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eja_ bottecchia 08-12-19 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by Tanstaafl (Post 21070923)
Engage Ludicrous Speed!



The Big Helmet...Spaceballs. :roflmao2:

DrIsotope 08-12-19 03:44 PM

Inch and a half across!?! Lies! Deception! If it's not at least as big around as a coffee mug, NO DEAL

kcblair 08-12-19 04:15 PM

Hell, I'm a sucker for gadgets. If it detects braking and flashes, I'm in, I'll just forgo the next 6pk. of beer, $17, why not. KB.

Retfor 08-12-19 11:20 PM

im not all that worried about a super bright tail light, personally. a car coming up behind me should have its lights on. a good reflector should be plenty for visibility.

now, a brake light and turn signals, that id be down for...

BikeLite 08-13-19 03:35 AM

15 lumens

atwl77 08-13-19 03:47 AM


Originally Posted by Brocephus (Post 21071676)


✅ SET YOUR OWN LIGHT MODES: 5 light mode options: Strobe(9 hours), Slow Strobe(56 hours), Meteor Flash(14 hours), Windmill Flash(17 hours), Breathing Flash(8 hours). You can switch different modes according to your needs and different occasions to get the best lighting experience
Meteor. :foo:

Rollfast 08-13-19 04:04 AM


Originally Posted by Brocephus (Post 21070823)
edit: I found this on Amazon, LOL! It's 4 realz, yo ! :D

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b61628f6e5.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d9b462f1d4.gif

Nachoman 08-13-19 02:21 PM


Originally Posted by kcblair (Post 21072276)
Hell, I'm a sucker for gadgets. If it detects braking and flashes, I'm in, I'll just forgo the next 6pk. of beer, $17, why not. KB.

Because it's only 15 lumens and for a few bucks more you can buy one 10 times brighter.

Celticgirl 08-13-19 02:24 PM

Now that's a tail light!

kcblair 08-13-19 05:26 PM


Originally Posted by Nachoman (Post 21073862)
Because it's only 15 lumens and for a few bucks more you can buy one 10 times brighter.

Yes, but does it have the "smart" function, light flashes when you decelerate ? That's what got my attention . KB

rumrunn6 08-13-19 06:06 PM

Used to joke about An old morning commute, 13 miles w an elevation loss, I’d get so ratcheted up that I felt so fast I was afraid my tires would burst into flames.

but yeah that thing needs to spin!

2manybikes 08-13-19 06:57 PM


Originally Posted by BikeLite (Post 21072949)
15 lumens

Not totally useless, but close.

subgrade 08-14-19 10:38 AM


Originally Posted by rumrunn6 (Post 21074227)
Used to joke about An old morning commute, 13 miles w an elevation loss, I’d get so ratcheted up that I felt so fast I was afraid my tires would burst into flames.

but yeah that thing needs to spin!

I imagine it does in the "windmill" mode :D

But the Breathing flash mode sounds even more intruiging.

Milton Keynes 08-15-19 10:49 AM


Originally Posted by sdmc530 (Post 21071441)
funny thing is the picture makes it look WAY bigger than the light really is lol...what a crock

LOL... This is what you think you're getting:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...153858e48e.jpg

And this is what you actually get:

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e612768ec7.jpg

tagaproject6 08-15-19 10:58 AM

Not much of a tail lamp :notamused:

Notso_fastLane 08-15-19 12:55 PM

How much thrust does it produce? :D

Rollfast 08-18-19 08:21 PM


Originally Posted by kcblair (Post 21074166)
Yes, but does it have the "smart" function, light flashes when you decelerate ? That's what got my attention . KB

Delta made taillights that glowed brighter when you hit the brakes, that was in the 50s or so, have one.

Milton Keynes 08-19-19 08:28 AM


Originally Posted by Rollfast (Post 21081508)
Delta made taillights that glowed brighter when you hit the brakes, that was in the 50s or so, have one.

I didn't know they had brake lights on airliners... did the other airlines start using them too?

MattTheHat 08-20-19 12:10 PM

I pulled up at a stop light behind a guy running one of these lights this morning. It was...underwhelming.

tagaproject6 08-20-19 12:25 PM


Originally Posted by Notso_fastLane (Post 21077080)
How much thrust does it produce? :D

All the way up to ludicrous speed :D

Rollfast 09-01-19 07:57 PM


Originally Posted by tagaproject6 (Post 21076884)
Not much of a tail lamp :notamused:

That seat was a sample too. Not telling you which kind and shush.

Rollfast 09-04-19 07:26 PM


Originally Posted by Nachoman (Post 21073862)
Because it's only 15 lumens and for a few bucks more you can buy one 10 times brighter.

If you're going to haul beer you had better get a good light.

Rollfast 09-04-19 07:28 PM


Originally Posted by tagaproject6 (Post 21084224)
All the way up to ludicrous speed :D

What does it matter if they exile you on a space station with goofy robots and make you watch bad movies though?

Rollfast 09-04-19 07:29 PM


Originally Posted by Milton Keynes (Post 21082011)
I didn't know they had brake lights on airliners... did the other airlines start using them too?

Not just the ones with Montgomery Wards radios...

MikeyMK 09-05-19 10:42 AM

My bike has a 12v supply for lighting, but i don't use a tail light. This topic makes me want to fit a crazy one. Like a car fog light. Some of the latest LED ones are pretty rad. You could always use a 12v rechargeable li-po battery.


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