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I used to ride at night a lot! Twice a week I’d do the local hammerfest and then ride solo for another 3 hrs. I loved riding at night, it was cooler, quieter, and so I thought… much safer.<\/p>\n

After all, I could see the cars coming a mile away thanks to their lights, and they could see me as I had bright front and rear lights. And I rode for years without incident.<\/p>\n

One night that naive assumption was shattered\u00a0when\u00a0I had a very close call. The road snaked in such a way that my light was not visible until too late. and I came close to being whacked. I wonder if I would have been much more visible\u00a0had I had something like the Orfos Flares bike light. I think so.<\/p>\n

What is the\u00a0Orfos Flare?<\/h2>\n

The Orfos Flare is an LED light that emits a glow in 360 degrees, rather than a directional beam like a traditional bike light does. The case surrounding the LED diffuses the light.<\/p>\n

What this means is that (part of) the rider and the surrounding environment is\u00a0lit, making the rider more visible.<\/p>\n

The lights are also completely waterproof… just in case you encounter a deluge of Biblical proportions.<\/p>\n

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A cool feature is that the lights attach to the bike magnetically. There is a mount that you attach to your bike with cable ties, and then the light magnetically sticks to the mounting, so you can quickly attach and remove the lights as needed.<\/p>\n

The lights run on a rechargeable battery, and are charged via a micro\u00a0USB port. Apparently, you can get 24 hrs of light from a 90 min charge. Not bad.<\/p>\n

The inventor is Pete Clyde, an electrical engineer, and he plans to have the lights shipping by Christmas.<\/p>\n

The Monkey Light will do something similar, it’s available right now – check it out: The Monkey Light – cycling safety light <\/a><\/p>\n

Learn more about the Orfos Flare Light<\/a>\u00a0or check it out on Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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