Knog were showing off their funky Beetle (2 LED), Gekko (3 LED) and Skink (4 LED) lights at Eurobike – they use a similar silicon rubber mount to Knog’s more expensive light systems which means you can mount then pretty much anywhere there’s space. We’ve got a front Skink and rear Beetle to test, so we’ll give them a run out at our 12hr relay race on Saturday and let you know what they’re like. They certainly look cool… Coming from an industrial design background Knog’s gear is always pretty good looking, and usually works well to boot. We’re a big fan of their bags, and the Gator light systems are high quality commuting gear too. Also on the Knog stand at Eurobike were the diminutive new tool range, the most fully featured of which packs 18 tools (including a chain tool and a pedal spanner) into a 48mmx48mm case. Their range of Goatskin commuter gloves was also pretty smart. 
Knog Skink lights, tool and gloves
First Published: Sep 15, 2008
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I'm glad I had my trousers on. If I hadn't I might have been arrested.
Who was responsible for organising the prizes on Bullseye? Tonight's star prize was a luxury fitted kitchen. How are you supposed to split that between two contestants? Absolutely ridiculous.
Oh sir! sir! Johnnys riding his bike without a helmet, he’s going to die when he falls off!, Yes what a silly boy he is ! Anyway jump in the car we’re going to be late for school and I hope no one gets in my way especially bleeding cyclists!! I wonder if AI will see what fools we are..
It's more about the nomex suit, car helmet and five point harnesses (with HANS), but "reply" ain't what it used to be...
'Gotten' ? The word is 'become', as in, I have become sick of seeing 'gotten'.
OK, all the stuff I said elsewhere on this thread in defence of helmets, I take it all back. I'd sooner be seen as an anti-lidder than be associated with that heap of steaming ordure.
Exactly my thoughts. A real shame, they're amazing bikes, same as Islabikes. Really sad to hear the news. Having said that, we probably didn't do enough to help them. My son had one Islabike and two Frogs, all second hand that we resold for about the same amount.
I couldn't agree more, and when we have all that everywhere I might think about leaving off the helmet, but until then if I have to share the road with huge fast-moving chunks of metal, many of them piloted by persons of limited intelligence and even less self control, I'm going to keep the lid, which even Burt agrees can "probably" offer some protection from injury.
And the irony is that helmet promotion and mandation kills lots of people and they don't reduce the death rate of cyclists. The benefits of cycling vastly outweigh the risks, and helmet promotion and mandation deter cycling (the only proven effect) so those deterred lose those benefits and die earlier.
I see Mont Pythons upper class twits have been replaced by male anti helmet twits who probably ride under 10000 km/year while wearing bike gloves, ladies bib capris, power meters to register the watts they dont produce ,gps because they are easily lost on a tiny island, a mobile phone to call the wifey in case the ride gets too hilly or wet or fast or windy, all while complaining their tushy hurts. They always ask for proof..you could crash a few times on purpose without and with a helmet and send us the pictures. Do pros complain about helmets?..if you rode in a country with sun you would know that styrofoam actually keeps your head cool.. Ps ice hockey players say they dont need mouthguards..ask them to smile
5 thoughts on “Knog Skink lights, tool and gloves”
Rear lights..
Lost my Topeak back light this morning… first pothole on my first commute on my new Bowery, it bounced under the wheels of the car behind me. 🙁 Must admit the clip attachment to the rack was pretty naff – not recommended!
They look good but, are the Knog ones able to rotate with changes in seat pin and seat stay angles or are they fixed?
re: Rear lights
Yeah they seem pretty good, you can’t rotate them through 90deg or anything like that, but the nature of the one-piece rubber fixing system means that they should fix to pretty much any part of your bike, even quite flat section seat-stays, just tried it out with the front ones (which also fit okay on oversized bars – with a bit of a stretch). The rear light is much the same, but smaller… small enough that I put it down and now I can’t find it.
Small but Mighty
Any chance of ‘loosing’ it into a SAE? 😉
Just found it!
Maybe, but not yet
Stars and Bars Commuter Gloves?, please…
Don’t know what kind of commuting the folks at Knog do, but I don’t think the Stars and Stripes goatskin fellas will go with my normal commuting ensemble (i.e. my normal duds)
Last time I saw gloves like that, they were on some American bloke rocket biking across the Grand Canyon.
Like the mini multi tool though – wonder if any of the tools actually work?