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Fuelled by the smartphone battery revolution. Like hydrofoil surfboards [1], one-wheel skateboards [2], electric paragliders [3]... what next!? 1. https://y

• bagacrap 5y ago
  bike lights have gotten immensely better over the last decade too, mainly due to better battery energy density
  • hyperpallium2 5y ago
    I think efficient LEDs are the hero there. Light bulbs are now led as standard, and even traffic lights are an array of leds.
  • jeffbee 5y ago
    Bike lights sold in the USA are, unfortunately, almost universally garbage, with circular flashlight beams that blind both the rider and everyone coming toward them. Battery and LED technology has not helped, it has made the situation worse. Lights like those marketed by NiteRider, that are multiple times brighter than car headlights and do not have cutoff optics, should be against the law. Fortunately, due to the size of the European market and the good sense of European bike regulations, virtually all factory-built e-bikes are coming with good headlight optics and usually a sensible mount point for the light, lower than the handlebars.