Logical Lights

BioLogicIt is just logical to have a light when riding at night, and BioLogic has released the Argus LED, a pair of safety lights that offer 60 degrees of adjustability — vertically and horizontally — which allow riders to aim the light exactly where it is needed so that they can be seen.

Sold as a matched pair of white and red for front and rear use, the Argus LED include a flexible mounting strap allows placement on handlebars, seatposts, helmets, or bags. These lights feature a precision machined aluminum body with weatherproof seals, while flanges in the sides allow for visibility to side-coming traffic.

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More Monkey Business

MonkeyLightWe first heard about the MonkeyLectric system that lights up bicycle wheels last fall, and now the company has looked to Kickstarter to kick start its efforts to bring more colorful designs to a road near you. The company is looking to create web-based software that will allow riders to create images and animations that can be seen in the wheels.

The Monkey Light Pro system is designed to be waterproof, durable and designed for use on city streets. The technology, which is being designed and manufactured in California, reportedly adds just 500 grams to the bike and can run for three to eight hours at full brightness – based on what graphics are shown.

Does anyone need this? No, but it does sound like an interesting way to get your message out there. Video after the jump

MonkeyLectric Lights Up the Wheels

There are bike lights that are designed to ensure that you make it home alright and then there are the lights from MonkeyLectric, which are LED lights that mount to the spokes. This will ensure that you are seen by cars after dark, but with a bit of fun as well. These lights can be programmed with 42 patterns that are sure to be noticed. Video after the jump

LumaHelm: a Heads Up Sort of Light

We’ve seen a variety of helmet mounted lights, but now the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology’s Exertion Games Lab has taken helmet lights to the next level with the LumanHelm. The design team, which included Wouter Walmink, Alan Chatham and Floyd Mueller took a regular bicycle helmet and added some LEDs – but not just one or two.

The team covered the helmet in an array of 104 multicolored programmable LEDs, and then covered the entire outer shell with a vacuum-formed translucent shell. The LumaHelemt can thus really light up to let drivers see the wearer at night. The helmet can be programmed using an open-source programming language to create a variety of lighting pattern. Video after the jump