Ya, maybe it woulda died sooner if I had ridden more this year like I should have. Anyway, I got it at Radio Shack, and it was great, but I was sad and hurt to see it go into the trash! Maybe this new one will be a little better, but even if it's not, 9 bucks is hard to beat--heck, those "China blinkies" you mentioned can go for as much as $5 apiece.

While I was at an auto parts store replacing a burned out fuse for my 12v (ain't it great, I can use those flat two-pronged car fuses!) I stumbled on a curious little toy. It was some kind of tacky strobe accessory for your car. They must have been on clearance, they were 85 cents and included two small firecracker-sized strobes with long, independent wires that attached to a central timing circuit about the size of small brownie. (They were called "City Lights" or something.) well, for 85 cents, it was worth a try.

Since I didn't have my strobe shipped to me yet, I hooked it up on the bike. Works well in the dark, but not in daylight. I can't wait to get my big strobe again.