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George Stuteville
October 6th 03, 09:22 PM
hi all,

after years of curiosity, i was finally able to purchase a bent -- a
bike-e ct.

ok, ok, i know the company is out of business and the mention of
bike-e seems to elicit all types of reactions, but that aside, i do
have a concern about safety because i intend to use this bike along
with my other "beater" for commutes.

would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend visibility
flags? if so, where would i get one?

do any of you know a cheap way i can swap out the stock handlebar with
something that will allow me to use different handlebars?

thanks so much...

TC Hazzard
October 6th 03, 09:56 PM
"George Stuteville" > wrote in message
om...
> hi all,
>
> after years of curiosity, i was finally able to purchase a bent -- a
> bike-e ct.
>
> ok, ok, i know the company is out of business and the mention of
> bike-e seems to elicit all types of reactions, but that aside, i do
> have a concern about safety because i intend to use this bike along
> with my other "beater" for commutes.
>
> would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend visibility
> flags? if so, where would i get one?

One place is:

http://www.velomobiles.net/

Steve Fox
October 6th 03, 11:56 PM
Got mine at a bike shop that caters to kids, as well as serious riders.
They formerly sold the Bike-E, so maybe look for that kind of store.

Steve

George Stuteville wrote:

>hi all,
>
>after years of curiosity, i was finally able to purchase a bent -- a
>bike-e ct.
>
>ok, ok, i know the company is out of business and the mention of
>bike-e seems to elicit all types of reactions, but that aside, i do
>have a concern about safety because i intend to use this bike along
>with my other "beater" for commutes.
>
>would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend visibility
>flags? if so, where would i get one?
>
>do any of you know a cheap way i can swap out the stock handlebar with
>something that will allow me to use different handlebars?
>
>thanks so much...
>
>

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McKinleyville, CA
http://SoTier2003.crazyguyonabike.com

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bentcruiser
October 7th 03, 04:01 AM
George Stutevil wrote:
> would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend
> visibility flags



I like the Spinsocks from http://www.catchthewind.com



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Ben
October 7th 03, 12:30 PM
You can get a flag directly from Burley or from most Burley dealers:

http://burley.com/products/burley-gear/default.aspx?p=Burley+Flag&i=5

Adventure Cycling carries safety triangles and other safety gear:

http://www.adventurecycling.org/store/category.cfm?Category=26

Cheers! Ben

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Ken Kobayashi
October 7th 03, 05:39 PM
On 6 Oct 2003 13:22:55 -0700, (George Stuteville)
wrote:

>would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend visibility
>flags? if so, where would i get one?

Here's one:
http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/readitem.pl?Accessory=983911097

IMHO the BikeE is tall enough that you don't really need a flag.
Wouldn't hurt though.

>do any of you know a cheap way i can swap out the stock handlebar with
>something that will allow me to use different handlebars?

Not exactly sure, but does this look like what you need?
http://www.calhouncycle.com/evo.html
About halfway down the page there's a stem for the BikeE.


Ken Kobayashi

http://solarwww.mtk.nao.ac.jp/kobayashi/personal/

TC Hazzard
October 7th 03, 05:57 PM
The Flash Flags are manufactured by Bike Up Canada. You can purchase these
and other reflective safety products directly from them at:

http://www.flashback.ca/

Jon Meinecke
October 7th 03, 06:04 PM
"Ken Kobayashi" > wrote
>
> IMHO the BikeE is tall enough that you don't really need a flag.
> Wouldn't hurt though.

That's what I thought, too.

Interesting though, for recumbent bikes, those low enough to
perhaps benefit most from a visibility flag are often ridden by
those perhaps least likely to want the additional drag. %^)

The same may not apply as well for low trikes.

A strobe light on a pole could be more aerodynamic
than a spinner or a flag.

Jon Meinecke

George Stuteville
October 8th 03, 09:58 PM
hi all,

thanks so much...good group, here. my new (used) bent is a ton a
fun...very different perspective.

but one thing i'd like to debunk: climbing.

i put my bike-e to the test on a couple of medium grade hills in the
dc area. i climbed them just as i do on my other bikes -- slowly, but
surely. i don't foresee a problem as long as i can hit the gears at
the right time and spin up 'em.

again,
thanks for your responses

Mark van Gorkom
October 8th 03, 10:34 PM
>Interesting though, for recumbent bikes, those low enough to
>perhaps benefit most from a visibility flag are often ridden by
>those perhaps least likely to want the additional drag. %^)

True enough

>A strobe light on a pole could be more aerodynamic than a spinner or a flag.

A headlight does wonders too, esp. on a lowracer. Drivers see my 3-LED
headlight way before they see my 26-LED bike light. I've clipped a red
"safety" light to the rear of the headlight, so now I have two rear
lights (and reflective stuff everywhere). I feel safer in the dark
than during the day... Waering bright headgear helps; and doing
sit-ups when aproaching dangerous intersections (one benefit of
commuting; you get to know where yuo're likely to be ambushed).

Mark van Gorkom.

Anders HJ
October 9th 03, 10:40 AM
> would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend visibility
> flags? if so, where would i get one?


Well, after having read all the replies till now, I just have to
mention my own solution as I find it quite good :-) I have a flag and
a pole from a trailer made to carry children around. Just below the
flag, I have mounted two very bright LED's one red pointing back and
one white pointing forward and put a resistor in series with each to
lower the voltage from my batterys 6V to the nominated about 2V (for
these diodes). The LED's are very visible, swaying around in the air
at the flag-pole as I drive and it is a quite cheap solution, if you
know just a tiny bit about soldering.

I have also mounted some reflective tape on the flag, so it can be
seen in the dark.

The light is not enough for seeing the road so for that I use
something more heavy, but in the dark I can actually just read the
display on my computer from the light the LED gives.

Nice riding,

Anders

Tom Sherman
October 11th 03, 03:58 AM
Mark van Gorkom wrote:
>
> A headlight does wonders too, esp. on a lowracer. Drivers see my 3-LED
> headlight way before they see my 26-LED bike light. I've clipped a red
> "safety" light to the rear of the headlight, so now I have two rear
> lights (and reflective stuff everywhere). I feel safer in the dark
> than during the day... Waering bright headgear helps; and doing
> sit-ups when aproaching dangerous intersections (one benefit of
> commuting; you get to know where yuo're likely to be ambushed).

I assume that you are using "headlight" to refer to a light mounted to
the rider's head or h*lm*t. In American English [1], "headlight"
generally refers to a bright white light that is aimed forward.

[1] In Great Britain they have Lucas electrics, so presumably they spend
most of their time cursing the darkness.

Tom Sherman - Near the confluence of the Mississippi and Rock Rivers

AeroMoose
October 11th 03, 05:35 PM
(Anders HJ) wrote in message >...
> > would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend visibility
> > flags? if so, where would i get one?
>

I got a bike flag on a fibreglass pole for my BikeE, (about $10
canadian- most bike stores carry them, about 6-7 feet long, they have
a bracket for mounting on the rear wheel bolt. That wouldn't work for
the BikeE though.)

Trimming a couple feet from the bottom, I mounted it on the Sweet Seat
brackets using a screw-tightened metal pipe ring-clamp (sorry I don't
know what they are called) at the bottom, and nylon cable ties at the
top.

Stopping by a used car lot, I supplimented the orange flag that came
with the pole with an "antenna cover" that they use in the car lots.
It's a kind of plasitized foil, highly visible.

It looks a bit whacky, but is extremely hard not to see me. :o)

AeroMoose

fff
October 13th 03, 10:45 PM
In Belguim every bike shop has them. They are meant for children
bike's, but they fit the bill nicely. I even mounted 3 led's on top.
On 11 Oct 2003 09:35:52 -0700, (AeroMoose) wrote:

(Anders HJ) wrote in message >...
>> > would any of you more experienced recumbent folks recommend visibility
>> > flags? if so, where would i get one?
>>
>
>I got a bike flag on a fibreglass pole for my BikeE, (about $10
>canadian- most bike stores carry them, about 6-7 feet long, they have
>a bracket for mounting on the rear wheel bolt. That wouldn't work for
>the BikeE though.)
>
>Trimming a couple feet from the bottom, I mounted it on the Sweet Seat
>brackets using a screw-tightened metal pipe ring-clamp (sorry I don't
>know what they are called) at the bottom, and nylon cable ties at the
>top.
>
>Stopping by a used car lot, I supplimented the orange flag that came
>with the pole with an "antenna cover" that they use in the car lots.
>It's a kind of plasitized foil, highly visible.
>
>It looks a bit whacky, but is extremely hard not to see me. :o)
>
>AeroMoose

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