A bike light that solves calculus

Hey all,

My name is John, I am an avid cyclist/product designer/tinkerer.

Wanted to show you all the product I just launched on Kickstarter.

It is an auto-illuminating smart technology bike light. Great for night mountain bike rides, commuting, and everyday cycling alike.

Check out our kickstarter for more information. http://kck.st/1h7y8UT

Thanks and hope everyone is sneaking out for some rides!

WE'RE SAVED

On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:39:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Hey all,

My name is John, I am an avid cyclist/product designer/tinkerer.

Wanted to show you all the product I just launched on Kickstarter.

It is an auto-illuminating smart technology bike light. Great for night mountain bike rides, commuting, and everyday cycling alike.

Check out our kickstarter for more information. http://kck.st/1h7y8UT

An overpriced solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

In most urban/suburban areas the purpose of lights is to be seen by
motorists and have enough light output to get them to dim their
lights.

Lots of really bright headlights out there for a fraction of the cost.
You can't beat the price, you can't beat light output and you can't
beat battery capacity, especially with 4x26650 and 8x18650 packs.

Better off doing a really bright taillight, at least 5 watts of red
LED, preferably Cree Rebel or other current efficient LED. Needs to
be bright enough to catch a drivers attention in that short moment
when they look up from their phone.

Oncoming drivers shine brights at you but it is the one coming from
behind that will run you down.

On 13/12/13 10:39, wrote:
Hey all,

My name is John, I am an avid cyclist/product designer/tinkerer.

Wanted to show you all the product I just launched on Kickstarter.

It is an auto-illuminating smart technology bike light. Great for night mountain bike rides, commuting, and everyday cycling alike.

Check out our kickstarter for more information. http://kck.st/1h7y8UT

Thanks and hope everyone is sneaking out for some rides!


I have no need to prolong battery life because my lights don't run on
batteries.

--
JS

writes:

Hey all,

My name is John, I am an avid cyclist/product designer/tinkerer.

Wanted to show you all the product I just launched on Kickstarter.

It is an auto-illuminating smart technology bike light. Great for night mountain bike rides, commuting, and everyday cycling alike.

Check out our kickstarter for more information. http://kck.st/1h7y8UT


I like the approach - weatherproof, quality, quick mount,
light color and beam shaping, etc. - looks like you intend
to make a quality product; and I don't see the concept as
gimmicky. (I'll forgive the "manufacurability" design
consideration, because... well, I understand :-)

Would be super-duper cool if end-users could get in and
program the logic (if needed) for their particular needs /
preferences.

Looks like the battery fits in a water bottle holder. I
prefer self-contained, but realize the constraints, and do
have unused bottle cage braze-ons on the front of my Surly
LHT commuter's downtube, so that could be reasonable.

I really like the tap control idea (hate cycling modes
with a little button). Haven't read the FAQ on that re;
gloves yet.

Thanks and hope everyone is sneaking out for some rides!

On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:18:22 -0500, somebody
wrote:

On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:39:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Hey all,

My name is John, I am an avid cyclist/product designer/tinkerer.

Wanted to show you all the product I just launched on Kickstarter.

It is an auto-illuminating smart technology bike light. Great for night mountain bike rides, commuting, and everyday cycling alike.

Check out our kickstarter for more information. http://kck.st/1h7y8UT

An overpriced solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

In most urban/suburban areas the purpose of lights is to be seen by
motorists and have enough light output to get them to dim their
lights.

Lots of really bright headlights out there for a fraction of the cost.
You can't beat the price, you can't beat light output and you can't
beat battery capacity, especially with 4x26650 and 8x18650 packs.

Better off doing a really bright taillight, at least 5 watts of red
LED, preferably Cree Rebel or other current efficient LED. Needs to
be bright enough to catch a drivers attention in that short moment
when they look up from their phone.

Oncoming drivers shine brights at you but it is the one coming from
behind that will run you down.


I find it interesting that the first wonderful innovation they
announce is an automatic switch capability which I guess is so that
the user doesn't have to flick a switch or turn a knob to get lights.

Are cyclists so effete that they can't turn the lights on by
themselves?

--
Cheers,

John B.

On 12/13/2013 4:45 AM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:18:22 -0500, somebody
wrote:

On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:39:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Hey all,

My name is John, I am an avid cyclist/product designer/tinkerer.

Wanted to show you all the product I just launched on Kickstarter.

It is an auto-illuminating smart technology bike light. Great for night mountain bike rides, commuting, and everyday cycling alike.

Check out our kickstarter for more information. http://kck.st/1h7y8UT

An overpriced solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

In most urban/suburban areas the purpose of lights is to be seen by
motorists and have enough light output to get them to dim their
lights.

Lots of really bright headlights out there for a fraction of the cost.
You can't beat the price, you can't beat light output and you can't
beat battery capacity, especially with 4x26650 and 8x18650 packs.

Better off doing a really bright taillight, at least 5 watts of red
LED, preferably Cree Rebel or other current efficient LED. Needs to
be bright enough to catch a drivers attention in that short moment
when they look up from their phone.

Oncoming drivers shine brights at you but it is the one coming from
behind that will run you down.


I find it interesting that the first wonderful innovation they
announce is an automatic switch capability which I guess is so that
the user doesn't have to flick a switch or turn a knob to get lights.

Are cyclists so effete that they can't turn the lights on by
themselves?



Well, 'cyclists' are a big group and like any other chunk of
humanity (gun owners, blondes, bicycle mechanics) some of
them are bat**** crazy. Rule of large numbers and all that.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On 12/13/2013 7:36 AM, AMuzi wrote:

Well, 'cyclists' are a big group and like any other chunk of humanity
(gun owners, blondes, bicycle mechanics) some of them are bat**** crazy.
Rule of large numbers and all that.

Since a lot of vehicle drivers have trouble turning their lights on it
only makes sense that there are cyclists in the same situation.

But the design is flawed.

The light should come on in steady mode at night, when the bicycle is in
motion, and stay on for three minutes if there is no motion. In the
daytime it should come on in flash mode automatically. It should detect
ambient light and decide the necessary light level.

On Friday, December 13, 2013 7:36:23 AM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
On 12/13/2013 4:45 AM, John B. wrote:

On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:18:22 -0500, somebody

wrote:



On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:39:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:



Hey all,



My name is John, I am an avid cyclist/product designer/tinkerer.



Wanted to show you all the product I just launched on Kickstarter.



It is an auto-illuminating smart technology bike light. Great for night mountain bike rides, commuting, and everyday cycling alike.



Check out our kickstarter for more information. http://kck.st/1h7y8UT



An overpriced solution to a problem that doesn't exist.



In most urban/suburban areas the purpose of lights is to be seen by

motorists and have enough light output to get them to dim their

lights.



Lots of really bright headlights out there for a fraction of the cost.

You can't beat the price, you can't beat light output and you can't

beat battery capacity, especially with 4x26650 and 8x18650 packs.



Better off doing a really bright taillight, at least 5 watts of red

LED, preferably Cree Rebel or other current efficient LED. Needs to

be bright enough to catch a drivers attention in that short moment

when they look up from their phone.



Oncoming drivers shine brights at you but it is the one coming from

behind that will run you down.





I find it interesting that the first wonderful innovation they

announce is an automatic switch capability which I guess is so that

the user doesn't have to flick a switch or turn a knob to get lights.



Are cyclists so effete that they can't turn the lights on by

themselves?







Well, 'cyclists' are a big group and like any other chunk of

humanity (gun owners, blondes, bicycle mechanics) some of

them are bat**** crazy. Rule of large numbers and all that.


I hit a bump last night and my Niterider went out. I hit the switch and it went back on. Little did I know that I had an automatic switch.

The Xlerad has merit, although it needs an immediate name change. If you're trying to squeeze all the light possible out of a set of batteries, it makes sense to have a "smart" light. The price is not cheap, but it pales in comparison to some lights -- although those lights have retina burning outputs. It's pretty amazing if it can output 400 lumens for 10 hours, at least for the weight. Mount is convenient. Sure you can use a generator, but a battery light allows you to switch between bikes, and the target audience appears to be people who have trail and road bikes.

I don't like the spew-beam. I have a Seca 750 with that beam pattern, and it's a bit too diffuse, although it has less useless upward spew than the Niterider. I don't like the idea that the light is going to decide what I need at a given moment, and it can only output 1000 lumens for (apparently) a short while, and you can't choose any fixed mode above or below 400 lumens.. I would not trust the accelerometer-based switches or light regulation, but that's because I hate touch screens and other beat-on-it based technology.

-- Jay Beattie.

On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 08:15:33 -0800, SMS
wrote:

On 12/13/2013 7:36 AM, AMuzi wrote:

Well, 'cyclists' are a big group and like any other chunk of humanity
(gun owners, blondes, bicycle mechanics) some of them are bat**** crazy.
Rule of large numbers and all that.

Since a lot of vehicle drivers have trouble turning their lights on it
only makes sense that there are cyclists in the same situation.


Are you serious? Two o'clock in the morning, pouring down rain, can't
see two feet down the road? And they have "trouble turning on their
lights"?

Just bought a new car perhaps, can't find the light switch?

But the design is flawed.

The light should come on in steady mode at night, when the bicycle is in
motion, and stay on for three minutes if there is no motion. In the
daytime it should come on in flash mode automatically. It should detect
ambient light and decide the necessary light level.

So bicycle riders ARE too effete to turn on their own lights.
--
Cheers,

John B.