There are very few people out there who can afford or would use a Betty cycle lamp. I would love one and I would be able to use one, as I am a night cyclist. I have had more crashes and near misses from incompetent drivers than I care to recall. The worst instance involved a red Volkswagen Golf cutting in front of me when I was doing 32 kilometers per hour. I avoided him / her then slammed into a gutter and landed on my face; luckily the injuries were only superficial.
The Betty Cycle Lamp is an LED lamp so bright (1,400 lumens) that it can probably blind oncoming traffic. You might want to take it off your bike at night, however, as it costs $1,185. It costs a lot but it will keep you safer… oh if I could only afford one.
Source: Lupine via Book of Joe via Gizmodo via Ubergizmo
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Tags: cycling, LED, Technology
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Oct 29, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Lupine lights are amazing pieces of hardware, albeit overpriced. Overall, the systems are very well designed. Some of the niceties (cf. switch mounts), however, are not included with the system.
Of the five HID systems purchased by the bunch of us, the two Lupine systems were noticeably brighter. The debate on whether it was worth the price was not resolved.
The technological improvements in LED systems make it the best current value (the parts and labor of replacing an HID bulb costs $140). The optimum setup, especially for night trail riding, is a helmet and bar mounted light. The costs of the Lupine systems make it less attainable for many.
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