Phil (ascentale)Mar 7

@SamUpstate asks:

Q2. How do you all mount signs or banners on your bike? Not for everyday use, but say for—hypothetically—an event on the last Saturday this month.

I've thought about something like a pole zip tied to my rack, but I'm not sure.

Thoughts?

(Do you have any examples of signs/banners on cycles to share?)

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Show threadTrouble
@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
Mar 8 at 5:22amWeb
Show threadTroubleMar 8
@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
Show threadTroubleMar 8
@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
Show threadTroubleMar 8
@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.
Show threadLovesTha🥧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.

@ascentale @SamUpstate @bikenite

Show threadTroubleMar 8
@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