Reflective spoke straws.

BLACKPANTHER

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Feb 21, 2010
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Doncaster.
3M reflective spoke straws from Halfords (but cheaper online.) Thought I'd give them a try. So I did. Here they are! They look really effective whilst spinning, so I have another weapon in my reflective arsenal.:)


 
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Streethawk

Esteemed Pedelecer
Jan 12, 2011
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I prefer lights to reflectives, i run a couple of Cateye Orbits and a Fibre Flare light for side visibility. It seems to help a lot. And the Fibre Flare looks like a tiny lightsaber, which is cool.:D
 

overlander

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Apr 22, 2009
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They look neat, for less than a tenner they will light your bike up like a Christmas tree. At that price worth putting them on, one advantage of them is they will not fall off if you hit a pot hole.
 

Streethawk

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Jan 12, 2011
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I know they'll make no noticeable difference to your Aurora, but i wonder if the drag would be noticeable on a normal bike? Afterall, so many high end bikes use flattened aero or carbon blades.
 

aseb

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Dec 12, 2009
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They look neat, for less than a tenner they will light your bike up like a Christmas tree. At that price worth putting them on, one advantage of them is they will not fall off if you hit a pot hole.
Some of mine fell off. Now held in place using a couple of spots of hot melt glue. They are just a push-on fit so can easily work off, especially from the thicker spokes used on a hub motor.

(The glue gun is one of those things that come in handy for lots of bits and pieces where it would have been more of a fiddle working out the best way to fasten things together).