Knog LED Lights

ChillyGetsTrilly

Anyone seen/heard of these nifty things? An Aussie company is up for a design award for their LED Bike lights. cool little things if i do say so myself.

check em out: http://www.knog.com.au/Product.aspx?productId=160

oh and the design contest is here (you can vote if you'd like): http://www.wallpaper.com/readers-poll-2010/

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RossMu

I like the look of them. I already have a semi-decent front light, but think I might get a frog and point it just in front of the front tyre, to give me a better range of visibility.

ChillyGetsTrilly

yeah not a bad idea. they're supposedly super flexible and easy to place. not to mention verrrry bright

gtvlusso

There brilliant - used mine for about a year or so. never let me down and never leaked in water - batteries last for ages too. Used to go through a set of lights every year!

Christophe3967

They're very good, especially if you have limited room on the bars, odd shaped seat-posts etc etc and don't need to cycle in rural unlit streets. Inexpensive to boot.

jairaj

good set of lights, very flexible placement and takes 2 secs to pop them on or off. slightly expensive tho.

itboffin

They stopped working after a couple of yokel wet rides, the rubber casing doesn't fully seal from real man's rain, none of that pansy London drizzle.

jairaj

Mine works faultlessly. I have one on the back of my mountain bike with no rear mud guard, gets covered in rain and mud all the time. So much so that you can't see the LEDs any more and I have to wash it before going back on road.

fossyant

They are OK as a backup - I've got a Toad up front, long battery life, bright ish, but I'd recommend some more serious lights as the main ones.

number9

I've got the bar end light, pretty good.

cougie

Planet X are doing some lights that seem pretty similar - Skullyz I think ?

They seem nice - but only as back up to another set, I'd not trust any light by itself.

Wallace1492

I have 3 of these, 2 front and 1 rear, great as back up lights, bright, snazzy and cool.

number9

You usually see Knogs or similar as lights attached to the back of the rucksack. I love these, they give a good impression of size, if that makes sense.

biondino

I have a Toad, a Frog and a Skink. All very fit for purpose, though not bright enough for off-road/rural riding. I did notice that my Skink, which had suffered two 2-hour journeys on my bike rack in the rain, started turning itself on for a few hours after I got home, but it seems fine now.

BrianTrousers

I have a Gekko for the rear which I bought as I was frustrated with my Cateye falling off/dropping to pieces on the rough stuff off road.

It's good in terms of durability and not falling off. Can't comment on how it looks as I'm never behind myself when it's on!

As for commuting use, it's probably OK as a back-up. Don't know about the fronts.

OldSkoolKona

Have a pair as back up lights and for getting 'caught out late lights'. Very nifty and a great design. Seem really bright for the size of them.

stomith

Weird innit. Some people say they're great...some say terrible. Not much middle ground.

I've got 6 or 7 of them...the design is elegantly simple and I buy into that. I've lost 2 due to water damage and as such:

Myself and a small tube of bathroom sealant spent a nice afternoon sealing the little fekkers into their silicone gloves. I can't change the batteries in them now, without getting a bit messy or at least, complicated. But they are so little and lightweight...how can i say no.

In terms of safety - they're not "bright" unless you're right in the firing line, but they do tick the 'legal' box.

il_principe

Tey're far better than anything by Crapeye. No stupid mount required. Yeah they don't last for ever but they're perfect for city commuting and can be easily attached to bags/clothing etc as well as bikes.

lae

They're pretty good and they actually look nice (unlike 99% of bike lights which are so incredibly ugly I can't bring myself to use them except on my hack... I'm a designer, I can't help it :shock: ).

I use Gekkos front and rear, with a couple of Frogs as additional lights.

Good for lit city streets, naff outside the town though, they're not bright enough.



PS

I detest the way that the Knog website is written. Just tell me what the light does, what features it has, what batteries it takes etc. Don't give me some bollocks about Yeti fighting Bigfoot - the lack of real information just puts me off.

ride_whenever

they're great as a backup, wouldn't use them as sole lights though.

I quite like the cateye lights though, the mounts are good (i get free warranty replacements as i work in a bike shop) until they snap. Most of my lights just get zip tied onto bikes though, it's easier that way.

downfader

frinkmakesyouthink wrote:

PS

I detest the way that the Knog website is written. Just tell me what the light does, what features it has, what batteries it takes etc. Don't give me some bollocks about Yeti fighting Bigfoot - the lack of real information just puts me off.

Tell me about it. I clicked on one light and expected to see run time but instead some plonker has written "boobs boobs boobs"

:roll: Yeah the guy that wrote it. :roll:

Specialized Needs

Saw one attached to a rear hub a couple of weeks back.

I've have said that it was the poor man's* tyrefly, but they aren't exactly cheap!

*and the rider was female ... details, details

the_hundredth_idiot

duncedunce wrote:

Saw one attached to a rear hub a couple of weeks back.

I've have said that it was the poor man's* tyrefly, but they aren't exactly cheap!

*and the rider was female ... details, details

I'd attached my Frog to my rear hub last winter. Took it off in the summer and am now dithering about whether it is appropriate or sensible to put it back. Is it legal (as it would be flashing forward part of the time, albeit largely obscured by the frame)? Is it helpful or will it confuse drivers as it is an unexpected and unfamiliar position - so doesn't help identify me as a bike?

I've also got a Gekko on the front as a flashing back up to my constant beam front light.

Both are very easy to attach and take off, and can be fitted almost anywhere. Seem reliable and have good run time. Also good, bright lights (which is kinda important).

And I'm with the other comments about "CrapEye". My rear bounced off its fitting never to be seen again. I dropped myfront from about 3 feet yesterday - no visible damage but it doesn't work any more (a google shows this is a fairly common problem) and that was a £60 light when new, though they're a bit cheaper now. You could bounce a Knog like a rubber ball and I bet it would still work.

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number9

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downfader

Thing is with the cateye 610s is that the mounts work best if you have to side the light in sideways. The mounts where you drop them in from above seem to launch them out I notice.