New subject: Thethinktank Digest, Vol 92, Issue 1

5 Apr 2014 · *Executive Director*

      Thanks for all the leads on the bike lights everyone. It looks like everyone is using more or less the same silicone body light. I wonder if kids that get them replace the little watch battery when they go out, of if it's a throw-away item.
David
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Re: Sources for inexpensive bike lights? (Ryan Feller)

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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 13:16:02 -0400
From: Ryan Feller ryansfeller@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Sources for inexpensive bike lights?
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I just picked up a pair of these for myself - 90 cents each, free shipping, and they look identical to the ones that Christopher posted above. I'm not sure how well they work (or even if batteries are included), but if anyone's interested I can post an update in this thread once they arrive.
Several others on eBay sell the same lights at similar prices.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360761100542?var=630169092981&ssPageName=STRK:ME...
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:08 PM, Christopher Chan < chris.chan@edmontonbikes.ca> wrote:
...
I've been purchasing these:
http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10000977/1081100-2-led-3-mode-white
-red-light-bicycle-fog-lights-2
3.66 per pair, and they almost always work unlike the ones we purchase 
through our regular supplier.
You can save a dollar per set (~2.72 per pair) if you order pairs of 
red and pairs of white lights, and then get volunteers to repackage 
the lights once you receive them.
http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10002426/1178400-3-mode-2-led-white
-light-tie-on-bike-light-keychai
http://www.fasttech.com/products/1603/10000977/1347701-2-led-3-mode-re
d-light-bicycle-fog-lights-2-piece-
I order them in about quantities of 40 and haven't ever had any taxes 
or duties on it. There's no shipping fee ever, so you can place as 
many small or big orders as you like. My only concern with placing a 
larger order in one package would be if it started to look like importing goods.
You can save money if you're doing a much larger order (thousands) and 
are willing to figure out how to import things, but that's too much for us.
Also, I think it's probably easier in the States than up here to find 
the companies to handle imports/large volume purchases than it is up here.
Regards,
Christopher Chan
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Ryne Emory ryne@thebikedepot.orgwrote:
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We use J&B's brand, sunlite and choose one of the cheapest versions. 
You definitely get what you pay for, so it's pretty hard to find a 
cheap light that is reliable. We end up returning 10-25% of them 
because they're defective.
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:59 AM, DCoppley@intercitytransit.com wrote:
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Hello fellow bicycle do-gooders,
I need to order a large quantity of inexpensive bike lights to use 
as giveaways with bicycle we provide to youth as part of our 
program. Does anyone have suggestions for a good source of 
inexpensive lights? There seem to be a million suppliers on the 
internet, and I don't want to end up with something dodgy. Thanks for reading!
David
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