Any guesses on how long until this technology makes it to the cycling world?:
CeeLite, a Blue Bell, PA-based start-up has devised a thin, bendable light source that can be integrated into walls or wrapped around poles. (And bike tubes???)
The light-emitting capacitors (LECs) are essentially 1-mm-thick sheets of plastic. Inside is a layer of phosphors that when hit with an alternating current, shine bright white.
Mike Binder, senior vice president of business development says: “I want to light surfaces that aren’t lit today. I want to light floors. I want to light floorboards…I have the ability to light objects with the objects themselves.”
This isn't a regional ride, but the cycling enthusiast seizes the opportunity to spin whenever it arises, even when the location happens to be the trailing edge of a frontal system strong enough to blow several states on a visit with the Wizard of Oz.
A recent business trip took me to Manhattan. Although I was usually preoccupied with route finding after taking the wrong exit point from the subway, I did keep an eye out for things of interest to the cyclist. Cyclists, even messengers, seemed to be sparse, though it's easy to miss details in the wild never ending stream of automobile traffic.…
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