okay so basically i commute to work alot. and now its starting to get dark really early (in the uk). i take safety very seriously, basically because i have a family of my own now and i wouldn't want them to find out id been hit by a car because i didnt have any lights on.

now most of you may know its all good and well having lights on the front and the back to help people see you aswell as so you can see the road. but what alot of people dont know is that you cant see someone on a bike from the side at all, even though they may have a front and rear light.
here comes the point im getting to, alot of places started selling bike wheel lights, you know the really expensive LED lights with a fat chunky battary pack that attaches to the hub, most likely will cost £20/$20 per wheel. so ive come up with my own idea that only cost me £5.99.

i bought two of >these<. the white one is on my front wheel and the red one is on my back wheel. i also bought some small cable ties and i have attached them to my bike spokes. it does not in any way ruin or bend the spokes the way i have attached them, and it means that you can be seen by people driving and other pedestrians. here are a few pictures of my bike and how i have attached them.



so from these pictures you can probably see that they dont have the loops on them anymore, the ones that fitted around the bars. i cut them off and just put the light itself in between my spokes.

ive found that these work extremely well in poor light conditions and i have noticed that alot more people can see me, either because its bright or because when you go really fast it just looks like a big circle of light. the reason for this post is to make cycling safer for people without having to pay an arm and a leg for something that may break not long after. this is cheap, easy to put on and looks really cool. aswell as these on my wheels i have a front light on my bars and a light under my saddle. also i have attached an led light to the back of my helmet through one of the breathing holes.

please ask any questions you may have, also any criticisms are welcome too, im just trying to make cycling in the dark safer for more people.