Bicycle brake lights

The Nano Duo is a bicycle brake light suitable for any cable brake system.

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Bicycle brake lights

The Duo is small warning system that combines brake light and rear light functions. The light function can be installed on any cable brake system and weighs only 12g.

In most riding situations, cyclists have little use for a brake light but the Duo might be helpful to club riders in a tight peloton.

The light does not appear to have a British distributor, but can be found on eBay for the equivalent of £8 including free postage and packaging.

https://youtu.be/WbMIIORrWdk

The ethical choice

The ETA was established in 1990 as an ethical provider of green, reliable travel services. Over 30 years on, we continue to offer cycle insurance , breakdown cover and mobility scooter insurance while putting concern for the environment at the heart of all we do.

The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be the UK’s most ethical provider.

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Lighten up

The advent of LED technology and the short production runs made possible by crowd funding website such as Kickstarter are allowing designers to be more creative with bike lights. A good example is the Orfus lights we recently gave away in a prize draw.

Myung Su Lee has designed a rucksack and bum bag that incorporate a rear light, turn signal and indicate when the bike is coming to a stop. The design even allows riders an element of creativity - a handlebar-mounted controller allows the rider to display a message of their choice.

The Sporty Superheroe illuminated cycling jacket has 64 LED lights sewn into its fabric that light up in different colours when its wearer accelerates, brakes or banks to make a turn.

The organic cotton jacket can also be made to flash when a call comes in to the wearer’s smartphone.

The Sporty Superheroe jacket forms part of a menswear collection by the Utope Project– a partnership between designer Wolfgang Langeder and stretchable circuit experts Fraunhofer IZM.

Most of us plump for a cycling jacket that simply keeps out the wind and rain, but it doesn’t stop designers devising increasingly complex features.

Speed vest

American inventor Brady Clark devised a tabard that displays the wearer’s speed on their back in large, illuminated numerals.

The Speed Vest forgoes GPS, using instead a sensor on the wheel and a micro controller that calculates the speed. Mr Clark was curious to know if putting more information in front of drivers might increase their awareness of cyclists.

https://youtu.be/ngCatznaSKo

The ethical choice

The ETA was established in 1990 as an ethical provider of green, reliable travel services. Over 30 years on, we continue to offer cycle insurance , breakdown cover and mobility scooter insurance while putting concern for the environment at the heart of all we do.

The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be the UK’s most ethical provider.

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