jwarner

I'm fairly certain no-one was serious about the EMP generator, but if someone was, then yes, those who took offense to this unlikely gadget are correct. It would be irresponsible and foolish to use, if not requiring a power source too heavy to realistically carry on a bike. I haven't really considered it too deeply.

As for being serious, because getting from one place to another on two self-propelled wheels should be a serious business at all times.... My current gadgets, a light and a bell, and usually some combination of braky and shifty things are quite enough for me thank you. I will admit that occasionally I will strap down something funny, like a rubber chicken, just to make people smile. I have a theory that If I make people laugh, they are less likely to be grumpy, and less likely to try and run me over. This assumes they aren't texting, updating Facebook, eating, or slapping their kids around in the back seat while driving and not going to notice me anyway, but there really isn't any getting around that problem until the police start ticketing drivers for this bad behavior.

I have been wanting a low-profile button-type switch to change my head and taillights from annoying flashing to steady on the fly, but that would probably be pretty easy to wire up one of these days when I have the energy/time, and nothing better to do (OK, so never really). I think flashing tends to annoy people, which I don't usually want to do, but find it a necessary evil under certain circumstance.

RoadTire 

I want eyeglasses with lenses that actually change shape to accommodate were I'm looking. So if close, they are shaped for close work, like writing or working on by bike. Fixed multi-focal are just too much of admitting my age.

AFC27

What about headphones with built-in biometrics?

noglider 

What would you have it measure?

krobinson103

I mount a panel on top of the panniers. Use it to charge a bank of two liion 2800mah batteries then use them to recharge whatever it is I want to recharge, Works great and the panel and batteries/charger only cost $100

That would be great. I have a stupidly high powered rear light for the purpose of road riding, or for getting rid of annoying wheel suckers. Stick that thing on high intensity flash at maximum output its seizure inducing and it really does get rid of those people who won't go away. Be nice to have a remote switch from 'good functional light' to 'annoying flasher from hell'.

illdoittomorrow

Would this work for you? You'd need a dynamo, though... Sinewave Cycles | Sinewave Cycles

krobinson103

A dynamo is better than a panel. A panel only works when the weather is co-operating and is useless at night. Its advantage is when camping its a passive energy collector. I think ideally you want both. Panels and a hub dynamo.

illdoittomorrow

I'd like a hexacopter drone with a paintball launcher-thingy mounted on it, for close air support. For under $400, too

KDC19561954

I would like to see something that would charge a 12 volt battery while I ride my bike.I run turn signals on my BD and twin car horns people know I am coming and can hear me too.

krobinson103

You can get Solar arrays to charge 12v. Pretty sure they would be too heavy to be happy on a bike though.

Robert C

There is something I would like and I may end up making it myself. I would like one f the low-mid priced action cameras with a remote head. I want the controls on the handle bar where they are easy to access (a small LCD to help me see what it is shooting would be nice) . The I would be able to mount the camera wherever I want to and still have easy access to the controls.

If I had this setup I would be more likely to shoot interesting segments of rides. It isn't something that would be impossible to rig, it is just a matter of extending some wires.

RatMudd

I have found that the "Trail Tracker GPS" app works great on my iPhone. It's free. Very very very accurate and have never had a discrepancy with it. I'm not sure if it's available for Android or Windows phones, but it is available for iOS devices. I have not tried other trail tracking apps. It's also great for showing (proving) the path I went to the girlfriend, lol -- "You really rode 35 miles down the river valley?" "Yep, see..."

bbbean 

I either coast and let my freewheel do the talking, or pop my brifters a few times if I want to announce my presence without being obnoxious. Throat clearing works pretty well, too.

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fietsbob

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noglider 

Have it shoot dirty diapers onto windshields!

Double0757

The eye following camera (head gimbal mount on the helmet) with the hexacopter paintball (self deployable from the back of your rack, with a charging cable runing to your Dynamo), all combine in a glass heads up display, just like the fighter pilots! We would have real entertainment on videos posted by commuters around the world of disrespectful motorist shootings!

gecho

I've wondered if it would be possible to make a reflector that works with a variety of round LED headlights to provide a properly shaped beam. You'd probably have the LED light plug in at an angle near the bottom pointing backwards onto a mirrored surface.

Dave Cutter

I'll add that app to my list of apps to check out. THANKS.

colleen c

The top of my rack has a Ulock and the battery pack for the lights laying on top of the rack. I saw some of those backpack which has the solar panel on them. I was so much tempted to buy one and try to mod some clips to them so they can be attached to my rack. What I think will be neat is if someone make a pack that has all three side with panel and then the top lid is a folding panel which can be unfold such that the unfolded half will simply lay on top of the rack. Having all those panel, this may provide more juice. However I think it will come at the cost of being expensive and heavy.

Interesting product. I have too many bikes to fit them all to dynamo although the thought of just doing the main commuter bike might be in my near future plans.........

captsven

I have a dynamo system already. What I would like, and I think is doable, is a front and rear camera system that recharges itself from the dynamo.

Each camera would have a small battery that would be recharged from the dynamo. They would also have separate SD cards and be looped. Would have to have night vision for the rear one. They should be motion sensitive, so they would start recording with motion (save on the batteries and never worry about turning it on/off).

The idea would be to have a recordable camera system for accidents or whatever. The cool thing would be that it would recharge itself and record, front and back, whenever you were on the bike.

What would be ideal is to recharge during the daylight commute, and use the battery power during the night time commute. So not to take power away from the lights.

noglider 

I'd like a computer with servo motors that shift my two derailleurs the right way. My input would be a button-press (or knob turn or whatever) for higher or lower. It handles double shifts for me.

dru_

this is where a creaky chain comes in handy, but in all seriousness. take an old bell, rotate if around the tube 90 degrees so that it hangs sideways. You may need to loosen the clapper a little, but vibration of riding keeps it ringing with a very subtle ring instead of a full force ding.

dru_

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wphamilton

I'd like mini-drones that could fly out ahead and behind and alert me to situations that might need my attention, including misbehaving vehicles and pedestrians.

dru_

these are in development at a couple of places. In addition, there is at least one vendor seriously developing a helmet with biometrics in it. All that said, expect the biometrics market to continue to evolve and explode in a myriad of new ways.