Put on *BlingBike Reflective Helmet Flags* and *BlingBike Reflective Bike And Helmet Stickers* to make your bike rides safer.
We also have some fun and free BlingBike reflective tips, as well as other BlingBike products you might like. Let’s make your bike a little safer when you pedal to play, to work, to ride.
*BlingBike Reflective Helmet Flags*
The *BlingBike Reflective Helmet Flags* are this month’s featured tip and product.
You can either buy a *BlingBike Reflective Helmet Flag* kit from us, or make your own. It is made of reflective tape or fabric attached to a heavy duty zip tie.
Attach the big, medium or small sized zip tie to the top of your helmet and then add the reflective tape or fabric that you get from us or buy somewhere else. Your *BlingBike Reflective Helmet Flag* will stick up in air while you are biking and make you more visible to all.
Buy 4 *BlingBike Reflective Helmet Flags* [pick lg, med or sm] :: $44
*BlingBike Reflective Bike and Helmet Stickers*
You can either buy a *BlingBike Reflective Bike and Helmet Stickers* kit from us, or make your own. We make the kit from rolls of white and orange reflective tape. You’ll get at least thirty *BlingBike Reflective Bike and Helmet Stickers* to put on your bicycle.
Tell us if you prefer oval and curvy shapes stickers or rectangular and other polygon stickers. Your *BlingBike Reflective Bike and Helmet Stickers* will make you far move visible to car drivers and other bicyclists at night.
Buy 30 *Reflective Bike and Helmet Stickers* :: $44
*BlingBike Helmet Light*
Our BlingBike Helmet is made from a simple 4.5 inch tubular tactical LED flashlight, and a 5.5 x .165 inch O-ring.
Attaching the BlingBike Helmet Light to your helmet may be easy to complex, depending on the helmet design.
For some helmets, the basic installation method is to first run the O-Ring through the piece of tubing that we send you. Then run both loop ends of the O-Ring up through one of the holes on the top of the helmet. Then wrap one loops of the O-Ring around the front of the flashlight. Then wrap one loop of the O-Ring around the back of the flashlight. Try the next method if this does get a groovy light on your helmet.
For other helmets, the basic installation method is to first wrap part of the O-Ring around the front end of the flashlight. Then run the rest of the O-Ring down through one of the holes on the top of the helmet. Then run the O-Ring back up out of a different hole in the helmet. Then wrap the rest of the O-Ring around the other end of the flashlight. Try the next method if this does get a groovy light on your helmet.
For other helmets, send pictures of your helmet and we will suggest another method.
We recommend that you do not drill holes in your helmet. Some might consider drilling two little holes in a helmet to use one of the above methods. We don’t recommend this at all. It will reduce the strength of the helmet and make it less safe.
Note: The light we send you may vary in length from 4 to 5 inch depending on our stock. The 5.5 inch O-ring is an OR-100 from Culligan and was designed for the big blue filter units.
*BlingBike Helmet Light* :: $74
*BlingBike Detailing*
We can turn your bike into a BlingBike.
If you are in our area, bring your bicycle [or helmet] to us and we will put on the reflective stickers for you to turn your bike [or helmet] into a BlingBike.
We will put on at least 40 *BlingBike Reflective Bike And Helmet Stickers* on your bike [or helmet]. We may also superglue the edges of some of the stickers if they are not sticking very well to your bike or helmet. Your BlingBike will make it far safer to bicycle at night.
*BlingBike Detailing* for Your Bike :: $340
*BlingBike Detailing* for Your Helmet :: $140
*BlingBike BikeRack Prusik Loops*
Use these BikeRack Prusik Loops to hook your bungee cords to the bikerack vertical struts. It makes your bungee cords far more adjustable.
They are easy to make on your own out of any ~4mm cord.
To make the sliding adjustable loops just wrap a piece of cord around one of the vertical struts 4 or 5 times and then tie the ends together. Cut off any extra cord. Then do the same thing on the other vertical strut.
Then just hook the bungee end into one loop of the cord. The ‘prusik’ can then be slid up and down to adjust the tension on the bungee cord.
If you want us to send you the cord for free send us a self addressed stamped legal envelope and we will cut some for you for 4 bikes and send it to you.
Or send us $20 and your address and we will send you enough cording to put these loops on 8 bikes.
For some fun, see the BikeRack Prusik Loops song below.
*BlingBike BikeRack Prusik Loops :: $20
*BlingBike BikeRack Bungie Cord Extenders with Reflective Ribbon*
Again, if you use bungie cords with front or back racks and you wish they were more adjustable you will like these little ingenious things.
We make them by taking a short 10 inch piece of chord, coil it around the vertical stays on the rack, and then tie the two ends together. A bungie chord can be attached to the little loop that remains. When load is applied to the loop and ‘prusik’ coils it will lock in place. Then you can adjust your bungie in any location up and down on the rack stay.
To make it more BlingBike, we also add a little piece of reflective fabric to the cord. So there will be a little reflective flag wherever you have a *BlingBike BikeRack Bungie Cord Extender* attached.
Although these little *BlingBike Bungie Cord Extenders* are easy to make, we are happy to make and mail them to you so you can make your biking even more safe.
*BlingBike Bungie Cord Extenders with Reflective Ribbon* :: $34
*BlingBike Refurbs*
We will be turning some used bikes and our custom built bikes into BlingBikes.
If you are in our area, ask about our currently available BlingBikes, or ones we expect to have soon.
*BlingBike Refurbs* :: $140 to $1,400
*Buy BlingBike Goodies*
Contact us via our contact page to order BlingBike Goodies. Funds will benefit XOEarth.org.
Note: Proceeds from sales benefit XOEarth.org. All sales final. No returns. Most of the products are assembled by the XOEarth editor, volunteers and friends in Boulder who are also working on other XOEarth climate education and big climate action incentives. These products help fund our projects that help cool down the Earth.
Prusik Hitched With My Baby
got prusik hitched with my baby\g
yeah we were in the mood \g
to make carrying stuff on a bike rack rule \am
boots, books, pillows, roses ooo
carrots, chocolate, clean socks and underware too \g
keeps our hugging and our planet feeling good \ d c g
to make an adjustable friction prusik knot we wind \bm
a short piece of 4mm cord or line \c
around a vertical rack brace 8 times \d
then tie the ends together nice \am d g
tied the prusik knot with my baby\g
cuz we were in the mood \g
to make carrying stuff on a bike rack rule \am
reusable spoons, plates and bottles oo
kale, bananas, towels and swimsuits too \
keeps our kisses and the forests feeling good\d c g
now a bungee cord, strap or rope can be
hooked or tied to the prusik loop thing
when the bungee cord, strap or rope is pulled tight
it cinches the things on our racks all right
g am g em d c g
got prusik hitched with my baby\g
we are always in the mood \g
now carrying things on a bike rack rules
flower seeds, tools, sticks and picnics ooo
incense, ukulele, toys and blankets too
keeps our loving and the oceans feeling good
keeps the lizard and trees, the birds and bees,
the planet and ecology, the glaciers and polar bear
keeps the sea and fishie, the bird and wing
the weather and whoopie, the ball and doggie
keeps our loving and our planet feeling good \d c g
lips and knees, the soil and wildebeest climate
got prusik hitched with my baby\g
yeah we were in the mood \g
to make carrying stuff on a bike rack rule \am
boots, books, clothes and roses too \g
our bicycles make no toxins, smog or CO2
wood, Tupperware. mason jars, yoga mat, kale toys, guitar groceries clothes,
tied the prusik knot with my baby\g
cuz we were in the mood \g
now carrying things on a bike rack rules
veggies, plants, chairs and
keeps our funning and our climate feeling good
keeps our hugging and our planet feeling good
now carrying stuff on our bike racks rules
song notes and other lyrics:
get prusik hitched with your baby\g
when they are in the mood \g
knot bad, not stringing, this knot is very good
a prusik knot keeps my baby cool am g em am
makes carrying stuff on my bike rack rule
pantin oohin \bm \c \d \am g
a prusik hitch gets my baby in the mood \g
makes carrying stuff on a bike rack rule \am
books, boots, hoses and roses too \g
keeps our weather and the planet feeling good \d c g
keeps our hugging and the planet together good \d c g
holds us and the planet together, feels good \d c g
hold on tight feels food
a knot to knot to
keeps my baby and the planet in a good mood
I put an icicle hitch on the vertical braces of my bike rack
to adjust the length of bungee cords, ropes and straps
so I can carry boxes, books, , veggies and bags
so I can carry boxes, books, clothes, veggies and bags
flowers, goodies, laptop, tools, wood and sacks
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