Originally Posted by
EatMyA**
I NEVER LEAVE THEM ON ANYMORE! They are freaking strong!
When I was sixteen I used to ride my bike everywhere, all the time. I hardly walked anywhere. Going down hill under a freeway bridge I hear and feel a little click on my front fork.
I looked down just in time to see this thing go across the fork blades and I went FLYING, doing a 450sumersault. Hit the ground something fierce. broke a spoke and untrued my wheel.
The thing apparently got loose, slid DOWN on the spoke, and turned.
WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE THEM SOFT?! even better just put tape! Thats all I use no danger, no unbalancing and you can cover all the area you want.
I don't think they're made like that anymore. The ones I have in my spokes are all clear, hard plastic, and are only about 3/4" wide. They'd snap like a pencil if they got in the spokes, no question in my mind.
OTOH, I have an old 70's 10-speed, and the reflectors in its steel wheels are huge and I wouldn't want to get them wedged.