We don’t usually report on bike lights here at PC World but when we received the press release for Bicygnals — wireless indicator lights for cyclists — they looked too good to ignore. Besides, it's all technology isn't it?
Originally released in the UK last year, Bicygnals have now made their way to New Zealand where we reckon they’ll be warmly received by those endangered creatures commonly known as commuter cyclists. $119 buys you a set of front and rear lights, except these ones go beyond the call of duty by including integrated orange indicator lights to alert motorists to your turning intentions. The rear lights connect wirelessly to the front set saving you the hassle of running pesky wires around your bike. Not only do they make a cyclist that much more visible, but they also eliminate the risks inherent with making hand signals (unsteadiness caused by taking one hand off the handle bars or worse, getting your arm taken off by a passing bus).
Being an Auckland cycle commuter myself, I’m keen to try these out. Of course installing indicators on my bike may be a lost cause given the fact at least half of Auckland’s drivers don’t seem to know what their indicator lights actually do. Still, the lights look cool, in a Star Trek kind of way. And I want some.
