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If you look at the video you can see how the amount of black light in a given spot changes the brightness of that spot. It could be cool to create different light patterns, changing the intensity of the leds with the speed of the bike.
This is genius, how come no one thought of this before, it is cheap, provides more safety for bicyclers and freaking looks like tron bikes! This guy deserves to make money.
Still, this is a pretty neat addition to this increasingly crowded bicycle light accessory space.
Not sure how legal this is in most places. I think colored lighting on the rodas is generally banned in most states.
This is genius, how come no one thought of this before, it is cheap, provides more safety for bicyclers and freaking looks like tron bikes! This guy deserves to make money.
Actually there are several similar solutions out there already. Check out http://www.monkeylectric.com or http://revolights.com Still, this is a pretty neat addition to this increasingly crowded bicycle light accessory space.
These systems look neat, but I find them inelegant in that they're only visible from the sides, so they're more of a supplement to front and rear lights than a complete solution.
He acknowledges that in the video, and I think it's perfectly fine. I can't imagine a system for bikes that can accomplish both.
This is genius, how come no one thought of this before, it is cheap, provides more safety for bicyclers and freaking looks like tron bikes! This guy deserves to make money.
Disc brakes would overcome this, but that's going to be an expensive retrofit for most cyclists.
The major difference seems to be that Lunasee is powered by a hub dynamo (rather than batteries). It's also currently only available pre-installed on some bicycle models, and as an aftermarket part for motorcycles, but they say they plan to sell an aftermarket bicycle part, too.
The single biggest problem seems to be that the adhesive phosphorescent strip is attached to the rim, which on most bikes is what the brake blocks press against to stop the bike. If you look closely in the video, his bike has no brakes !!! (You even see him use his feet to stop.) So much for "saving lives"! Disc brakes would overcome this, but that's going to be an expensive retrofit for most cyclists.
