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PSA really nice broadbeam light (kickstarter campaign)
Hey all.
I came across this kickstarter campaign earlier this morning in my early morning interweb trawls. I'm not usually drawn to kickstarter efforts... but this one is out of my hometown by a few local product engineers, so it immediately 'cut through' and caught my attention. But the keeping the 'local' fact aside (as local to me is far-far-away to many on here), it does seem like a really nice little product. Basically what it is, is a really nice light. It kicks out a fair bit of light, but it is a broad beam... so I'd call it 'usable' and less anti-social light. The package is also pretty nice - an all in one unit, good battery life on lower (but still bright) modes and really neat mounting options. I'm a big fan of under bar, and it checks that box, but there's also an integrated Garmin mount option which seems quite nifty if you're that way inclined. They're asking A$155 (approx US$145) for a pledge, where you get the light and basic mounting hardware (the Garmin mount is extra). I think that's a pretty good deal considering how nice the light looks. RRP after the launch is said to be somewhere around A$250. Anyway if you want to check it out, the link with a real nice video is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ref=nav_search And some concept images I will place here: Finally I have no interest in this project other than hoping that it gets off the ground so I can get one. I've pledged $155 to the project, my affiliation ends there. |
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Cataracts
I'm in. My lousy night vision makes those long
night rides scary. This plus my Schmidt may be the answer I like my Diablo-- but this is twice as bright with broader beam Sounds almost too good to be true But I will take the plunge Mojo |
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I think for that kind of cash I could do all sorts of things for cheaper by looking at this forum;
http://forums.mtbr.com/lights-night-riding/ I strapped a $8 Cree led light to a $20 out front garmin barfly mount that I all ready owned using zip ties. It worked extremely well for commuting on the road to include strobing; which angled correctly/incorrectly is too bright for oncoming cars in the opposite lane. It may not be rechargeable but 1 AA battery costs me next to nothing.
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Carping all them diems Last edited by JWDR; 09-09-2014 at 02:27 AM. Reason: Clarity |
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But you're right, they provide plenty of light and can overpower car headlights. I'm personally happy to pay a bit (read: lot) for reliability, though. |
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Just bumping this up, 3 weeks left and $30k to go.
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