Blaze light

What do you think ?

And the $200 price ?

http://www.blaze.cc/#

On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 11:01:02 AM UTC-5, Andy K wrote:
What do you think ?



And the $200 price ?



http://www.blaze.cc/#

Looks pretty gimicky to me. A be seen light instead of a see the road light. For that kind of money I'd get a light that will actually light up the road surface far enough in front of the bicycle to be ableto ride the bicycle at speed at night.

Cheers

On 12/24/2013 10:01 AM, Andy K wrote:
What do you think ?

And the $200 price ?

http://www.blaze.cc/#

It's dumb.
All these laser-projector-things for bicycles are dumb.
{also see footnote}

If they could get an iPhone connecting port on it they would probably
sell a few thousand to iPhone owners though.
{also see footnote}

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Footnote:
They simply aren't as bright as they need to be, to be effective at what
they're supposed to be doing.

On 12/24/2013 11:01 AM, Andy K wrote:
What do you think ?

And the $200 price ?

http://www.blaze.cc/#



I think that for 200 bucks you can get a decent light that lets you see
where you're going. And if it lets you see where you're going, it
should be bright enough for them to see you.

try it ! idea is perception requires giving the op for instantly analyzing your cycle path as apart from the total background then enough substance to require ACTION from the receiver analyzing.

a white light, as previously reported does not ID your path as a moving bicycle.

HY7xxBz21! often does ID the oncoming freight.

but there's more


http://goo.gl/mYDOK2

On 12/24/2013 8:01 AM, Andy K wrote:
What do you think ?

And the $200 price ?

http://www.blaze.cc/#

This sort of projection has been done before, it's nothing new. I
suppose that it couldn't hurt.

The key thing in a front light is to have a wide enough beam and to have
a flashing mode for the daytime. They have the flash mode but they don't
state the type of optics. Nice that the flash mode has three levels of
brightness.

One really nice thing about this light is that they seem to have spent
some serious time and money on a good bracket that's not junky plastic
and that has both pitch and yaw adjustment.

Not sure if the rating is in lumens or in Chinese lumens. 300 lumens
would be acceptable but 300 Chinese lumens would not.

On 12/24/2013 8:45 AM, Doug Cimperman wrote:
On 12/24/2013 10:01 AM, Andy K wrote:
What do you think ?

And the $200 price ?

http://www.blaze.cc/#

It's dumb.
All these laser-projector-things for bicycles are dumb.
{also see footnote}

If they could get an iPhone connecting port on it they would probably
sell a few thousand to iPhone owners though.

No need for a connector, they just need to put BLE inside--or as Apple
calls Bluetooth Low Energy, "iBeacon."

The laser feature aside, it's not terribly over-priced compared to other
bicycle-specific lights with internal Li-Ion batteries. It's expensive
compared to a MagicShine light, or compared to an LED flashlight of
equivalent intensity and functionality.

Pros:

-Looks like a very good handlebar mount bracket, which is a weakness of
many bicycle lights.

-Flash mode has three different brightness levels. Most lights have only
one brightness level for flash mode and two or three levels for steady
mode. Flash mode is so critically important in a front light that even
at a single brightness it's fine, but it's very nice to be able to
reduce the brightness of flash mode if the situation allows.

Still not sure about the optics. But since the inclusion of the flash
mode means that they are not trying to get StVZO approval that means
that they don't have to wreck the optics by having a sharp cut-off, so
they probably do have a symmetrical beam.

On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 9:49:24 PM UTC-5, sms wrote:
On 12/24/2013 8:45 AM, Doug Cimperman wrote:

On 12/24/2013 10:01 AM, Andy K wrote:

What do you think ?



And the $200 price ?



http://www.blaze.cc/#



It's dumb.

All these laser-projector-things for bicycles are dumb.

{also see footnote}



If they could get an iPhone connecting port on it they would probably

sell a few thousand to iPhone owners though.



No need for a connector, they just need to put BLE inside--or as Apple

calls Bluetooth Low Energy, "iBeacon."



The laser feature aside, it's not terribly over-priced compared to other

bicycle-specific lights with internal Li-Ion batteries. It's expensive

compared to a MagicShine light, or compared to an LED flashlight of

equivalent intensity and functionality.



Pros:



-Looks like a very good handlebar mount bracket, which is a weakness of

many bicycle lights.



-Flash mode has three different brightness levels. Most lights have only

one brightness level for flash mode and two or three levels for steady

mode. Flash mode is so critically important in a front light that even

at a single brightness it's fine, but it's very nice to be able to

reduce the brightness of flash mode if the situation allows.



Still not sure about the optics. But since the inclusion of the flash

mode means that they are not trying to get StVZO approval that means

that they don't have to wreck the optics by having a sharp cut-off, so

they probably do have a symmetrical beam.

Con. $200.00n foe a bicycle light that doesn't even light the road enough t see? Incredible that anyone would praise such a design. But heck it flashes. (Heavy sarcasm)

Cheers

On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 11:01:02 AM UTC-5, Andy K wrote:
What do you think ?



And the $200 price ?



http://www.blaze.cc/#

amazing...such a potentially harmful device conceived for such a mundane use. lasers are harmful to eyesight. and this idea of projecting a distracting image ahead of the rider almost certainly guarantees incident after incident.

Andy K wrote:
What do you think ?

What good is a smallish green splash out at a whopping 5 to 6 meters'
distance? You cannot trust it's effect, so you'd be riding slow enough to
move behind the suspicious vehicle anyhow.

Getting aBlaze might prevent some customers from spending their money on
serious lamps.

Loughable, minimally shaped "beam" from the weak white flashlight.

Won't fix the real issues: unsafe driving in the UK; unsafe lane and
positioning choices of cyclists.

And the $200 price ?

A Holiday Message back to Emily the lovely cycling novice and enthusiast:
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