Comments on: Solar powered bicycle light

By: Graham Hill

Graham Hill — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:30:19 +0000

We have plenty of solar lights for the front and back from Owl Eye!

It should be the last bike light you ever buy!

By: Jeffrey Scotland Roy

Jeffrey Scotland Roy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:32:32 +0000

Great idea!

By: Paul in Minneapolis

Paul in Minneapolis — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:54:59 +0000

Batter-free lights are great. My touring bike has a generator in the front hub. As the bike moves it powers the lights (front and rear) and when the bike stops the lights stay on for several minutes. My lights are also very bright. They not only light up the road, I have never had a car pull out in front of me and motorist seem to see me with plenty of time to pass me safely even when I ride in the country.
Shimano and Shimidt both make them. I have the Shimidt and love it more than I can say. They are pricey, but when compared to the cost of a motor vehicle and they last for years. I have had mine for 2 years and 10,000 miles without any problems. And if you change bikes, as long as the front wheels are the same size, you can remount the lights on the new bike.

Sinse the lights don’t ever go dead I run them on cloudy and rainy days or when ever I feel they are needed, not just at night.

One day I want to build a cell phone charger powered by the generator.

By: joel

joel — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:18:09 +0000

Interesting light, something to think about for touring more than commuting though. Everywhere I’ve had to park my bikes has been inside, and the last two in poorly lit parking garages, so even with a charger that works off of electric lighting it wouldn’t do much good. For a bike tour though it would work great.

By: Fritz

Fritz — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:33:43 +0000

Owleye has a red tail light version too. MEC carries it; I don’t know if 21 Wheels does or not.

By: Caroline in NH

Caroline in NH — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:29:18 +0000

Thank you so much! I am in need of a new headlight, and really wanted to get one that was battery-free. I considered the Reelight, but from what I’ve read would have had to choose between the blinking or steady light models – this solar light does both!

Now, do they make a solar taillight, too?

By: Siouxgeonz

Siouxgeonz — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:04:25 +0000

That’s like almost enough directions for me to follow on the solar LEDs. Hmmm… (I confess that I took my deckreations down before Epiphany because they were awfully heavy for the distances I was doing… and weren’t nobody around to see ‘em anyway!)