I came to your light via a comet! A 1955 Comet Bicycle that is. I have a collection of vintage bicycles, and recently added a 1955 Comet that I bought not for the bike, but for the headlight and generator that was on it.
I poliches and refurbished the generator and headlight and installed them on another bike, a 1979 Raleigh 3-speed. Riding at night through the local country roads on many Sultry Summer Nights was just sublime. The troubles and trials of the work day melted awayas the generator hummed in concert with the crickets and the wind. However on these roads I was never completely alone. Occasionally a car would come from behind a even though the bike has reflectors I could not help feeling invisible to a coffee drinking, cell phone chatting, radio listening, GPS checking, distracted motorist with a minivan full of kids watching SHREK on a DVD.
After a few rides I went to my local bike shop and bought one of your clip on flashing strobe lights. I did not want anything attached permanently to the bike as I like the bike to have an authentic feel to it. I vintage tail light is too dim to alert todays innattentive motorists to the presence of a slow moving vehicle ahead.
With your strobe light clipped to the tool bag on the bike I headed out at dusk with the lights flashing. Even before dark approaching motorists slowed and gave me a wide berth. There is something about the flashing that seems to get a response that a continuous output light does not.
Thanks for the great product…
Sincerely,
Robert S.,NJ
posted by Sales12 at 1:19 pm
Well hello there light people. I am writing you a story about my clip on light. I got my first clip light in New Orleans during jazz fest. It was perfect for the night rides by the river and venue to venue. Now I don’t actually clip the light on to my bike, nor my helmet. I find the best location for me is clipped on my halter top right between my cleavage. Because of the fip around action of the light it clips on and aims straight where my torso is looking. I continued to use the light in San Francisco clipping in a variety of ways. It made it through several festivals including Burning Man, then alas, my first light was lost when my backpack fell off my bike in Amsterdam.
Never fear back in New Orleans this year I picked another one up and am happy cleavage clipping and lighting my way again.
Thanks for the novel design which allows me to light my way…
Thanks so much,
Ginger S., CA
posted by Sales12 at 12:28 pm
I have been a member of the Wisconsin Polka Boosters since 1990. I make signs out of plastic and PVC cause it’s easy to cut. I use glitter glue because it shines at night and won’t wash off.
The problem was I couldn’t get any lite of the sign until I found your product… I would have used electric cord, I didn’t want electric cord for distance. This product is perfect. It runs up the 200ft driveway and distance is perfect for advertising.
Thank you for this product.
Arnold P., WI
posted by Sales12 at 12:18 pm
My story of “how I used your safety light”, is not about me, but how the lite has served me. For 2 nites I have failed to turn the lite off. Memory. 83 Years old. How long (hours) will the battery power last!!?
Warren S., OH
posted by Sales12 at 12:10 pm
This is my story about how I use “Safety Light-Flashing Strobe”…
I purchased this little light on 7/12/04… This is the first light I an getting for my 3 year olds first 12inch bike. I wanted it to be really special so I bought her a new Disney Princess bike (with training wheels of course!) and I purchased several items to match including a helmet, knee and elbow pads, a little horn and this light. This little flashing light was perfect because it matched her bike so well and most importantly was bright enough to see leaving me feeling comfortable that she would be seen if out in the evening, not to mention the fact that it’s purple; which happens to be her favorite color right now. So now that we have the whole package of riding gear, needless to say, the little one is happy AND SAFE!
Aleisha H., NY
posted by Sales12 at 12:05 pm
We’re two “seventyish” old ladies,
Who walk “early” every morning.
We clip on our “flashing strobes,”
To give others warning…
We walk around a lake,
But we must take care
Because we have seen
Coyotes, deer and bear…
Through all kinds of weather
We walk every day,
Electrical storms and below zero temps
Will only keep us away…
Most of our friends
Say we have lots of guts,
Then there are others
Who think we are “nuts”…
Wearing our flashing strobes
Makes everything just right,
Exercise and fresh air
We sleep well each night…
Gladys K., PA
posted by Sales12 at 11:46 am
This light is to become part of an emergency pack. I am currently taking a CERT ( Civilian Energency Response Team) class. This light could be a useful tool in case of some sort of disaster where buildings are damaged and I have to search for casualties. I plan on purchasing a couple more of these lights in different colors to add to the pack (I purchased red already). CERT is a program sponsored by FEMA. You can learn more about it by logging on to www.fema.gov and click on Citizen Corps.
Thanks for your interest.
Sincerly,
Mendi B., MO
posted by Sales12 at 11:38 am
We do extensive decorating for the Christmas holidays to include wire formed lighted animals. One of these animals is a large buck deer whose head moves side to side. We purchased one of your intense flashing lights (safety light) and clipped it to the nose of the buck deer, transforming it into “RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER”. This has been a delight to children and adults throughout the area.
Your product is well made and engineered.
Sincerly,
Ken T., UT
posted by Sales12 at 11:34 am
We love our safety lights! We live in an area with no street lights, and often walk the dogs out in the desert behind our home. Your lights have been a life saver. They allow us to see the dogs running ahead of us, and also allow any traffic traveling along our road to spot us coming. They have performed well when wet, as we found out when our cocker spaniel took a midnight swim in a local pond! Thank your for dreating a product that has multiple uses, lasts a long time, and is durable to survive puppy chews, and lots of dirt!
Best of luck with the continued marketing of this product. Perhaps you would consider putting some on a clip strip… for a trial run with other pet owners.
Sincerly,
Lisa R., UT
posted by Sales12 at 11:28 am
When horseback riding at night I clip the safety light either on my belt or horse bridle and don’t worry about cars not seeing us.
Brenda P., AR
posted by Sales12 at 11:21 am