Comments on: Bike Pedal Light Warns Motorists (Jan, 1935)

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:34:25 +0000

@8: George, it’s a lot more efficient to just let half the air out of the tires and wear a poncho while you’re riding. That works all the time, not just when accelerating or riding up hills.

By: Jari

Jari — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:10:07 +0000

George, it’s just the opposite. I have a heavy hybrid bike for going to work, and lightweight road bike for excercising. It’s just much more pleasant to be able to go faster and much further away with light bike. With heavy bike, even that using the same time, it would be more like rowing in a galley; not fun at all. I’d rather try to enjoy, when I’m excersising.

By: George

George — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:54:50 +0000

It always seemed to me that if people really wanted to ride for health, they’d want heavier bicycles, not lighter.

“Gee, Bill. How did you get in such great shape?”

“I ride around the block every day on my bicycle which is equipped with Lance Armstrong Tour de Weights.”

By: jayessell

jayessell — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:49:56 +0000

And for visibility from the sides….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1QTTJH3oIs

By: fluffy

fluffy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:00:03 +0000

Way to rain on my snark parade.

By: Toronto

Toronto — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:15:02 +0000

Emad: Technically, they don’t have to supply reflectors and bells in bike shops – you *could* be buying a specialized off-road or track bike, after all. Or a recumbent, where nobody can see your pedals. But the rear rack had reflective tape.

And the last bike I bought didn’t come with pedals (I brought my own when it was ready to be picked up.)

Fluffy: They did supply a bell – a nice light weight one in fact.

By: nlpnt

nlpnt — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:14:08 +0000

That particular design looks like a twisted-ankle hazard; I wonder how much longer it took to develop the flush-fitting kind?

By: fluffy

fluffy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:15:23 +0000

Well, if you’re buying a high-end road bike, obviously you’ll have a very specific need for a weight/size/polycarbonate casing/etc. for a bell and will be happily spending $150 or more for one just to make sure you’ve shaved off every gram possible. Right?

By: Emad

Emad — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:14:21 +0000

Awesome.
@Eli – It’s still not common on high-end road bikes. Mine didn’t even come with a bell (Mandatory on bikes in Ontario)…

By: Eli

Eli — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:37:18 +0000

It only took another forty years for the bicycle industry to start making these pedal reflectors standard equipment, and then only because the CPSC mandated it.