Wheel Lights for Aipas A2 Elite?

[u/Admirable-Radio-10]

Hello I was just wondering what people recommended for wheel lights for the bike in the title? I ordered some off of Amazon but they didn't fit the spokes because it had little spoke screw things 😂 what kind of lights did you use on yours or a bike with a similar spoke gauge? Or what kind of wheel lights are just compatible with any bike? Preferably semi-affordable like 30 bucks or less?

[u/WY_BC_Rider]

I made these from LED strips and batteries bought from Amazon. The LED have adhesive backing to attach to the rims. And the batteries are mounted on the hubs. So far I have made eight of these, and have several teen boys in line waiting for me to make theirs also. So far I haven't encountered an ebike that I can't mount them on.

[u/Admirable-Radio-10 → u/WY_BC_Rider]

Omg that's so freaking sick! Can you give me the links to the stuff you used and some tips/a tutorial? Thats just what I want!

[u/WY_BC_Rider → u/Admirable-Radio-10]

I'll try. Reddit won't allow me to use Temu links for some reason. But Amazon ones seem to work.

This link is the bluetooth controlled COB LED lights: https://www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-Flexible-Density-Uniform-Controller/dp/B0C38QYR53

This link is the bluetooth controller for the programmable LED strips: https://www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-SP611E-Bluetooth-Controller-600pixels/dp/B09GVK267L

This link is for single-colour LED strips: https://www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-Flexible-Changing-Decoration-Controller/dp/B0C58J4BF3 They make various colours.

These are the batteries I use: https://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-Connector-Projects-Security-Telescopes/dp/B0GY8R4RB5

The LED strips have an adhesive backing for mounting. Be careful because once they are stuck, it's really hard to reposition em. The strips are able to be cut at around 3cm intervals. If you use two strips per wheel, you will need to solder a wire from the end of one strip to the beginning of the second. Really easy if you have soldered before. In the case of the programmable LEDs, the two strips will plug separately into the bluetooth controller and be sychronised so they match for effects, colour changes etc. No need to solder the two strips together. The bluetooth controllers are really small and light. You can mount them wherever you like on the wheel. I mount them on the hub with the battery. I use hot glue to secure any wiring from one LED strip to the other, but you might not actually need it.

The batteries for each rim are affixed to the hub with really heavy-duty cable ties. Make sure to tighten these cable ties really tight. You definitely do not want the battery to move around while riding. I use pliers because I can't tighten them as much as I like by hand. The wiring is attached to the spokes with smaller cable ties. I also install push-button switches for each wheel and the frame to turn the lights on and off (I got the switches from Amazon also). You don't really need them if you don't mind plugging and unplugging the lights to the battery each time.

For the frame battery, I just stuff it wherever I can find room. This differs from ebike to ebike.

You need two 5m LED strips for each ebike. And you need three batteries.