Fibre Flare

[garrilla]

Has anyone got one, seen one, etc?

http://www.extrauk.co.uk/product/detail/Fibre_Flare/LED/2844/

 

[ianrauk]

yes, just bought 2 of them for my winter commute.
Very good they are too. Will use them first time in anger on the Southend FNRttC

 

[Garz]

Its almost like being michael knight!

 

[summerdays]

I used mine for the first time this morning although I don't think it's brilliant in daylight (which was when I was trying to use it), however nobody moved sideways into me as they often do so maybe it did work. I attached it to my pannier through a pannier loop and with an elastic band at the other end. Yet to use it properly in the dark.

 

[garrilla]

yes, just bought 2 of them for my winter commute.
Very good they are too. Will use them first time in anger on the Southend FNRttC

At £30 a peice I will await you verdict.

I like the Idea of them, so pleae report back.

 

[fossyant]

Got two myself - mounted on my rucksack - for side visibility. Great bit's of kit.

 

[ianrauk]

£45 a pair through wiggle.
A good price for a decent pair of rear lights, and they are very good & bright. You will certainly get noticed. From the rear and the side at the same time.

You can even bend them into a loop if you so wish.
I have put one each down the rear seat stays.

At £30 a peice I will await you verdict.

I like the Idea of them, so pleae report back.

 

[summerdays]

I've only the one and used it for the first time in the dark yesterday - and I mounted it on my pannier... which happened to be the left one. After a couple of close overtakes I decided for the return journey to put it on the right. Then I felt vulnerable on my left for people approaching from side roads. This felt rather odd when I also had on my normal lights (2 rear), although to be fair I had started the journey with 2 different idiots in cars which may have created the vulnerable feeling in the first place.

 

[garrilla]

£45 a pair through wiggle.

A good price for a decent pair of rear lights

no stock until late October!!!

and they are very good & bright. You will certainly get noticed. From the rear and the side at the same time.

You can even bend them into a loop if you so wish.
I have put one each down the rear seat stays.

I'm undecided whether to use the seat stays, as you have done, or attach to the ruck sack as Fossy has done, but I'm certain I want them now.

Funny how scarcity works

 

[fossyant]

Here is a pic

 

[garrilla]

Someone needs to help me. My finger is lingering over "add to basket" but it shouldn't.

I wonder whether CRC will match Wiggle for a pair?

CRC also out of stock with no time on repleneshment.

 

[ianrauk]

Blimey,
got mine from Wiggle a couple of weeks back...

You can add one to the right seat stay and one to a rucksack...

no stock until late October!!!



I'm undecided whether to use the seat stays, as you have done, or attach to the ruck sack as Fossy has done, but I'm certain I want them now.

Funny how scarcity works

 

[summerdays]

Yep mine was from wiggle too - I would like some of the yellowy/orange ones I think but nobody seems to stock those.

 

[topcat1]

Here's some pics with Ian on the Fnrttc

 

[ianrauk]

Blimey, I look like the proverbial lit up Christmas tree. The flares are very bright and due to their size, very noticeable.
I did originally put a fibre flare on each down tube... but decided it looked a tad ott.
In reflection (no pun intended) I will use both next time..