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DIY Simple LED Bike Tires

DIY Simple LED Bike Tires
A simple way to make your tires light up the night. This can work on bikes, scooters, and mabey even cars. Ok probably not cars since their tires might just send this little array flying and possibly breaking something or hurting someone. Also if you dont have any leds sitting around you can take apart a flashlight for them.
 
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This project will use a varation of the "LED Throwie".

Materials:
-4 leds(any color)
-2, 3v battaries
-electrical tape
- a bike or another slow moving form of transportstion

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22 comments
Nov 14, 2010. 9:37 PMmjes says:
can make is project for car is good.
Oct 16, 2010. 2:27 PMhamletpri says:
this is a very nice idea, i think i'm gonna do it seeing as my parents are always nagging me about having no light on my bike. What about el-wire? although maybe that wouldn't be necessary as the wheels are spinning so it would create the same effect of like a circle of light.
Aug 20, 2010. 4:03 AMizzy83 says:
very nice idea. ill do-it-myself and add them to my bike when it stops raining.
Aug 22, 2010. 4:46 PMLutchmun says:
eeeh i thought.. D: I thought if you had your anode and cathode covered up with some sort of waterproof electrical tape the actuale LED light will still light.. i mean, the plastic is waterproof right?
Aug 23, 2010. 6:04 AMizzy83 says:
what i meant was that my bike was right at the end of the garden, and it was pouring with rain.i have tried it and the bike looks awesome.
Aug 17, 2010. 10:25 PMLutchmun says:
What if you add a switch to it? instead of it being on ALL the time, finishing your battery... Try that and take some pics id like to see that :)
Aug 15, 2010. 8:22 PMskaterqwertyuiop says:
Great instructable. May I recommend having something in between the LED wires, and the battery, when stored, so the battery does not die out. Or, you could just take it apart after using it :P
Aug 7, 2010. 9:09 PMikoda says:
Wait. When you're riding does it make a continuous circle of light or not? I'm thinking no... =S
Aug 14, 2010. 2:48 PMshaggs31 says:
If you put two lights on the opposite sides of one tire you might have a better circle effect.
Aug 15, 2010. 11:12 AMFlying_MashedPotatoes says:
Does this remind anyone of TRON ?
Oct 16, 2010. 2:28 PMhamletpri says:
yes
Aug 9, 2010. 2:09 AMUgifer says:
If you have steel rims, you could attach these in traditional throwie-style with rare-earth magnets. Great idea.
Aug 13, 2010. 5:24 PMshaggs31 says:
cool idea. I have been wanting to do something like this for a while. I guess you beat me to it.
Aug 10, 2010. 6:29 AMpleabargain says:
Very simple yet clever. I'll outfit my daughter's bike with some of these tonight. We've a small 'no-car' playground nearby, we'll make use of it!
Aug 8, 2010. 9:37 AMzerty0n says:
very simple yet so effective tho I'm not sure how useful it would be for cars to avoid you since they do looks pretty trancing

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