Glowing bicycle tire

Riding a bicycle at night requires extra caution. For safety, it is recommended that a headlight be used to illuminate the path in front of you. Spoke mounted reflectors and reflective sidewalls are often used to make the sides of the bicycle visible to traffic. This instructable gives a modern twist to bicycle reflectors in which an LED charges a strip of photoluminescent plastic taped to your sidewall.  Your wheel will immediately be visible at night. The glow comes from a Crayola Glow Station and Gorilla tape is used as the adhesive to hold everything on your bike.  

Step 1 Step 1. Gather the materials and tools

Tools
 -Scissors
 -Hacksaw
Materials
 -Crayola Glow Station Light Wand
 -3 AAA batteries
 -Crayola Glow Station Light Canvas
 -Gorilla Tape 1.88” wide 

Comments

[drewjq]

so this only works on one side of your wheel? to illuminate the other side, you'd need to repeat the whole process on the other side of your tire?

[gerardobmoreno1]

hahaha i think the same more money ??

[tionica]

in my country i don't have crayola what another idea?

[jim_2000]

Sure, look for a glow tape at your hardware store. It is used for safety egress in buildings when the power goes out.

[wobbler]

I've often wondered how to get the power to some wheel mounted leds. This is great lateral thinking! It would be great if the strip was actually built into tyres.

[calicos]

Yes, I'll vote for you - this is the kind of things to keep the kids safe(er) as well as my husband - without causing the kids any anxiety that I'll make them look like ' a baby' to their friends (hubby probably thinks so, too.) -matter of fact, they'll love to show it off!

Thanks!

[roland985]

Now that is cool, that will mean no more near misses for me...

[starplayer]

LolXD nice wheelXD