Instructables has a great deal of bike related how-tos. The latest is a way to put LED based images on your wheels. This is the ultimate way for motorists to see you at night, or at least reconsider if they drank too much alcohol from the bar they just left. Motorist will say to themselves “Holy crap, is that Pacman and a ghost on that bike wheel? I better pull over!”
Spoke POV is an easy-to-make electronic kit toy that turns your bicycle wheel into a customized display! The project includes a free schematic design, open source software for uploading and editing stored bitmap images, and a high-quality kit with all the parts necessary to build your own.
http://www.instructables.com/
The winter days mean that there isn’t much light out if you do try and ride. Lighting systems are necessary, but some are expensive and do not look that cool.
Check out the tutorial below on setting up ground effects for your bike. Get the import rice-burner street rodder look that would make Vin Deisel in The Fast and The Furious jealous. Seriously, these lights will be sure to grab attention when you ride at night, how can you not be seen.
An easy DIY project to add ground effects lights to your bicycle or other means of conveyance, utilizing inexpensive and commonly available cold-cathode lights. They look cool, and really do increase your visibility at night. Since putting them on my tallbike everone is asking to take my picture.
Check out the instructions
