'Marker Lights'

[Richard A Thackeray]

On a couple of occasions recently in Wakefield, I've seen a rider using - what I can best describe as - 'Marker Lights'

Given the facts that it's dark, & I've only seen him, when on 'Dads taxi' duties, I can't ask about them

To me, it seems that they either clip onto the end of drop-bar' near the end-plugs, or actually replace the end-plugs
They show lights to front & rear too


Anyone got any ideas, please?

 

[MisterStan]

Something like this?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Yes, thankyou

I'd looked on 'Ribble' & 'Wiggle', before writing that, but for some reason missed the relevant item, as I found it in between posting & this answer

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/tacx-lumos-front-and-rear-led-handlebar-light-set/

Unless it's just that I tend to look for bikes, they certainly appeared to be effective!

 

[Turbo Rider]

Woah! Those things are awesome!! Are they bright??!?!? I want!!

 

[MisterStan]

They appear to be more 'be seen' than 'to see' lights.

 

[Turbo Rider]

well thats justr about bright enough to make me feel like Streethawk then

 

[ianrauk]

They appear to be more 'be seen' than 'to see' lights.

^^^ This.

I have seen them a few times on my commute.
I spoke to one guy who used them. He said he was on his second pair as the first set failed. Looking at the Wiggle link. His weren't the only ones.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Reviews are quite poor though, good idea rubbish quality.

 

[Cuchilo]

The problem with these reviews is people only really comment if they have had trouble with the product . So you get 20 bad reviews online but thousands of happy users that didn't write a review .

 

[smokeysmoo]

I can vouch for their poor quality, at least the one set I had were anyway.

Couldn't be @rsed trying another set so sent them back for a refund.

Nice idea, nice design, poor build quality.

 

[Tynan]

had them the red ones for drops a few years back, after seeing them on another bike, and loved them and was asked about them all the time but they were so flimsy that trying to change the batteries broke them

 

[Turbo Rider]

Hmm, sounds like a tried & tested no, no then. Glad I didn't get the wallet out of the dusty corner then - maybe in a few years...a man can dream....

 

[clid61]

Shame that thought TACX would put their name to a quality product , good idea in principle though .

 

[Arjimlad]

I have these little bar-end lights and find them pretty good. They run off small LR44 type batteries. They are made from a solid bar of machined aluminium and fit well. Still going strong this winter albeit on new batteries.

HTH

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/deal-extreme-bar-end-lights.117611/

 

[jonny jeez]

^^^ This.

I have seen them a few times on my commute.
I spoke to one guy who used them. He said he was on his second pair as the first set failed. Looking at the Wiggle link. His weren't the only ones.

Yup..mine fail every year...as the battery goes flat they refuse to turn off...plus the housing for them expands to fit the inner bars and if tightened too much (which it's impossible not to) they crack and are forever loose.

That said, in the depths of winter I still blow the dust off them. they make an unfamiliar shape and seem to make you stand out a lot more because of it.

J