Ordered a pair of Reelight SL120s from Amazon on Wednesday and got them this afternoon so here's my review:

These things were a ***** to install! The Reelight site claims that anyone can install them in a matter of minutes! It took me an hour to get them on the back wheel and about half an hour to get them on the front and then another half hour of tweaking after the first test ride!



As you can see I do not have it mounted on the rear axle because of my IGH. I tried it and it forced me to have to secure the magnets too deep between the spokes, basically touching the hub. Though it worked, this would overtime bend or pop the spokes. Reelights sells a version with a longer mounting brackets but I don't think any place in America carries them.



The reason why they are so tricky to install is you have to get the magnets and light within 1-3mm of each other in order for the magnets turn the dynamo thingy inside the light. Now this is very tricky to adjust, since a mm too far and you get nothing while a mm too close and the components start to rub. If you have a quick release skewer you might want to thread it from the other end like I just to be see but it probably wouldn’t matter.



Took her for a test ride to the market for some beer (2 miles) just now and am very satisfied so far. These lights are about the same brightness and a typical blinky and at cruising speed they blink at about 3 blinks per second and 4 when going fast. They also stay on for 1-5 minutes after you have stopped, depending on how long you have ridden. When I got out of the market they were still blinking.

I wish all bikes came standard with something like this.

Looks good, now you just need to add some of these:

Freelights

Unknown Cyclist

Do you use the free lights? Can you compare the Freelights with the Down Low Glow system?

Here: https://www.rockthebike.com/down-low-glow

I don't own any freelights, though one of my friends has some, which is how I know about them.

Can I compare them ?

Yes, easily.

Freelights are a set of blinky LEDs that require no batteries (more similar to Reelights)

Down Low Glow System is for people who want to pimp their ride...oh and it is battery powered...
* you’ll hear people shouting “Nice bike!” and “Your bike is tight!”
* weighs over 1lb !! (and that's just the battery)
* The Down Low Glow is the only bicycle safety light with GSR (lol)

I'm not totally convinced this is good advice either: "as you sprint to catch a yellow light, knowing that cars in the opposing direction will wait until you cross the intersection" - not something I would bet my life on tbh

I like the Idea of course but those things look really ugly compared to what I have.

Not only ugly, but also seems a bit expensive for a couple of cold cathode tubes and a few nimh.

1) Yes, Reelights are a ***** to install.
2) Yes, They are insanely awesome after installing.
3) Last I checked, Reelight will ship direct to USA customers, including the extended kind.
4) That freelight system looks hella cool.

reelights are great! i loved the pair i had on my stolen Motor bicycle! =-( .....i bought a set that broke, and the good people on reelight sent me a new set! they were awesome!!

Now I'm in Fred Heaven!

Might be a dumb question, but why can't you use plain paper as a shim to get the ~1.5mm clearance between the dynamoes?

(LBS carries both, but wanted to see what the friendly folks at BF thought about them before laying down almost $100 CAD)