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Safety flag

gbikegbike
in Tour II
Can the tall safety flags be mounted on the back seat edges? I will be carrying sleeping bags, tent, and panniers, and do not know if I would have room on the bike rack without interfering with the other stuff.
 
Thank you,
Gbike

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  • Florida_boundFlorida_bound
    I bought one of the cheap bike flags that attaches to the rear wheel and it fits in the seat hole.  I did cut it down a little and have to bend it to get it through the door of my condo.  I used a pipe cutter but I'm sure a hacksaw would work also.
  • gbikegbike
    Thank you, I
    currently have a 15 year old Rans Stratus that toes a BOB trailer. I am
    purchasing a TT tour this spring due to balance issues. I went down to the
    local hardware store and got two ¼” copper tubes 18 inches long. Pinched one
    end closed (the bottom) with plyers and taped (electrical tape) them to the rear
    rack. Then went to a home and garden store and purchased 2 long bamboo stalks ¼”
    in diameter and fitted 2 small American flags to the end (you guessed it, with electrical
    tape). This configuration has lasted as long as I have owned the recumbent
    bike. I have heard that pulling a BOB trailer with a tadpole trike can stress
    your frame because it does not ‘lean’ like a bike does. So my next option is
    panniers.
  • Florida_boundFlorida_bound
    So, did you put flags on the bike and the trailer?  That's probably a very good idea.  You want drivers to see both.
  • TrikesterHalTrikesterHal
    If you have a Terra Trike that has the holes in the seat frame, here is a possibility.  I purchased a "driveway marker" from Home Depot for $5.  It is a four foot, orange, fiberglass rod with a plastic cap on one end with a piece of reflective tape wrapped around it.  It will fit in the TT seat frame snuggly (it's a tiny bit larger in diameter than the stock TT flag staff). The HD marker is also much, much stronger.

    I also use a 36 inch (folded in half and secured with cable ties) lime green w/reflective tape ribbon on the staff.  I got the idea for the ribbons from watching trike videos on YouTube.  The fluttering ribbons caught my eye before the flags.
  • mariemumamariemuma
    Looks like the Burley flatbed cargo trailer will be the ticket to tow with my TerraTrike Traveler. It is the flex hitch that sold me. If it is installed on a regular bike, the regular bike can be laid on its side without the Burley even moving!! $229 and Amazon 2-day Prime free shipping!! Check it out. I have not yet purchased, but will probably do this and bring it to my dealer when I pick up my Traveler.
  • fromthefarmfromthefarm
    I was able to get a Burley flatbed on craigs list. Works great with a Rambler.
  • ClaggartClaggart
    I use a flag from soundwinds/airarts, on a folding pole about 6' tall, fits in the back of the seat like the normal TT flag.  I also use a lighted LED flagpole from Arizona Whips.  Drivers still say the don't see me. *sigh*
    Greenville NC drivers, worst in the world.


    Thanks for the comments about the trailers, I' have been trying to make decisions on that subject :)
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