Thursday, March 13, 2014

Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System - much better than regular LED head and tail lights

Kent Frankovich appeared in the 19th episode of the 5th season of Shark Tank, showing his revolutionary Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System. It is very differenet from a regular bike lights you may see on the roads.

Usually people install head and tail lights onto their bikes. Some people also like to decorate their wheels by using LED lights on their wheels, for example: Monkey Light M232 Bike Light

Monkey Light M232 Bike Light


But Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System is a step further. It is now only a decoration for the wheels, but also
  • Works as a headlight illuminating the ground in front of the front wheel of the bike
  • Senses when the bike rider slows down to alert car drivers
  • Provides 360-degree visibility and massive illumination of the bike, so it can be noticed by car drivers in the darkness/li>
  • Highlights road obstacles better because of the low origin of the LED lighting allowing ground objects to stand out.


Video demonstration from Revolights



Kent Frankovich at TEDx "Kickstarting a bicycle safety revolution"


Kent Frankovich used crowdsourcing for Revolights several times. Two Kickstarter campaigns were very successful, allowing to gather 215 and 95 thousand dollars exceeding pledged amounts several times.



Thanks to the crowdsourced capital Revolights CITY v2.0 Bike Lighting System can be purchased at Amazon for $230. The innovative bike lighting system had excellent reviews at Amazon.

The third Kickstarter campaign is running now. The money is raised for the new Revollights Arc tail light. Sensors in the Arc lights pick up on the rear wheel speed and use that information to create a functional brake light. The Arc is able to immediately alert shared road traffic when the bike slows down via one of two user selected brake modes:
  • Solid Mode - increased brightness 
  • Blink Mode - faster, brighter blinking

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