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Phil (ascentale)Mar 12

@SamUpstate @bikenite A2. I put two signs together to make something like an A-frame that I attach to my rear rack. It’s not perfect, but it works.

I put grommets in each corner and use a flexible strap to attach it to my bike’s rear rack.

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2: I've had to think about this for trailers, and I've come up with solutions but they don't apply to a regular bike. But! I think that if you have a back wheel basket or rack that you could run posts up along the back attachment arms from your wheel, either let them splay out on either side with separate banners or signs, or have a sign between them.

(Or if you get more ambitious, bend them so they go back to centre, and then up from there, giving you a centred pole to hang a sign from.)

Peter Ries 🚲🌞Mar 7

https://www.ebay.com/itm/356865135730?_skw=pole+attach+bicycle&itmmeta=01KK2T95QYZQGJ89PVT1QKP2SM

They make these fishing pole holders for bikes. I wonder if you could use this for a banner on a pole just the same?

Pole Mount Fishing Rod Holder for Bike, Rotatable Fishing Pole Holder for Bik... | eBay

Keep Your Reels in Place: Simply fix the clamp on the pole using the oval or square anti-skid silicone gasket. Adjust the angle and height to your preference by aligning the circular slots on the clamp and holder, then fasten them with the bolt for a secure fit.

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Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️Mar 7

@peterries @ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite

Imagining something you would use for trolling while driving along a bridge or causeway.

SamUpstate (he/him)Mar 7

@the5thColumnist @peterries @ascentale @bikenite 😂

Moz Mar 7

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2: I prefer to tie poles to the head tube. It's short so not especially sure, but a loose tie to the bottom of the front fork allows reasonable steering and stabilises the pole. It's easier to wrangle if I can see it :)

I can usually fit a reasonable sized poster next to the front triangle, one poster each side and maybe a cutout for the front wheel at the bottom. The top back corner to the face can be annoying.

But my cargo bike has many options :)

Mx Rey (Fuck ICE) 💜 🏳️‍⚧️Mar 7

A2. Almost on-topic:

Long, long ago, I got a pole with a little triangular bike flag and a mounting plate to mount it to something on the bike.

I turned it into a radio antenna for awhile, which was pretty neat.

But its most recent incarnation is as a flag pole! Mostly I keep the flag velcro-wrapped around the pole while in motion, but parked and unfurled? it works pretty good.

edd Mar 7

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2. Pole zip tied or lashed would be my go to. Should be fine if not too heavy or sail-like. If it really needed something sturdy, maybe a P-clamp or custom (read: shite) bracket from sheet metal if there was a mounting point to use.

Weldon Bradstreet Mar 7

A2. I put together this wood and steel campaign sign holder that fits on a bike pannier rack. The steel came from the yard sign mount that displayed this sign at my house. It's not really pretty engineering, but it works!
#BikeNite

@ascentale
@SamUpstate @bikenite

Bob Jonkman Mar 7

#BikeNite A2: I've carried home small (60cm x 40cm) coroplast election signs by placing them snugly against the sides of the frame, partly supported by the pedal spindle and my legs. Not much good for reading, tho.

If I were to mount them for reading I'd attach two on either side with the front edge tiewrapped to the seat stays, maybe punch a couple of holes in the middle to tiewrap to the carrier, then tiewrap the trailing edges together behind the wheel.

Megan Lynch (she/her)Mar 7

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2. The cargo quad was great for this. I could have bought or made an A-board and put it in the back. I did make a makeshift one. #BikeNite #UCAccessNow #Union

Megan Lynch (she/her)Mar 7

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2. At a much smaller protest, my companion slung two posterboards over their shoulders while riding their upright bike.

I think if I had time and an upright bike, I'd be trying to use natural areas on the bike, like the triangle inside the frame and the wheels. I'd tailor posterboard to fit those and create designs on those. Bike trailers also become ways to display signs or sculptures.

Also use a helmet as a place for signage. And good ol' t-shirts! #BikeNite

plactagonic Mar 7

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite
A2: only time I put something on my bike was some zip tie side of a road job of random license plate I found on the spot. Me and my friend had a lot of fun trying to get a ticket speeding through the radars.

#bikenite

https://www.hallsigns.com/r4-11-bicycles-may-use-full-lane/

Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐Mar 7

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite #BikeNite A2. I have yet to mount a sign to my bicycle, but I have definitely contemplated zip-tying or bolting a 12" x 12" MUTCD R4-11 "Bicycle May Use Full Lane" to the rear of my rear basket.

Trouble Mar 7

@gcvsa @ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite 12" is so tiny, maybe test first by printing on paper with a printer with an 11" print path (i.e. 11x17") . I have been planning on building a large "bumper" and tail light for my ebike (rear mounted buckets makes the total width probably 18-24" wide) giving me lots of potential for signage. So many ideas, so little time

Siegfried.Mar 10

@gcvsa @ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite I need to get that vest that some cyclists wear here in Germany, saying: "Don't honk! I am looking for a bike lane!"

rand ❌👑Mar 7

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2. I don’t, but I did follow a bike that mounted a flag. How? She used an old patio umbrella stand. I think she cut it down so that she could bolt it to the top of her rack, then she was able to mount a flag on perhaps an old broom handle. It worked very well. #BikeNight

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2 how I mounted a flag permanently on my cycle. My recumbent came with the picture fiberglass rod holder, using friction to keep the rod in. Many orange triangular flags stay on work friction. Friction is a terrible way to hold things in place. I lost many experiments before coming to a solution to hold my 1ft x 3ft flag in place: (cont'd) #BikeNite

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite A2 cont'd: tie the bottom of the flag to the mounting bracket with a loop of shoelaces. If your flag is large and flexes the fiberglass rod too much, loop the shoelace to the front of your rack in a triangle. This pulls the flag forward, absorbing some of the wind drag, while the vertical part keeps the tension so the rod doesn't fall out or the flag coming off. Misc tidbits below: cont'd #BikeNite

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite
if you need to remove the flag regularly, use a clip, tie a loop in the end of the shoelace
If you need a long fiberglass rod, under $10 at TAP plastics or bright orange driveway markers from Home Depot 72 inch, $5.50
One last post... #BikeNite

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite I made a cloth flag and a friend added T-shirt silk screen, but cloth is translucent, so only silkscreen one side, it will be somewhat visible from the other side. This flag includes a 3d printed elbow and horizontal rod to keep the flag horizontal/visible.
Zoom in, see the grey shoelace pulling the fiberglass rod forward as discussed.
Wave to all the Japan cyclists who see this flag proportion a lot.

LovesTha🥧Mar 8

@trouble I've seen some flags that shape have a third piece of pipe used to form a triangle so that 90 degree bend has support. Which may be excessive, but definitely effective.

@LovesTha @ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite oh, and this setup has survived thousands of miles of riding. Only the 3d printed elbow had to go through a couple of iterations, because I made it too skinny to start with. Still, the first versions lasted for months before breaking. This one is several years old now. And when it does break, the top merely sags, the top support doesn't fall out because it gets stuck in the flag pocket it lives in. #BikeNite