How to Make a Bicycle Headlight
The primary purpose of a bicycle headlight is to alert others of your presence, thus preventing accidents. Of-course in very dark places, headlights can help you navigate. It is dangerous to be on the road at night without one. LED flash lights are bright and energy efficient. You can attach a small LED flashlight to a bicycle using rubber bands making it useful as a headlight.
Headlights specifically designed for bicycles range in price anywhere from a few dollars to over $50. Furthermore, flashlights of the same brightness and quality as "headlights" are often less expensive. When a bike falls or takes a pounding, a light attached with rubber bands will endure, while lights attached to plastic break may break. Rubber "gives" in times of stress, saving the light and keeping it together with your bike.
Headlights specifically designed for bicycles range in price anywhere from a few dollars to over $50. Furthermore, flashlights of the same brightness and quality as "headlights" are often less expensive. When a bike falls or takes a pounding, a light attached with rubber bands will endure, while lights attached to plastic break may break. Rubber "gives" in times of stress, saving the light and keeping it together with your bike.
Things You'll Need
- LED light, 1 to 4 inches long that uses AA or AAA type batteries
- 2 Rubber bands, 1/2 cm thick and 10 cm long
Instructions
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Position and hold the LED light on the top of the handlebar to the spot desired.
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Place the rubber band under and perpendicular to the handlebar, parallel to the light.
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Loop the back end of the band over the back of the light.
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Loop the front end of the band over the front of the light.
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Repeat using a second rubber band.
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Adjust position of light as desired. Add another light on the other side of the handlebar.
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