RE: Bicycle lights and computers

> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 00:14:35 +0300
> From: gstr2005@...
> To: piclist@...
> Subject: [EE] Bicycle lights and computers
>
> Hello,
>
> I bought a new bike a few days ago which could be seen at this link:
> http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gsbikexc6.jpg
>
> Even though I have some cat-eyes on my bike I want to add some additional
> led lights on it to make my night-travels safer. I have some spare power
> leds for this purpose. Also some regular leds for the purpose of building a
> fancy propeller type led lighting (the ones that are attached onto spokes,
> and make customized light patterns on wheels)
>
> I have seen some cool cycle-computers on the web. Unfortunately many of them
> is more expensive than my bike (By the way, I got it with a great discount -
> it is just about $120). Probably I will use my Atmel AVR Butterfly kit which
> has an LCD built on it. The kits fits very well on the handle bars of the
> bike.
>
> I am sure we have cyclists (well exactly hobbyist cyclists who like to build
> their own electronics stuff for their bikes) here. I would like to hear some
> recommendations and guidelines about my intended designs. Where should I
> start? What are your recommended web-sites for hobbyist bike electronics? I
> would be very pleased to know if you have any additional ideas to make my
> trips more enjoyable and safer.
>
> Thank you to all who read and response my posting.
> Gökhan SEVER.
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