Bicycle wheel lighting

Good day everyone, in this short article I will tell you how to make bicycle wheel lights with your own hands.

bicycle wheel lights

For this we need:

  • 1. Waterproof LED strip.
  • 2. Holders for 9 V batteries.
  • 3. Two 9 V batteries.
  • 4. A pair of switch buttons.
  • 5. Silicone sealant or hot melt adhesive.
bicycle wheel lights

Making lights for bicycle wheels

First of all, we cut the LED strip into pieces, which we will paste between the spokes; I got 36 pieces for each wheel.

bicycle wheel lights

Next, we glue pieces of LED strip between the spokes on each wheel and begin the process of soldering it.

bicycle wheel lights

After we have soldered the LED strip, we will start connecting the power - we solder a couple of wires at the end of the LED strip and lead them through the power button to the battery holder, we fix the holder itself on the wheel shaft using a steel clamp, now all that remains is to secure the wires with the switch along the spoke and seal it soldered contacts on the LED strip using hot glue or silicone sealant.

bicycle wheel lights
bicycle wheel lights
We check the functionality and go for a ride around the city at night...
bicycle wheel lights
bicycle wheel lights

If you have any questions, watch the video of the manufacturing process:

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Comments (4)
  1. Ksenia
    #1 Ksenia Guests 28 March 2015 15:37
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    Tell me, how many hours of operation will a 9-volt battery with a 12-volt tape last?
  2. Adam
    #2 Adam Guests 1 April 2016 15:04
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    You can connect it to a dynamo generator for your bike (these are sold) and don’t have to spend money on batteries
  3. Yuri
    #3 Yuri Guests 9 January 2017 22:08
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    Adam,
    how do you power the tape from the dynamo? it needs to be clever, to complicate the design. Do something like sliding contacts?
  4. Alexander Knyazev
    #4 Alexander Knyazev Guests February 20, 2018 06:14
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