http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/ Bike Washington Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:44 GMT Geof Gee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14205 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14205 I just got an e-mail saying that the link was not working. It is an interesting interview. I recommend it highly if you have not been following the research Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:47 GMT bikewashingtonlauren http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14204 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14204 (Thanks Deb!) CHRISTMAS LIGHT RIDE to benefit the Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Warriors In Transition Program Conte's of Bethesda - Saturday, December 12, Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:06:10 GMT Geof Gee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14203 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14203 This has been discussed a few times. There was a short blip on this in Bicycling Magazine. But here is a longer and informative discussion on the topic. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:16:07 GMT geoffreygee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14202 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14202 I thought that the presentation was pretty good. http://piaw.blogspot.com/2008/01/bicycle-wheel.html -G Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:36:07 GMT mmurphy_va http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14201 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14201 Discusses the male skew to the bike commuter demographics, and asks what would attract more female commuters. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:54 GMT donheffernan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14200 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14200 My wife and I rode one of the routes around Sugarloaf the other day. We normally ride mainly the flats so this was a nice change for us. We would like to get Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:26:00 GMT geoffreygee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14199 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14199 If you rather see video, here is the NBC report http://tinyurl.com/ydoft7j -G Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:18:24 GMT Geof Gee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14198 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14198 http://tinyurl.com/yfvzlnv =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Washington, DC 20037 "Growing up is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:54:53 GMT geoffreygee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14197 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14197 Just to emphasize an earlier point, there are a handful of blinkies that are also reflectors. Consequently, you can save space by using one of these instead Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:04:09 GMT DancesWithCars http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14196 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14196 Just a quick note, I updated my boat overboard strobe Princeton Tec Aqua Strobe Xenon 795626001219 princetontec.com (1x AA always going out of battery) so Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:43:01 GMT Deborah Kosnett http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14195 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14195 I could, but I won't. :-) I'm lit up enough already. In the flashy-thingy way . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:56:09 GMT jonathan@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14194 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14194 FWIW, you could mount a reflector on a seat stay. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:44:12 GMT geoffreygee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14193 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14193 It is not clear to me whether CPSC reflectors necessarily satisfy some of the state requirements for riding at night -- sometimes the language for the minimum Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:42:50 GMT Deborah Kosnett http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14192 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14192 1. Custom bikes don't come with reflectors. :-) 2. My bike is so small there's no room for both. I have an under-saddle bag, and it holds the rear flasher. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:43 GMT Philip Koopman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14191 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BikeWashingtonDC/message/14191 While I agree that using rear lights that are reflective is a good idea, please note that not all products with that feature are CPSC certified reflectors- in