autoloclys
07-06-2006, 06:39 PM
apologies if this is a repeat, my first try has not shown up for many minutes.
Ive noticed that a common comment here (outside of the racers) is that parts that make bikes more functional tend to make a bike more cluttered looking and less sexy looking. And that many people would like to see integrated or built in solutions rather than relying on planet bike and friends to out fit a bike with plastic-y Clip-on accessories.
Im coming from the urban track bike crowd and also love clean lines on my bikes, but also like not getting runover after dark. So ive made been trying to make seatposts and seats with integrated blinkers that are very unobtrusive when not turned on. At the moment ive just made them for myself, but my question is whether this is something that people would like to see out there and buyable? or have i just created a solution in search of a problem? Its not as cool as dynamo hubs and cromed lamps with internal wiring, but i like it.
My thinking was;
-unstealable
-un-"left it at home"-able
-weatherproof
-good looking silloutte
thoughts?
(W.W. DBRK. D. ?)
Ive noticed that a common comment here (outside of the racers) is that parts that make bikes more functional tend to make a bike more cluttered looking and less sexy looking. And that many people would like to see integrated or built in solutions rather than relying on planet bike and friends to out fit a bike with plastic-y Clip-on accessories.
Im coming from the urban track bike crowd and also love clean lines on my bikes, but also like not getting runover after dark. So ive made been trying to make seatposts and seats with integrated blinkers that are very unobtrusive when not turned on. At the moment ive just made them for myself, but my question is whether this is something that people would like to see out there and buyable? or have i just created a solution in search of a problem? Its not as cool as dynamo hubs and cromed lamps with internal wiring, but i like it.
My thinking was;
-unstealable
-un-"left it at home"-able
-weatherproof
-good looking silloutte
thoughts?
(W.W. DBRK. D. ?)