Ive not seen these before

[steveindenmark]

I visited my lbs today and was looking at a Focus CX bike. The bike was fitted with a light in the bar end which I have never seen before. It was very bright. A pretty neat idea I thought.

 

[Rob3rt]

They have been around for ages, not particularly popular though, quite possibly because they aren't so visible from behind with a rider on the bike as they are obscured by the rider. Not the worst idea though.

 

[fossyant]

I thought the seat rail mounted light was more interesting - looks very compact

 

[Easytigers]

Like the idea

 

[Rob3rt]

Maybe they could be angled out slightly sideways and coloured amber, like the lights on the sides of cars?

I think you would still need to be coming alongside to see them but that might make them more effective than they currently are. The problem is that a riders bars are about the width of their legs, so from behind they will be mostly obscured regardless of the design. As you pull alongside they become visible, but of course are not optimised for this angle, so it is a bit of a waste. I suppose if they were as you say, optimised from slightly sideways viewing, then at least they would be better in this context, but they will simply never be that good from behind. That said, they are not intrusive, so if you get some at a reasonable price, why not...

I thought the seat rail mounted light was more interesting - looks very compact

Is it a Fizik saddle? You can pop the logo out of the back of them and then attach various accessories.

 

[winjim]

I thought the seat rail mounted light was more interesting - looks very compact

I think fizik do a saddle/light system like that.

 

[winjim]

Haha. That's Rob3rt's first TMN?

A cross post so not strictly

 

[wisdom]

I saw some on a bike the other morning.It was about 0530 and pitch black.They were very effective and he had a normal rear light as well.
Really showed up well.

 

[steveindenmark]

I quite liked the Schwalbe, White wall chunky tyres as well.

 

[Mrs M]

I visited my lbs today and was looking at a Focus CX bike. The bike was fitted with a light in the bar end which I have never seen before. It was very bright. A pretty neat idea I thought.

I bought these for my mountain bike but never used them, good idea though.

 

[bpsmith]

I bought these for my mountain bike but never used them, good idea though.

Even less visible on a mountain bike, surely?

 

[KneesUp]

Is it a Fizik saddle? You can pop the logo out of the back of them and then attach various accessories.

Thank you. I now know why the bit on the back of my Aldi SR saddle comes out

 

[Glow worm]

I think fizik do a saddle/light system like that.

They throw rocks at Dread Pirates as well

 

[.stu]

I've got Tacx ones that have a front light too - not usable on their own, but they do help define the width of my bike and also they seem to cause drivers to slow down because they're not sure what they're looking at.
Only advice I can give is don't try and screw them in tight as the threads are made of plastic.

 

[Accy cyclist]

They're too confusing for approaching traffic i reckon. If you don't use a standard rear light alongside them then your bike will appear further away than it is resulting in you being hit from behind.