SideLights is a brand new Swiss start-up that wishes to make cyclists extra seen with their world’s first 360° & Double Beam biking security lights. The idea is straightforward, by lighting up the ends of your bars, motorists can higher see cyclists at night time when approaching from all instructions. And since SideLights features a pair of shiny headlights (600-lumen mixed) set large on the ends of your handlebar, drivers usually tend to see you coming, and higher in a position to decide your approaching velocity.
SideLights shiny biking lights in your handlebar ends
Dreamed up by Swiss “BMX fanatic and commuter bike owner” Arthur Claessens, and brother of Olympic BMX-medalist Zoé Claessens, SideLights was created with the singular aim of enhancing bicyclist security by making them extra seen to motorists.
Claessens’ patent-pending resolution places a multi-functional set of lights in every finish of your handlebar to make sure 360° visibility. Dealing with ahead is an adjustable angle 300lm headlight beneath every finish of your grips. Dealing with again is a 100lm taillight. And emanating from the aspect is a 100lm aspect indicator with flip alerts which might be activated by urgent down on a big button with the palm of your hand, with out having to essentially take your hand off the bar.
By mounting to the bike by sliding into the open finish of your bar, the SideLights lengthen out only a few centimeters past your common grips, however can supply full 360° visibility. It additionally lights the outer edges of the bike, so passing motorists usually tend to higher perceive the width of the bike owner, and then to additionally cross at a safer distance away from the rider.
And for the reason that lights are set large aside, they assist drivers see you coming in an surroundings the place they’re anticipating to see horizontal pairs of headlights, like on different vehicles. This set-apart association additionally helps others extra precisely estimate a cyclists approaching velocity, enhancing security all-around.
“As a daily bike owner, I needed a product that was simple to make use of, environment friendly and, above all, protected for on a regular basis rides,” explains Arthur Claessens.
Tech particulars
- every SideLight is 52x32x180mm
- aluminum principal physique with bar finish bump protectors & stainless-steel battery tubes
- ~150g per aspect
- white headlight output: as much as 600lm (mixed)
- yellow aspect lighting output: as much as 200lm (mixed)
- pink taillight output: as much as 200lm (mixed)
- 3 lighting modes with long term instances (mixed lumen outputs embrace all lights)
- 150lm ECO for 8hr, 300lm MEDIUM for 4hr, or then 700lm FULL for 2hr
- battery: 2x 1500mAh batteries, USB-C rechargeable
- IP67 waterproof, for rain & mud resistance
- deemed ‘theft-resistant’ because of the want to make use of an prolonged instrument to put in & take away (when you pull out the battery)
- appropriate with handlebars from 0-30° backsweep
- matches nearly all grips with open ends (min 15mm inside diameter)
- elective grips & rearview mirror additionally obtainable
SideLights – Crowdfunding pricing, choices & anticipated availability
SideLights is at the moment working a crowdfunding marketing campaign on Kickstarter to get the mission off the bottom. A seemingly limitless variety of tremendous early chook offers stay for a value of 119 Swiss francs (~$137) for the SideLights Beamkit which incorporates the two bar mounted lights, 2 detachable rechargeable batteries, a charging cable, and the additional lengthy hex key to put in them. There are additionally a number of packs for riders who need them on multiple bike, or outlets that need to resell them.
SideLights already beat their Kickstarter funding goal by 5x. They transfer into remaining tooling now, with backer supply estimated to occur in April 2025.
