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  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    No.

    I added about 3m of Scotch-Lite to my bike instead, rather cheaper than this.
    'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze....
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Nah, doesnt seem worthwhile to me. As some comments on the blog said you could just strap in a cheap glow stick or use another white light down there.
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    I've often wondered about angling a light _up_ to illuminate my back/legs more, mounted on a seat- or chainstay probably. I thought it might make me more visible from a distance.

    I like the "pool of light" aspect of the device in the link, but $110 seems a lot of money for it!
    Today is a good day to ride
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    girv73 wrote:
    I've often wondered about angling a light _up_ to illuminate my back/legs more, mounted on a seat- or chainstay probably. I thought it might make me more visible from a distance.

    I like the "pool of light" aspect of the device in the link, but $110 seems a lot of money for it!

    Personally, I'm not keen on the world to see my illuminated legs. :oops:

    girv73, buy a Dinotte rear light. It makes your bike look like something out of Close Encounters. Also a lot of money, but is actually a serious product.

    I'd like one of those things for my patio - looks like it would keep insects away.
  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    chuckcork wrote:
    No.

    I added about 3m of Scotch-Lite to my bike instead, rather cheaper than this.

    Which is fine if it has lights shining onto it. Reflectors are passive, i.e. they need an external light source shining onto them to work. Lights are active, i.e. they actively emit light. To be safe in the dark you should employ both active and passive on your bike.

    Having said that, non-waterproof, insecure lights that make you look like a bell end are probably not the way forwards
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Wrath Rob wrote:
    chuckcork wrote:
    No.

    I added about 3m of Scotch-Lite to my bike instead, rather cheaper than this.

    Which is fine if it has lights shining onto it. Reflectors are passive, i.e. they need an external light source shining onto them to work. Lights are active, i.e. they actively emit light. To be safe in the dark you should employ both active and passive on your bike.

    Having said that, non-waterproof, insecure lights that make you look like a bell end are probably not the way forwards

    Come to think of it, why HASN't anyone come up with the idea of an illuminated helmet?
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    @Always Tyred: Dinotte :shock: Pricey, but for 200 lumen output it's maybe worth it. Not sure I like the rubber ring mount or separate battery pack though.
    Today is a good day to ride
  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    Small 3 LED rear light, attached with a velcro strap around your ankle, goes up and down and round as you pedal, even Volvo drivers can see it.
    If you see the candle as flame, the meal is already cooked.
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    girv73 wrote:
    @Always Tyred: Dinotte :shock: Pricey, but for 200 lumen output it's maybe worth it. Not sure I like the rubber ring mount or separate battery pack though.

    Yeah - it has some design issues for sure. The o-rings on mine are fine after a year, but I have to use the absurd plastic mount in order that it doesn't point either to the sky or too far to the road (seat stay, seat post, respectively). The o-rings are completely standard and the light units themselves are tiny, so I don't really see that as a weak point particularly.

    I have a Li-ion version and when you see how bright it is, you'll understand why its in the "seperate battery pack" category.
  • spacey99
    spacey99 Posts: 20
    I saw someone with this a couple of weeks ago in Shepherds Bush. Under-body lighting for bikes. What next, an enormous spoiler?

    Having said that, it actually looked quite good. You wouldn't have missed them.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Come to think of it, why HASN't anyone come up with the idea of an illuminated helmet?

    I'm pretty sure someone does red leds that you put into the vents on the back of your helmet.
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    ride_whenever wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Come to think of it, why HASN't anyone come up with the idea of an illuminated helmet?

    I'm pretty sure someone does red leds that you put into the vents on the back of your helmet.

    I was thinking more of the glow worm effect. I had this vision of light a bit like the picture on that link, only streaming from the vents in my helmet. For a very brief moment this seemed like a good idea. I'm okay again now.
  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    Wrath Rob wrote:
    chuckcork wrote:
    No.

    I added about 3m of Scotch-Lite to my bike instead, rather cheaper than this.

    Which is fine if it has lights shining onto it. Reflectors are passive, i.e. they need an external light source shining onto them to work. Lights are active, i.e. they actively emit light. To be safe in the dark you should employ both active and passive on your bike.

    Having said that, non-waterproof, insecure lights that make you look like a bell end are probably not the way forwards

    For my commuting setup (well I'd been planning on riding to work in the dark, but being made redundant stopped that) I had planned in addition to the 3m of Scotch-Lite to have 2 Schmidt E6 lights mounted on an electron quick-release bracket and a helmet mounted LED; for the rear facing have on 2 red battery leds, one flashing, and maybe some of those led's you can attached with velcro to the rear of my helmet a s well. My backpack also has large areas of Scotch-Lite and I wear a high-viz jacket.

    All quickly removeable, I even made up an extension cord for the Schmidt's from my dynamo hub to save mucking around down there.

    If the buggers can't see me, it is because they're not looking!
    'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze....
  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    Also added a metre of Scotch-Lite to my helmet....
    'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze....
  • riklydon
    riklydon Posts: 12
    Good God...........................horses will bolt and children will cry....................
  • chuckcork
    chuckcork Posts: 1,471
    riklydon wrote:
    Good God...........................horses will bolt and children will cry....................

    No, but I'd probably get strange looks from the club captain....
    'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze....
  • Tempestas
    Tempestas Posts: 486
    I am not turning my bike into a Saxo......
  • Jamey
    Jamey Posts: 2,152
    Get a massive neon arrow and strap it to your head, with the point facing towards you. Job done.

    You can write your name on it in big letters, if you feel like personalising it. Maybe build some sort of GPS into it and link it up to your website with a live Google Maps feed as well.
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  • riklydon
    riklydon Posts: 12
    chuckcork wrote:
    riklydon wrote:
    Good God...........................horses will bolt and children will cry....................

    No, but I'd probably get strange looks from the club captain....

    Probably? :lol: .............well perhaps i'd have one for the festive season, I could be the local travelling bauble fairy :wink: ........Honestly mate it's hideous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I challenge you to put it to a poll, if you win I will strap 2 to my bike and munch on my cycling hat............................
  • Rudd
    Rudd Posts: 264
    I am very temped. I'm going to match it with a large spoiler, huge sub-woofer and furry dice. All i need to do then is find a 'massive' and hang out in supermarket carparks on a saturday night. With a bit of luck all the kit will devalue my bike to such an extent I can appear in max power. :D
  • Biscuiteer
    Biscuiteer Posts: 143
    Rudd wrote:
    I am very temped. I'm going to match it with a large spoiler, huge sub-woofer and furry dice.

    I'm sure a pair of nice disc wheels could be modified to be a pair of massive speakers!
  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    Biscuiteer wrote:
    Rudd wrote:
    I am very temped. I'm going to match it with a large spoiler, huge sub-woofer and furry dice.

    I'm sure a pair of nice disc wheels could be modified to be a pair of massive speakers!

    Stereo sound, too!

    I'll go check if you can actually do that...
  • chrisberry
    chrisberry Posts: 14
    what do you all think to the idea of a water bottle that fits in the bottle carrier and lights up bright enough to work like the light in the OP?

    Could be waterproof, removable, simple and just as effective. And just as un-necessary?
    Doesn't matter how many lights you have nor how bright -
    If the buggers don't LOOK they won't see you!
  • ansbaradigeidfran
    ansbaradigeidfran Posts: 526
    chrisberry wrote:
    what do you all think to the idea of a water bottle that fits in the bottle carrier and lights up bright enough to work like the light in the OP?

    Could be waterproof, removable, simple and just as effective. And just as un-necessary?
    I'm on the case:
      A short length of this:
    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=218015
    8xAA batteries
    a resistor
    switch
    clear water bottle

    Job done. Except, er, I don't have a bottle holder on my bike...
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    I would feel like a right tit with a "glowing" bike.
  • chrisberry
    chrisberry Posts: 14
    I suppose I could just catch some fireflies in a bottle.

    Damn, sorry that should be tyreflys?
    Doesn't matter how many lights you have nor how bright -
    If the buggers don't LOOK they won't see you!

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