Wheel mounted lights?

zenistar
zenistar Posts: 75
edited August 2011 in Commuting general
Just fount these via a collegue who is also a commuter, it is a rim mounted LED light system that projects to the front and back when riding.

http://kulturbazaar.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... ights.html

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rev ... n?ref=live

I didnt see any other posts about these so it will be interesting to see what people's opionions are.

Personally I think they look great when riding but I dont like the idea of looking like a cheap Christmas tree when stopped at the lights!
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  • mossychops
    mossychops Posts: 262
    I agree, look great while moving, a bit naff when stopped.
  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    Seems an overcomplicated way (battery in hub) to achieve what can already be achieved with led lights in a strip along seat stays and fork arms. Don't really want extra mass on the wheels.
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  • stuartturbo
    stuartturbo Posts: 69
    I do think i would buy them If a reasonable price
    Not that bad but bad enough for me
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  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    Ok until you're in traffic & they're hidden by the cars even more than bar mounted lights.
  • prb007
    prb007 Posts: 703
    got these for a diver at LIDL last year - they weigh f-all

    http://uk.ebid.net/for-sale/wowow-3m-re ... lebase#pic

    place on trailing spokes and they don't add any wind resistance, either :D
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  • walkingbootweather
    walkingbootweather Posts: 2,443
    prb007 wrote:
    got these for a diver at LIDL last year - they weigh f-all

    Wouldn't your diver friend prefer something heavier? Otherwise he's likely to keep bobbing back to the surface....
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  • prb007
    prb007 Posts: 703
    walkingbootweather wrote:
    prb007 wrote:
    got these for a diver at LIDL last year - they weigh f-all

    Wouldn't your diver friend prefer something heavier? Otherwise he's likely to keep bobbing back to the surface....

    'twas Cockney rhyming slang, or are you being ironic?
    I like irony, I work in a steelworks!
    you can't make steel without making a little irony :lol:
    If Wales was flattened out, it'd be bigger than England!
    Planet X Ti Sportive for Sportives & tours
    Orange Alpine 160 for Afan,Alps & dodging trees
    Singlespeed Planet X Kaffenback for dodging potholes
    An On-One Inbred for hard-tail shenanigans...
  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    Would the front dazzle you and make it harder to see the cruddy roads.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Slightly cheaper way of doing it...

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIREFLYS-LIGH ... 20b836e7e6
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    Would a Knog on your hub have the same effect?
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.

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