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antonin_d ![]() Visitor (new) ![]() Joined: 10 April 2017 Status: Offline Points: 24 |
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Hi all! In preparation for the upcoming Extinction Rebellion protests I am thinking of equipping my Quest with a nice flag. Do you have any recommendations about what to use as a flag pole and flag? For a protest it should not be hard to put something together with whatever long pole I can get hold of and any random piece of fabric, but it would be ideal if the set up can be reused to make the velomobile more visible in other contexts, so the pole should ideally withstand relatively high speeds and winds, be lightweight, the flag should be visible but not add much drag or exposure to side winds, and so on. Also I am thinking about adding a bright LED at the top, or potentially a led strip like the ones I have added at the front… I have seen https://t-cycle.com/collections/all-purple-sky-products/ which look great but I am not keen to order from the US (and it's a bit expensive too!) Antonin
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Yanto ![]() BHPC Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 July 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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What about contacting ICE Trikes, they have poles and flags for their trikes.
I can't think of any UK velomobile riders who use flags.
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Kim ![]() Admin Group ![]() ![]() Joined: 13 April 2018 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 197 |
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I don't use a flag myself, but the fibreglass poles supplied by ICE certainly seem up to the job. You could probably obtain something similar from a supplier of kite parts.
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farwer ![]() BHPC Member ![]() Joined: 17 April 2015 Location: Sheffield Status: Offline Points: 53 |
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I use a standard kids bike safety flag:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fp%2F6004333008 The orange one is very visible and not too big. I attach it just with cable ties. The connectors between the pole segments have to be not too weak. With a different flag a connector snapped and I lost the light which was attached to the pole. A light like the Cateye RapidX2 fits perfectly. |
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Andy G ![]() Visitor (new) ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 June 2019 Location: Kidderminster Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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I would be inclined to visit your local fishing tackle shop. Carbon fibre, and glass fibre rods is what they do. They usually sell “blanks”, for people who want to make their own rods. A good chance of picking up a “second”, or damaged rod for next to nothing. And fishing tackle, by it’s very nature, is incredibly light. It would deffo be my first port of call.
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mark aldridge ![]() Visitor (new) ![]() Joined: 29 October 2015 Location: surrey Status: Offline Points: 71 |
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Just head for your local kite shop. They tend to have poles in all diameters, weights and materials and are a fount of knowledge regarding fabrics and designs. I use Kite's Up in Cliddesden just south of Basingstoke.
Also it is worth trying any shop that does those self-standing sail style advertising banners that you see all over the place. Good luck.
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