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MonkeyLectric Rolls Out Programmable, Animated Bicycle Spoke LED Light System

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MonkeyLectric has two new LED-strip bicycle wheel light systems.

For casual cyclists, the $75 M232 (above) is a longer version of the original. It bumps bulb count to 32 LEDs -16 per side- and comes programmed with 42 patterns. We’ve got one of these on test now and should have some thoughts up before too long. The short of it is it’s quite fun and draws a lot of smiles from folks on the sidewalks and inside shops.

For the business minded folks, there’s a new commercial version that blasts logos and more out of  256 LEDs total, half on each side. Unlike the preprogrammed consumer models, you can program your own logo in and even load 90 seconds of video on it. MSRP is $1,500 and includes software and hardware. Blink through the break for video of it in action…

I’m pretty sure this is what happens when you let iMovie stabilize the video when importing your footage of something in a non-matching frame rate. It gets better half way through.

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Hank
Hank
11 years ago

nope

Mike
11 years ago

Cool for riding a fixie in Tokyo. Unfortunately I’m just not hip enough for these.

RUSTYDOGG
RUSTYDOGG
11 years ago

Hell yeah. I’d rock that gizmo at a 24hr race.

Topmounter
Topmounter
11 years ago

$1,500 isn’t cheap…but you’ll have sponsors galore!

Watchtower
Watchtower
11 years ago

@ RUSTYDOGG

+1

Chipollini
11 years ago

Made in the SF Bay Area! The basic monkeylectric are pretty awesome – the video of the wheel is not a good representation… I’ve seen this in person, and I think it’s an imovie problem as said above or the video camera is capturing it at a strange frame rate, like when you see video of a helicopter and the blades appear to be standing still. Definitely going to get that 75$ light, and I’d love the programable one but, it’s out of my price range… Plus I’d be a perv and put small clips of porn in it and ride around town doing my version of the thing from Fight Club where Tyler Durden splices porn into movies.

ajbosch
ajbosch
11 years ago

We have a midnight ride on the 12/12/12. This could just find it’s way onto my bike for that. 🙂

Moe
Moe
11 years ago

I bought last year the model with 32 LED’s, the 2011 Model, i am using it for more than one year now, Much fun in the night, very high visability and complete without any problems, i crossed a river with it and normal mountainbiking and jumping – 100% waterproof, and shockproof,and lotsa people were asking me about it 🙂 Paid 55 €.

Thatoneguy
Thatoneguy
7 years ago

I want a pair! I saw somebody commuting with these the other morning and he was VERY visible from the side. Something that headlights and taillights aren’t able to do. Having been t-boned by a car once, I think this is a sound investment. Dont really want another broken neck.

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