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Charitable Lights

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  • Started 3 years ago by dessert rat
  • Latest reply from gembo

  1. dessert rat
    Member

    Appeal for info ….

    If you have ever attended a CycleLaw or similar type event, there are generally sets of branded (pretty cheap, but better than nothing) lights given away. I tend to hoover up as many sets of these as I can, then hand them out as I trundle round the city around this time of the year. So many people do not seem to realise quite how invisible they are.

    This week I have given away my last lot so on the hunt for more.

    Possible sources are/would be:
    1. There was a cycling charity I think attached to the police biking marking events who were giving away d-locks and lights, but no clue how to track them down.
    2. Sadly CycleLaw have none left, although I am trying to track down an appropriate contact in Fettes, as I suspect there might be a box of something in there.

    Can anyone think of other possible sources ?

    Posted 3 years ago #

  2. gembo
    Member

    Libraries had them, some are opening

    Council cycling team had them

    Maybe Dr Bike?

    Maybe Universities?

    Maybe POLIS ALBA

    Assumes the shipping container got through from China this year. Not sure it has?

    I have distributed in a similar way in the past.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  3. minus six
    Member

    POLIS ALBA

    that would work really well printed on their motors

    direct, with a hint of menace

    Posted 3 years ago #

  4. gembo
    Member

    E TENEBRIS LUX

    Bax san

    Posted 3 years ago #

  5. dessert rat
    Member

    Council cycling team had them

    Did not know such a thing existed. Any contact details Gembo san ?

    Posted 3 years ago #

  6. gembo
    Member

    @iainmcr

    When I were in the office I knew exactly who to go to for the freebies BUT these days I will have to check

    Have checked but they do not know, shame

    Posted 3 years ago #

  7. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    POLIS ALBA - FREEZE!

    F***in Baltic big man.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  8. nobrakes
    Member

    I know where you won't find them - on a Deliveroo rider's bike. It is company policy that you must not under any circumstances be lit up in any way when delivering stuff after dark.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  9. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @nobrakes

    There is an undercover policeman who poses as a Deliveroo rider on a souped-up e-bike that has been made to look tatty. He does the hot-pursuit of the bad boys.

    But he has lights and makes hand signals so the Yakuza will spot him for sure just like I did.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  10. dessert rat
    Member

    if only there was a local cycling charity with offices in multiple locations across Scotland we could call on..

    Posted 3 years ago #

  11. Greenroofer
    Member

    I was sure that the council have been in touch with my workplace about redoing the Be Bright Be Seen campaign that gave out free lights last year. However if @gembo's contacts dont' recognise this then I must be mistaken.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  12. gembo
    Member

    @greenroofer, now wait a cotton pickin minute. My Covid contact ain’t as reliable as my workplace contact

    Posted 3 years ago #

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