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Mary-Catherine Graziano

2 Dec 2014 2 Dec '14

2:49 p.m.

Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

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Jimmy Hallyburton

2 Dec 2 Dec

2:58 p.m.

New subject: Looking for suggestions for Made in USA bike lights

Princeton Tech makes some.

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano < marycatherine@localmotion.org> wrote:

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Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

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Kevin Dwyer

3:03 p.m.

New subject: Looking for suggestions for Made in USA bike lights

Bruce Gordon http://www.bgcycles.com/new-page-86/, nice tail lights

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano < marycatherine@localmotion.org> wrote:

...

Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

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Eric Brozell

3:42 p.m.

New subject: Looking for suggestions for Made in USA bike lights

Hello Mary-Catherine,

There is one that I know of and I actually have used their products.
They are Light & Motion http://www.lightandmotion.com/the-perfect-light/ of California. The lights that I have are rechargeable and have amber side lighting for additional protection.

Eric Brozell BikeErie.org

On 12/2/14 2:49 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano wrote:

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Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org http://www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

5:18 p.m.

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Hi Mary-Catherine,

It may be worthwhile to take a trip to your local 3D print shop in Burlington (http://www.blu-bin.com/) to explore what they could manufacture. Chances are that Local Motion will still have to purchase LED bulbs or flashlights with LED bulbs that are manufactured by subsidiaries in other countries, as is usually the case with the awesome LEDs that Cree, Inc. (Durham, NC) designs and manufacturers.

-Jonathan

On 12/02/2014 02:49 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano wrote:

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Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org http://www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

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Mary-Catherine Graziano

3 Dec 3 Dec

9:40 a.m.

New subject: Looking for suggestions for Made in USA bike lights

Thank you all for your help! I'll contact these companies to see if they give dealer discounts--does anyone know of any manufacturers who sell relatively inexpensive lights? (in the $10 range?)

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:

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Hi Mary-Catherine,

It may be worthwhile to take a trip to your local 3D print shop in Burlington (http://www.blu-bin.com/) to explore what they could manufacture. Chances are that Local Motion will still have to purchase LED bulbs or flashlights with LED bulbs that are manufactured by subsidiaries in other countries, as is usually the case with the awesome LEDs that Cree, Inc. (Durham, NC) designs and manufacturers.

-Jonathan

On 12/02/2014 02:49 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano wrote:

Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

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Eric Brozell

2:29 p.m.

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Are you planning on contacting the US companies to see if they would provide a groups such as yours a discount?

Eric

On 12/3/14 9:40 AM, Mary-Catherine Graziano wrote:

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Thank you all for your help! I'll contact these companies to see if they give dealer discounts--does anyone know of any manufacturers who sell relatively inexpensive lights? (in the $10 range?)

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org http://www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Jonathan Rosenbaum <gnuser@gmail.com mailto:gnuser@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Mary-Catherine,

It may be worthwhile to take a trip to your local 3D print shop in
Burlington (http://www.blu-bin.com/) to explore what they could
manufacture.   Chances are that Local Motion will still have to
purchase LED bulbs or flashlights with LED bulbs that are
manufactured by subsidiaries in other countries, as is usually the
case with the awesome LEDs that Cree, Inc. (Durham, NC) designs
and manufacturers.

-Jonathan


On 12/02/2014 02:49 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano wrote:

...

Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach,
BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in
America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). 
Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager
Local Motion
1 Steele St., Burlington, VT  05401
phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 <tel:802-861-2700%20ext.%20106>
fax: 802-861-3096 <tel:802-861-3096>

www.localmotion.org <http://www.localmotion.org>

<http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt>
<http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt><http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont>



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Mary-Catherine Graziano

2:36 p.m.

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A "dealer discount", yes. We have those with a couple of companies, and it's because we buy so many items a year that it makes sense. Sometimes we get wholesale discounts, depending on the quantity. Niteize is pretty good with that, for example, BUT, they're not made in the USA.

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Eric Brozell brozells@verizon.net wrote:

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Are you planning on contacting the US companies to see if they would provide a groups such as yours a discount?

Eric

On 12/3/14 9:40 AM, Mary-Catherine Graziano wrote:

Thank you all for your help! I'll contact these companies to see if they give dealer discounts--does anyone know of any manufacturers who sell relatively inexpensive lights? (in the $10 range?)

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:

...
Hi Mary-Catherine,

It may be worthwhile to take a trip to your local 3D print shop in Burlington (http://www.blu-bin.com/) to explore what they could manufacture. Chances are that Local Motion will still have to purchase LED bulbs or flashlights with LED bulbs that are manufactured by subsidiaries in other countries, as is usually the case with the awesome LEDs that Cree, Inc. (Durham, NC) designs and manufacturers.

-Jonathan

On 12/02/2014 02:49 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano wrote:

Hi all,

We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers?

Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano

Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 <802-861-2700%20ext.%20106> fax: 802-861-3096

www.localmotion.org

http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont

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Angelo Coletta

5 Dec 5 Dec

3:28 p.m.

Two ideas come to mind. Possibly you could find an acceptable design on the net and make your own lights; or contract locally with an NPO workshop of some type to make them. Perhaps engineering students or an electronics school or a maker space.

 On Tuesday, December 2, 2014 10:04 PM, Mary-Catherine Graziano <marycatherine@localmotion.org> wrote:

Hi all, We have a federal grant to support our bike safety gear outreach, BUT, they only allow you to purchase items that are made in America (which is laudable, but also surprisingly difficult). Does anyone know of any manufacturers? Thanks!!

Mary Catherine Graziano Outreach and Education ManagerLocal Motion1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106fax: 802-861-3096www.localmotion.org

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