Ever had your bike wheel reflecter's fall off during your commute?

[commutercallum]

Today as i was commuting i was travelling at about 30mph and both my bke wheel reflector's suddenly shot off my bike and went flying away in 2 diffrent directions anybody know what causes this or ever had this problem?

 

[Thomk]

Have never failed to remove them from my bikes before riding them

 

[commutercallum]

Have never failed to remove them from my bikes before riding them

They just seem to have a mind of their own

 

[HovR]

One of the first things to do when I get a new bike.. Cheapy wheel reflectors go off! If you're worried about visibility, put on some 3M spoke reflectors.

 

[commutercallum]

One of the first things to do when I get a new bike.. Cheapy wheel reflectors go off! If you're worried about visibility, put on some 3M spoke reflectors.

Thank you i was not worries about visibiliy i just woundered if anybody had ever had it happen to them

 

[Hip Priest]

It's happened to me before. Nowadays, reflectors are the first thing to come off a new bike, along with the dustcaps and that flimsy plastic thing behind the cassette!

 

[Thomk]

It's happened to me before. Nowadays, reflectors are the first thing to come off a new bike, along with the dustcaps and that flimsy plastic thing behind the cassette!

Ah OK. I wondered about the flimsy plastic thing (or FPT as i'm fond of saying) which just collects gunk. It comes off tomorrow!!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I haven't had this happen to me, however I did have one snap in half coz it had slipped up the spoke and went through the forks sideways. (Funnily enough I didn't bother replacing it).

 

[Headgardener]

Having read a couple of horror stories about people taking impromtu flying lessons when the wheel reflector twisted round and jammed against the fork. I removed both of mine and rely on the reflective strip on the Marathon tyres to warn drivers aproaching from the side.

 

[Sandra6]

I lost one of mine on a riverside path, and the other somewhere, I have no idea where but its not on the bike anymore.

 

[HLaB]

Mine (reflectors) have fallen off, probably due to being knocked. If they do fall off it really doesn't bother me; my non commuting bikes don't have them.

 

[beanzontoast]

I must be the exception - all the wheel reflectors I've ever had on my commuting bikes have stayed put. Never had an issue with any of them.

 

[Ivan Ardon]

Want to see what happens when a 50 pence spoke reflector meets a £2000 carbon fibre frame?

http://www.pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-001/FAIL-116.html

 

[Deleted member 20519]

It's happened to me before. Nowadays, reflectors are the first thing to come off a new bike, along with the dustcaps and that flimsy plastic thing behind the cassette!

Why take off the dustcaps?

 

[MrB1obby]

Why take off the dustcaps?

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