Bolo Grubb

I saw a commuter the other day and it looks like he had 3 led lights in his helmet visor. Does anyone know of a product like this?

I was in my car at the time and was not able to ask the person I saw with this.

Thanks for any help in finding this product

cyclingjack

I saw an ad during the Kona Ironman telecast today for a Giro helmet that is coming out in the spring with the lights you are referring too. Looks interesting....

Two Buck Chuck

I haven't seen this particular set up in a helmet (I assume you are referring to LED headlights), but I just bought the Busch & Mueller TopFire LEDs for my helmet, which looks like a built-in system. It consists of four red LEDs designed to be mounted in the rear vents of the helmet and runs off a small CR2032 watch battery. The whole package weighs just 18g.

You can buy them at Peter White Cycles:
https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/b&m.asp
I hope this helps.

12/11/06--fixed bad link. Thanks Zero_Enigma!

mrbubbles

just attach a bunch of these on your helmet, and that would work



no point of buying helmet with built in lights as you crash, you gotta replace the whole thing

froze

The Bell Metropolis has several optional accessories you can buy including a rear light that fits onto a place made specifically for a light; https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...t-20/ref=nosim. You can get the helmet cheaper then this by buying just the helmet and the flasher; this price includes the mirror and rain cover. Plus the helmet has a round design instead of a tear drop shape that the racers like; the rounder shape has proven to be a better safer design.

Zero_Enigma

Two Buck Chucks link did not work cause it had a " ) " in it. I fixed the link t save some people some time

Fixed link here https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/b&m.asp


Zero_Enigma

GCRyder

I' guessing you were seeing something like the "Cap Light" sold at Sportsman's Guide

Bolo Grubb

Thanks guys. GCRyder I think yours is exactly what I saw. Imangine this on a helmet visor


seems like a great idea for a "too be seen" light.


I only saw the front on the helmet on the commuter I saw, but those top fire light sure do look cool.

I agree Mr Bubbles, I was mainly just curious as to what it was that I saw on the helmet.

I am thinking about getting both the cap clip on light and the top fire rear lights.

margoC

I have one of those cateye safty lights, the ones on a band like that other picture, wrapped between the vents of my giro pneumo. I wave it in front of my wheel magnet to turn it on and off.

margoC

Here is a pic of how I have mine:

n4zou

I know exactly what you saw. A Sportsman's Cap Light.

Bolo Grubb

thanks for the pic MargoC

tomg

check out Planet-Bike (PB) products for helmet mountable LED lights.
got my set from eBay, (PB) seems to be a very good bicycle oriented product-company!
" Planet-Bike.com " or something, about $12.00 include s/h.
tomg

gizem310

A guy that I see on the bike path every single night has one of those - it totally blinds me coming from the opposite direction. Good for him, sucks for me. It's like using your high beams on a two lane highway.

mike

There is a dude in Wisconsin who patented blinkie lights in the helmet.

I know that he got it made into hard -copy sample and I think he recently licenced or sold the patent to a major helmet maker, so we should be something interesting like that coming out soon.