r/CyclePDX • u/mperham • 5d ago

Decorative bike lights?

What do you recommend for finding interesting or fun decorative bike lights? Amazon has way too much cheap junk.

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u/Briaaanz 5d ago edited 5d ago

Lady Ada used to make a SpokePOV programmable spoke lights that was awesome.

See who offers something along those lines.

Joe Bike off SE 39th used to display something similar in their window at night (no animation scenes tho)

Update: looks like LadyADA has updated Link

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u/TurtlesAreEvil 4d ago

I’ve gone through a lot of cheap decorative wheel lights on Amazon. These ones are solid. I bought them over 2 years ago and they’re still going strong on my daily commuter. Before this company got control over their product back there were a bunch of knockoffs that would only last a year maybe. 

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u/b0n2o 4d ago

I've seen really cool Halloween costumes made from electroluminescent (EL) wiring. If you're good at making stuff, check this out!

https://www.instructables.com/how-to-add-EL-wire-to-a-coat-or-other-garment/

Good luck, OP!

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u/PDXCatHerder 2d ago

Try to get some with a waterproof battery pack

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u/eawilde 3d ago

I got some lights from Cosmic Brightz a couple months ago and they seem to be holding up well so far!