Excellent "be seen" lights, but...

[Rowan]

Originally Posted by Mikefule

I was only thinking the other day about how much progress there has been on bike lights since I used to bike to school 30+ years ago. To think that we can be debating which is the better of two designs that are each no bigger than 1/8 the size of just the battery that my old lights had!

Recently I upgraded my rear light to a Fibre flare light. Looking a lot like a red glowstick, it uses high intensity LEDs to illuminate a flexible fibre optic core to produce omni-directional light. I have a quite a high seatpost and it didn't fit there without flexing it to attach to the back of my Nimbus 36" frame, so people with short seatposts may have trouble finding room. It's really easy to attach with the rubber clip things and runs on AAA batteries. I've had compliments from people about how visible it is even if my jacket dangles down a bit. They are not cheap at NZ$60 but it seems like progress as the next thing better than plain LED lights. I'd like a green one to put on the handlebar maybe.