yeah, maybe if you punch out both holes on each side, you could get zipties in. was thinking there was only one hole, so where would the ziptie go. but the one I have does have two options for holes. if you get it to work, let me know and i might get one for the blackburn rack too!
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@fimm Slightly OT, but does anyone know where I can get reflective (not hi-vis) arm/leg bands?
I use Respro ankle bands - neoprene (so have some stretch), double sided (yellow on one side, retroreflective on the other).
Robert
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Ankle bands are great. My only trouble with them is forgetting I have them on and wearing them all day at work...
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I can't see one of the gloves I bodged into hi-viz. This would normally be ironic, but in this case the number of other black things with 3M trim in the entropy garden I call a bedroom is so high that I think it doesn't qualify.
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@Min, so your rack does not have a rear light mount with bolt holes?
B&M make this bracket which should fit most racks:
Costs more than the light though. :-(
The Torch rear light has the bolts (and nuts) sticking out the rear, ready to fit.
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Ooh that looks cool. I'm prepared to pay to get a decent, secure light so I will check to see if it will fit my rack. Nice one, thanks again!
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Cheaper deal at SJS Cycles on that bracket.
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does anyone know where I can get reflective (not hi-vis) arm/leg bands?
I just use the fluorescent/reflective Nimrod ankle bands, but have a pair for my ankles and a pair for my wrists. Not elasticated but plenty of velcro.
You can buy a hi-viz vest from B&Q for about £3 or something, and cut it up to make things as Uberuce mentioned. I've done that too; the reflective strip sews easily.
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Hmmm, can I be bothered to buy a builder's vest and some velcro, and spend an evening sewing, in order to save £10? And, knowing me, I'll get round to it next April or so...
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you could buy some Respro retroreflective self-adhesive material for fabrics. Cut the shape out the sheet, remove the sheet covering the sticky side. Apply to fabric. Cool iron. Remove the sheet covering the reflective side. Done.
It's very effective stuff and reasonably hard wearing. Sticks well too (not sure if it would work on a waterproof)
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I want something removable that I can use in a variety of situations/places. I do not want to stick reflective patches on my good office coat! This is the Whole Point, cycling is supposed to be normal, or something...
I think my boyfriend might have a hi-vis & reflective top that is too big for him...
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This fashion victim one is very well made and very gorgeous. Yes that is the price for one. Yes I do have one. No I am not sellotaping road maintenance workers round my ankles before sailing forth.
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@fimm I've got a spare reflective vest I don't use if you want it? It's made out of mesh rather than solid fabric, so is lightweight and breathable. The stripes are solid. If you don't want the vest you could just harvest the reflective stripes from it and use them.
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@Min ouch.
@Wilmington's Cow yes, that is exactly the sort of thing I am looking for.
@kaputnik thank you for the offer - I might take you up on it if my boyfriend won't let me cut up his too big waistcoat.
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Hang on, I might still have PoP tabards (which have the added benefit of being light blue rather than lurid yellow).
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Erm, please return errant POP tabards to me. We may need them again. if you have one and are willing to be a marshall again, you can hold on to it.
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I have one and am willing to re-marshal but would like to give it to someone more responsible before it gets eaten by all the crap in the spare room.
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The tabard mentioned above on offer is not a blue Pop tabard, so available for recycling into something more likely to be used.
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Evans have a not very bright but very diffused light for £4 at the moment. Ideal for the carradice; due to the way the bag sits the light mounts with the cone of brightness pointing at the road unless its quite full, so a dimmer light which diffuses with in itself works better.
Plus its got a fairly substantial mount for my other light.
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"Erm, please return errant POP tabards to me. We may need them again. if you have one and are willing to be a marshall again, you can hold on to it."
Erm, after PoP you said you didn't want to be responsible for them and told people to give them to me for safekeeping... I've a bagful in the garage.
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UM, i thought the plan was you were going to pass them on to K'nik for his attic. And I have a big bag myself that I wouldbe happy to give to you or K'nik. At the time,I believe I simply pointed out that I didn't have room for them in my flat.
I'm PERFECTLY happy for them to stay in your garage, as long as they re-emerge when needed. but that's a bit different than loaning them out.
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@fimm reflective ankle bands looking very like Mr Cow's example were being given away free at the recent Streets Ahead / Police cycle safety roadshow stall. It was outside my work last week; I got a free pair of ankle bands and my bike security-marked and registered for free.
Sorry this news comes a bit late!Never having come across this newfangled type of ankle strap before, I was expecting yellow-green plastic strips with velcro, so I was a bit puzzled when I was given what looked like a pair of furry 12" rulers. But it turns out that if you bend them they curl up like magic, like something from a William Gibson book. Splendid.
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On that note, I've lost track of the number of those things I've confiscated from wee boys who've worked out that they really are like that assassin bloke's belt in that their edges are sharp once the cover's off.
Not, I grant you, as sharp as I imagine Conrad's belt to be, but still enough to need first aid.
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My son likes snap bands. They do seem to be handed out ay cycling related events for free, usually with some sponsor's logo on...
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min, my racklight started working again on Friday, and is still okay yesterday & today. I may have jinxed it by mentioning it though...
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Boyfriend is happy for me to cut up his too-big tabard. I now need to source some velcro...
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