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Bike Glow. If You're on The Go, Let Cars Know

by Warren McLaren, Bundanoon, Australia on 12.14.10
TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)

 

Photos: Bike Glow



The other day we mentioned Fibre Flare, a long line LED bike light system. Here's another light to consider, if you want to stand a better chance of being seen at night. The Bike Glow is a three metre (10 ft) long length of flexible tube that you wrap around your bike frame anyway you wish (tape and ties included). Connect the tube to a battery pack run by 2 AA's -- and presto -- electroluminescent technology outlines the shape of your bike, making it that bit more visible in the gloom.



As best as we can make out it has three settings (aside from Off!): always on, a slow pulsing and a fast flashing. In the steady mode the batteries give out 50 hours of light, but this ups to 120 hours if you were only using the flashing option.

 

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