Mushroomgodmat
Über Member
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- Norwich
Revolights - Super cool lighting system for cyclests
- Thread starter Mushroomgodmat
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gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
Already posted in the bikes and accessories sub forum.
Rather cool but probably impractical.
Rather cool but probably impractical.
DrSquirrel
Guest
Lights like these have been around for ages - yet no one really bothers with them...
Seigi
Senior Member
- Location
- Carlisle, UK
Price of them feels a little high for what you could get similarly.
calibanzwei
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Warrington
DrSquirrel
Guest
Many of us here use these - and they are very cheap and flexible too.
I do it more for the fun and is usually mounted on a rucksack or something, I rarely use it for "saftey".
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
- Location
- 'ampsheeeer
Any light which is a faff wont get used. Theres a reason handlebar mounted lights have remained the option most turn to imo... with dynamos being the next.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
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I think it is cool, and I don't see why it would be impractical necessarily. Expensive? Perhaps, but all new toys are expensive. A faff? Once fitted, I don't see why they would be. I wouldn't use them as single lights, of course, but I love the slightly Tron effect they gave the bike. I think a lot of people would like them, just as clever bling - and a lot of people who like bling would have $200 to splash out. There are plenty of very expensive gimmicks I would baulk at - anything that claims to shave a few grams off your bike, for example, while shedding a hundred pounds from your wallet....
Good luck to him.
cloggsy
Boardmanist
- Location
- North Yorkshire
I like 'em a lot, but think $200 is a little steep!
What they need to do is have them made under license by a mass-manufacturer, then they'll be affordable for all!
What they need to do is have them made under license by a mass-manufacturer, then they'll be affordable for all!
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I assume that would be an ultimate goal, but I guess you have to start small.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
$200 for a pair of lights which claim to be the only lights you will ever need isn't excessively steep - many people on here will have forked out £100 for a hub dynamo or £70 for a front light for riding on unlit roads.
Looking at the video the main problem seems to be that not enough light is thrown far enough forward to ride safely at a decent lick.
Looking at the video the main problem seems to be that not enough light is thrown far enough forward to ride safely at a decent lick.
adds21
Rider of bikes
- Location
- North Somerset
Yup, I really like the look of them, and could be tempted, but I can't see they'll ever be the only pair of lights you'll need, especially if you need lights to see by, rather than to been seen with.
Not to mention that it looks like it's not exactly a 5 minute job to switch them between bikes. I'd need at least 4 pairs
$200 for a pair of lights which ARE the only lights you will ever need certainly isn't excessively steep, but I would say that lights that just make a bit of your wheels glow and don't really illuminate your way are most certainly NOT the only lights you'll need. I'd still want a strong light on my bars to illuminate the road, and something around my back to make me more visible. Probably some smaller ones on my head too. And once I've got those, I don't really need these ones on my wheels.
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