Sigma Sport - Why Don't Your LED Headlight Have A Flash Mode?

[Ziemas]

Sigma Sport,

I've been very happy with all of the Sigma Sport products I have owned. Your products are an excellent value for their cost. Sadly I have stopped buying your LED lights as they don't have a flashing function.

It looks like you make some nice high powered lights such as the Karma, PowerLED, and Kalmit, but none of them offer a flash mode which so many cyclists use every day. Why has this vital function been left out of your lights?

http://www.sigmasport.com/en/produkte/beleuchtung/

[royalflash]

it would make them illegal in Germany and maybe in some other countries as well- that could be a reason?

[Ziemas]

it would make them illegal in Germany and maybe in some other countries as well- that could be a reason?

That could be a reason, although their low end 'safety lights' all have a flashing mode.

[Brian]

Let me check my Rolodex...

[Ziemas]

^^^

Did you have any luck contacting Sigma Sport?

[Brian]

I've been a bit behind, but did get an email out to them recently.

[Ziemas]

^^^

Thanks.

[Sigma USA]

Thanks for the inquiries on SIGMA lights.

We have not removed the flashing mode from our LED lights! We offer two different categories: Safety and High Power LEDs. The High Power, "Black Edition" is something that is brand new for SIGMA for 2008 and is currently not available.

All SIGMA safety LED lights (sold in North America) have flashing modes. We started off with constant and flashing, now many of our newer lights have multiple flashing modes. (Quadro, Tailguard...) "Ziemas" is correct in saying that flashing modes are illegal in Germany, but for the North American market, all of our safety lights have and will continue to have the flashing mode(s).

The new "black edition" lighting systems are our high powered LED lights. They are part of our "off road" or "high powered" lighting category like the halogen Evo + Evo X sets. Unlike the safety LED lights, the "black edition" light sets do not have flashing modes. They were designed with night time riding as the primary focus. (adventure races, 24hr races, night rides, commuting after dark....) We wanted to create a line of bright, light weight light sets with long burn times. With that being said, due to the extreme brightness of an LED, the new "black edition" light sets will allow you to "see and be seen", even without a flashing mode!

Thanks,

Sigma USA

[Sigma USA]

After posting, I realized that it was RoyalFlash who mentioned that LED lights were illegal in Germany, not Ziemas. Sorry!

[Brian]

Brian,

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Brian,
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[Ziemas]

Thanks for the inquiries on SIGMA lights.

We have not removed the flashing mode from our LED lights! We offer two different categories: Safety and High Power LEDs. The High Power, "Black Edition" is something that is brand new for SIGMA for 2008 and is currently not available.

All SIGMA safety LED lights (sold in North America) have flashing modes. We started off with constant and flashing, now many of our newer lights have multiple flashing modes. (Quadro, Tailguard...) "Ziemas" is correct in saying that flashing modes are illegal in Germany, but for the North American market, all of our safety lights have and will continue to have the flashing mode(s).

The new "black edition" lighting systems are our high powered LED lights. They are part of our "off road" or "high powered" lighting category like the halogen Evo + Evo X sets. Unlike the safety LED lights, the "black edition" light sets do not have flashing modes. They were designed with night time riding as the primary focus. (adventure races, 24hr races, night rides, commuting after dark....) We wanted to create a line of bright, light weight light sets with long burn times. With that being said, due to the extreme brightness of an LED, the new "black edition" light sets will allow you to "see and be seen", even without a flashing mode!

Thanks,

Sigma USA
Thanks for responding, Sigma USA.

What a shame the "black edition" lights don't have a flashing mode. In heavy city traffic I find a flashing light is much more visible, both as a cyclist and as a car driver. Sadly for a light with the cost of the "black edition" lights the lack of a flashing mode is a deal breaker.

Once again, thanks for the information.