flawed implementation: Flashing Cycling Bottle
Wed Feb 24 16:00:00 EST 2016Flashing Cycling Bottle
Sounds potentially interesting....€11.99
That's an expensive water bottle (US$13.20 at today's exchange rate, $17.71 Canadian (ouch)) - but maybe a reasonable flasher, if it's big and bright...? (Found your US$ page; its $17.99 there! Like an additional $4.80 shipping and duties?)The bottle cap contains three LEDs with 3 different light settings. The cap is replaceable with each cap producing 72 hours of intense light.
Woah, I have to replace the cap? Not just the batteries? And it's not rechargeable?All bottles are fully approved to comply with all UK and European food and safety regulations. Bottles are made from 35% recycled plastic using Polyethylene.
But we don't have an infrastructure set up to recycle plastic bottle caps with imbedded batteries - hazardous waste. We'll have to cut these caps apart to recycle them properly. And LEDs may be cheap, but it offends me to destroy and throw away things that aren't broken. I'm wondering how this product passed the sanity test. I avoid products with non-rechargeable batteries. (Maybe I'm not their market, even though I bike commute at night year round....)The price you see is the price you pay. No sneaky add ons. Free postage worldwide....
Um, I don't see a price for the replacement bottle caps. You don't think a recurring replacement cost is a sneaky add on? How much do they cost? And where can one get them?
I can plan my riding and keep my batteries recharged. I carry charged spares, and I can probably buy common-sized batteries on the road if I have to; I pass grocery stores and drug stores that are open late. But where can I get a water-bottle cap with an integral blinker?2nd concept flaw: where are the water bottles on your bike? They're positioned for easy access, not visibility. They're usually within the bounds of the frame, so not at all visible from the rear or front; possibly visible from the side, if not blocked by the legs. I mentioned placing water bottles behind the saddle - excellent position for rear visibility, and an easy reach, but most people can't get on/off the bike.
My water bottles are usually in pockets of my panniers - they're covered up. My recumbent has a couple of bottle cages added behind my seat - blocked by the seat in front and the panniers behind, with a narrow view angle from the side. (You'll want two bottles.) And a bottle cage can be mounted on the frame tube that holds the front derailleur. Excellent front visibility; out of reach when riding - visiblity vs access. (From the front you should be seeing my headlight anyway.)
A water bottle is great as a large, diffuse light source. But most bikes don't have a good, visible place to put it. And there's still that issue of how much is being thrown away in routine use.
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Sounds potentially interesting....€11.99
That's an expensive water bottle (US$13.20 at today's exchange rate, $17.71 Canadian (ouch)) - but maybe a reasonable flasher, if it's big and bright...? (Found your US$ page; its $17.99 there! Like an additional $4.80 shipping and duties?)The bottle cap contains three LEDs with 3 different light settings. The cap is replaceable with each cap producing 72 hours of intense light.
Woah, I have to replace the cap? Not just the batteries? And it's not rechargeable?All bottles are fully approved to comply with all UK and European food and safety regulations. Bottles are made from 35% recycled plastic using Polyethylene.
But we don't have an infrastructure set up to recycle plastic bottle caps with imbedded batteries - hazardous waste. We'll have to cut these caps apart to recycle them properly. And LEDs may be cheap, but it offends me to destroy and throw away things that aren't broken. I'm wondering how this product passed the sanity test. I avoid products with non-rechargeable batteries. (Maybe I'm not their market, even though I bike commute at night year round....)The price you see is the price you pay. No sneaky add ons. Free postage worldwide....
Um, I don't see a price for the replacement bottle caps. You don't think a recurring replacement cost is a sneaky add on? How much do they cost? And where can one get them?
I can plan my riding and keep my batteries recharged. I carry charged spares, and I can probably buy common-sized batteries on the road if I have to; I pass grocery stores and drug stores that are open late. But where can I get a water-bottle cap with an integral blinker?2nd concept flaw: where are the water bottles on your bike? They're positioned for easy access, not visibility. They're usually within the bounds of the frame, so not at all visible from the rear or front; possibly visible from the side, if not blocked by the legs. I mentioned placing water bottles behind the saddle - excellent position for rear visibility, and an easy reach, but most people can't get on/off the bike.
My water bottles are usually in pockets of my panniers - they're covered up. My recumbent has a couple of bottle cages added behind my seat - blocked by the seat in front and the panniers behind, with a narrow view angle from the side. (You'll want two bottles.) And a bottle cage can be mounted on the frame tube that holds the front derailleur. Excellent front visibility; out of reach when riding - visiblity vs access. (From the front you should be seeing my headlight anyway.)
A water bottle is great as a large, diffuse light source. But most bikes don't have a good, visible place to put it. And there's still that issue of how much is being thrown away in routine use.
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/800256.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]