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Monday, March 1st, 2010

Back ordering Dual Tube DLG systems until we can troubleshoot brightness issue.

Posted by fossilfool

We noticed that the majority of recent customer service issues with the Down Low Glow involved our Dual Tube systems. The most common issue is:

"One tube is bright and the other is dim, even with a full battery." or
"They take a long time to warm up"

We have backordered this item until we can troubleshoot the problem. Read More »

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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

LiveOnBike footage from Feb 5th "Road To BMF" benefit

Posted by fossilfool

Thanks to Big Top Coop for posting this video summary of The Genie's LiveOnBike performance, and of the gallery space at The Road To BMF benefit. Enjoy.

Lots of great shots of Rock The Bike products in action also: The Down Low Glow, the Biker Bar, Mundo Cargo Bikes (also used here to carry the camerawoman). 

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Thanks Bicycle Music Festival Fans, Crew, and Bands, for a fantastic Road To BMF opener

Posted by fossilfool

In the true spirit of the Bicycle Music Festival, we pedal powered five bands, went LiveOnBike with a scratch guitarist, fed and quenched sweaty pedalers with tea, kombucha, pies hauled in by bike and a local street chef, and featured a contortionist, a unicyclist, a bootleg beer garden, and a quartet of breakdancers, putting us squarely on the Road to this year's SF Bicycle Music Festival.  

 

Mark Wessels serving up a delightful unicycle performance.  Read More »

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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Repeating our warning to check your Down Low Glow system for signs of insulation breakdown and bare copper.

Posted by fossilfool

The battery output wire on the Down Low Glow has a certain amount of insulation. But with repeated flexing that insulation can break down.

Please look at the battery in the picture and compare it to yours. The black insulation has kinked and separated where it exits the pack, and you can see the white and red insulation of the inner two wires underneath. This is a result of repeated flexing of the wire. It is worse in cold places where the insulation can be brittle. Read More »

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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Pastana Surfs Valencia as Rock The Bike crew roll from Bike Expo to nighttime gig at Baobab.

Posted by fossilfool

Of the three in our crew that can surf Mundos only Adam Pastana has the sense of foundation that allows him to dance while surfing. We were on our way from the SF Bike Expo to power the Genie and yours truly at Baobab Village last night.

My parents have told me to take this off our homepage and focus on selling the Down Low Glow.

I think it's rolling street theater and an absolutely stunning breakthrough in rocking the bike (lowercase). It's inspiring to me, so I hope that, despite the obvious safety considerations, it's inspiring on some level, to you too.

Besides that, this brief video shows three of our most important products in action: Read More »

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Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Surfin' Mundos with the Rock The Bike Crew in SF.

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Adam Aufdencamp spreads his wings on his first Mundo surf.

Below: Video of a Sunday Night Mundo surf with Pastana and Masha. Footage: Aufdencamp.

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

TreeHugger post confirms that at least 70 percent of accidents between bikes and cars are related to Side Visibility

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A TreeHugger post confirms the importance of Side Visibility for cyclists, stating that 60% of accidents between bikes are cars are due to broadside impact alone (and broadside is only one of several accident types that can be considered "Side Visibility" types). This is consistent with what we've been saying about Side Visibility all along. Read More »

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Thanks Fair Oaks St. and the Yes Men! for too much fun in San Francisco Halloween weekend.

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Late night Haunted Hay Ride on the Biker Bar, cruising down 18th from the Castro to the District, with five European tourists along for the ride.


Rockin' Halloween colors on our way to Fair Oaks St. with a Masked Masha rolling a Mundo with the Down Low Glow. At sunset, yeow! Read More »

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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Roll with the Down Low Glow this fall.

Posted by fossilfool

chasing glow 2 by Joey Mac.
Photo: Joey Mac

Stay safe and have a little fun this fall with a bike light as phenomenal as you are. Pictured above is a dual-tube Down Low Glow system, paired with a rear blinky. We now offer a discount on our rear blinkie when you purchase a Down Low Glow. Just look for the "Add a blinkie" option at checkout.

Here are 16 more reasons to roll with the Down Low Glow this fall.

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Friday, August 28th, 2009

Climbing up El Arbol for the first ride -- solid!

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Rode El Arbol down the block with a pvc pipe instead of pedals. by you.

My dad's been suggesting that I test ride El Arbol as soon as possible before sinking the hours into custom fiberglass work on the trunk, roots and branches. Not a bad idea.   OK, so it didn't have brakes or pedals, but at least now the frame has at lease now been heat treated. Read More »

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Recent Press

Goodbye, Invisible Bikers

Reader's Digest, Jan 30, 2009

The Down Low Glow is a new type of bike light that illuminates riders fully, not just from the front or back.

Cool Tools review of the Down Low Glow

Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools, Oct 18, 2008

Having skater kids comment on how awesome my bike is as I ride past has been particularly fun. I've even had total strangers come up to me and say they saw me the other night on the road. The glow from these things makes you look huge. Cars definitely give me more passing room, and my wife feels better about my evening commute knowing that I'm highly visible from all directions, including the side.

RTB customer Si Reasoning on MTV's "Choose or Lose" discussing his solution to high gas prices

MTV's "Choose or Lose", May 19, 2008

"Since the beginning of the Gulf War, I have biked thousands of miles, just doing daily errands and things along those lines. And the amount of money I have saved has been tremendous."

Features

Six Great Down Low Glow colors to choose from

One photo and two videos from now, you'll understand how Side Visibility and the Down Low Glow protect you on night rides.

If there's something you find reassuring about having a taillight this powerful, this large, on your long bike or commuter bike, trust your instincts. Get the Down Low Glow.

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Common Questions

What are the dimensions of the DLG's components?

I have a frame with a big fat tube. Will the Down Low Glow fit my bike?

Can the Down Low Glow be powered by a tire-rubbing or hub generator?

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The people say...

quotation "I have had many situations where a car has come to an intersection where they had a stop sign and I did not, at least half a block ahead of me, with no other traffic on the road to prevent the car from pulling out, and they waited for me to pass. This situation has happened many times since installing the Down Low Glow."
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-Randy in Colorado
November 5, 2009

quotation "My wife's concern paved the way for my DLG purchase. Almost immediately, I noticed nearly every vehicle giving me more room with many changing to the other lane. Today's commute was a foggy one and the cars and semis were still moving over."
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-Jeff in Indiana
September 23, 2009

quotation "Max Speed took a look at his bike and took a look at his sled and said "You know, that would look really cool on my sled too" Now it looks pretty awesome when he hits top speed and catches big air at night."
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-Max Sled
January 5, 2009