Lights?
 

I was searching the internet for lights for my bike (I'm riding the 24 hr Booty ride) and came across this :eek:

http://www.reelight.com/en/?gclid=CI...FSUjgQod3WGH0Q

lol I want to know how they measured the actual percentage for the claim:
"85% higher sense of security in traffic"

Great tip! They get excellent reviewers from Amazon.com purchasers. This might be one of the best pieces of information that I will pick up on Bikeforums this year. I am very safety conscious when riding at night and will definitely consider these.

"Reelight are designed to deliver their own energy source. As there is no friction involved in the electric generator, the electrical energy is generated by the cyclist effortlessly."

This is not possible. Maybe close but they should reword those sentences.

that doesent help you at a standstill...like at a traffic light

Their latest version has some reserve to keep it flashing for a while even when stationary. There are other issues, though, such as being able to fit the magnet close to the coil to achieve best performance, possible interference with bike computer, snapping spokes etc. For an earlier discussion, see this thread:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=228300

--J

There is no friction, so they are not lying there. However, there is the counter electromotive force and so there is effort to produce the electricity due to that.

I could make those easily with an led, copper coil, magnet, and a capacitor (might need a resistor too).

So, after looking around I was wondering what candlepower do I need? I will be riding the booty ride so there will be some light.

Battery lights are cheap, what does this help resolve? I rarely ever need to change the batteries in my cateye flasher, and if I really need to see where I'm going I bring either an HID or a high power LED with a rechargable battery pack.

These lights seem like an answer to a question I don't think anyone is asking.

This guy must be on of those super rich "snobby" bike riders :D

He is like a poor man's James Bond but instead of a AM DBS he cruises on a road bike (and in style I must say).