Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets - Bar end brake lights

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Slater4545

11-07-09, 09:59 PM

A DYI version of bar end brake lights. Interesting project. If I had a longer commute with some better downhills I might try to build one.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bar-End-Brake-Light-BEBL/

(I apologize if this has been already posted.)

dauphin

11-07-09, 10:07 PM

that's actually kind of cool

ItsJustMe

11-07-09, 11:05 PM

Yeah, you can almost kind of see it if you're looking right at it.

They need to put some 1/2 watt LEDs in there.

nwmtnbkr

11-08-09, 01:37 AM

Neat idea, but I would use it in conjunction with a rear-mounted brake light. I also agree that brighter LEDs would make it much, much better. I didn't do anything so fancy in creating my brake light. I've just got a simple rear, red LED strip that's triggered by a micro lever switch zip-tied to my rear brake cable. Simple and it works.