for you. I make stuff like that out of paracord with a side release buckle. I could also do an ankle band if you like. Let me know. If anyone else is interested, please let me know.
Gray
Here's a link to a photo of what the bracelet might look like with the Road ID plate on it.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vd7RChZkRW...640+x+368).jpg

[Becky]

Gray- that's really cool-looking! Can that medical ID tag be flipped to read what's on the other side without taking it off the bracelet? My Medic Alert tags are all engraved on the back with my member ID, condition, etc. Only the caduceus shows on the front (top?)

[GraysonKelly]

Gray- that's really cool-looking! Can that medical ID tag be flipped to read what's on the other side without taking it off the bracelet? My Medic Alert tags are all engraved on the back with my member ID, condition, etc. Only the caduceus shows on the front (top?)

Yes, you can attach small split rings to the ends of the medic alert tag and attach it to the bracelet and it will flip.
Gray

[Jolt]

I have the necklace one; actually I have it on right now as I just got back from a trail run a little bit ago. After seeing the comment from someone about the bracelet being too big, I'm glad that I didn't go with that version; besides I don't really like anything on my wrist other than my watch. The nice thing about the necklace is that the chain can be shortened if needed (and boy was it needed).

[Pink Diva]

For anyone that's interested in getting one of these, I just received a 'Thank You' coupon for ordering my ankle id yesterday. It's good for 30 days from today or twenty uses, whichever comes first. Here ya go: ThanksStacie462101

[fidlfreek]

Gray - very cool! Maybe it seems like having something in the pack doesn't really cut it. Since my wrist is more like 5.25 I just knew the small would float around on it. How does your bracelet fasten?

My dad was in a bad motorcycle wreck last week and I now don't want to do anything that could cause my family problems ICE. The way the whole system worked with him arriving by helicopter and then being basically incognito for 3 hours while hospital staff did not tell us anything was horrible! The only reason we knew he wasn't dead was the EMT called us on my mom's cell phone from the number my dad had given him.

Turns out he's going to be just fine but this is all very very important!

BTW Anybody thought about putting something on the bike? Like a headtube cap from purelycustom.com??

[papaver]

We are not allowed to leave the house without our ID-card.



As from the age of 12 this is mandatory. On the chip is our medical history and our address and contact info. Kinda handy when you are passed out.

[Crankin]

My Road ID is actually tight on me. I have teeny wrists and I can barely stand to pull the strap through onto the velcro... but I wear it every time I am out doing something alone, even just running the loop on my street.

[Kelly728]

My Road ID is actually tight on me. I have teeny wrists and I can barely stand to pull the strap through onto the velcro... but I wear it every time I am out doing something alone, even just running the loop on my street.

This may sound completely silly, but is there a chance that you may have the strap for the shoe ID?