Mike Cobb: Urban Cyclocross, Backwards Circles, No Handed Trackstands, Skids, Stairs.
Former member of our Berkeley workshop community. Now lives and works in Portland, but comes back to hang out and do welding / fabrication jobs in the Bay Area, such as fabing a security fence for Tip Top Bike Shop in Oakland.
Read MoreConcept invention in blog echoes the need to define one’s space on the road.
Bike light concept echoes the need to define one’s space on the road.
Bloggers at Altitude have beautifully illustrated a concept for “Light Lane,” a bike light of the future, one that helps cyclists define their space on the road. This has been one of the goals of the Down Low Glow from day one.
The concept light uses a laser to project the lines of a non-existant bike lane on the road around you, along with a clever bike symbol behind you. Meanwhile, the Down Low Glow, which is not a concept, uses a fluorescent light source to project a diffuse cloud on the road, as seen below. I don’t know the relative efficiency of lasers vs.fluorescent lamps, or whether the photo of the Light Lane, shown above, is real is real or a composite created in Photoshop.
Down Low Glow throughs light on the road around the bicycle, defining your space in traffic.
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Last nights configuration.
A little green under the deck to make the spinning rear wheel stand out. It doesn’t show so great in pics, but it was pretty cool. I’m ditching the serfas taillights for a dual red tube of dlg. Talk about a killer taillight – check that swath of light
I have the blue lights angled a little more toward the garage here(which would be the car side of the bike).
Read MoreFeeling of comfort and coolness
As I rolled thru the busy park at night. I had my DLG green envy on. The “Oh look at that light”, “Cool Light” and where did you get that light? shouts and questions were coming from all over the park as I rode along. DLG is the major piece of equipment that raises attention for cyclists. I have yet to use them and not get into conversations with people about my DLG. I tell them they are handcrafted in San Francisco, and it seems to make them appear even more mysterious. It just adds to the DLG mystique I guess. Riding at night is way more comfortable than during the day because of the DLG system. I hear cars leaving the lane or at least giving me way more space than sans a DLG. So yes I feel they are worth it. The only downside is that if your are a hurry, the conversations you get into will slow you down. It is great because slowing down and being part of the community is a lot better than speeding through and never knowing who you live with. Peaceful riding, Carl
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