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TOOO Cycling kickstarter 4Does this affordable rear view bike camera with integrated light have the battery life for all-day adventures?
TOOO Cycling has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its bike camera with an integrated rear light. The DVR80 is a safety rear view camera for cyclists which films what’s going on behind your back when you ride. It offers a fully integrated tail light that, according to the brand, is visible to other road users from over 1 mile (1.6km) away and offers a whopping 9.5 hours of recording battery life, catering for all-day adventures. With a RRP of ~£146, it's not incredibly expensive compared to the competition either...
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The front-facing Cycliq Fly12, for example, has a battery life of about eight hours with the camera on and the 600 lumen front light off, five hours with the light on low, and a couple of hours with the light on full power. With a claimed 9.5 hours of recording time, the DVR80 certainly seems to have an impressive battery life, especially for the quality TOOO Cycling claims it offers.
TOOO Cycling’s 110 degree wide angle lens camera provides recording of audio and video HD1080p 30-60 fps (frames per second) footage files. The light kicks out a super bright 80 lumens on its highest setting.
Video files are automatically protected in the event of a crash, TOOO Cycling says, thanks to its integrated technology which ensures the collection of traffic accident evidence for law enforcement and insurance decision making.
TOOO Cycling says the light sensor offers high definition footage even in very low light conditions, thanks to the quality of the SONY IMX 323 CMOS camera sensor: “Visual details will be clear, even at night in low ambient light (license plates, type of vehicle, faces can be identified)."
Image stability during rides shouldn’t be a problem either, says TOOO Cycling, thanks to the high frames per second rate, the imagery sensor and the mounting of the camera.
The camera can record at 1080p @ 60fps, which TOOO Cycling notes “is the norm for all sports cameras since it allows to almost vanish all motion blur”.
Then, TOOO Cycling says the imagery sensor determines the ability of the micro-controller to process images without any loss of quality, and at best, improve image quality from the naked-eye vision: “We use the latest version of the SONY IMX323 CMOS Image Sensor with the TOOO Cycling DVR80, which is the top-shelf image sensor available for on-board vehicle footage recording, being widely used in cars, trucks, airplanes or industrial CCTV cameras.”
Lastly, there’s how the device has been mounted. TOOO Cycling has opted for a universal bracket which allows you to mount the camera on any bike seat post diameter. “We decided to create a seat post mounting bracket for both conventional and aero seat posts since that place on any bike will be the least subject to riding vibration (since it is the closest to the balancing point of the whole bike, the radius of vibration is the smallest there)," it says.
A two-year warranty is also included.
£2,166 towards the £18,938 goal has been pledged so far, with 23 days to go, and the end date for the campaign is 6 January 2022. By pledging $179 (around £135), you’ll get a DVR80 camera with the full set of accessories including an iPhone/Android SD Card Reader and 64g SD card. The device is going to retail at $183 (around £146).
All the usual Kickstarter rules and regulations apply which can be found here.
Anna has been hooked on bikes ever since her youthful beginnings at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit. As an avid road and track racer, she reached the heady heights of a ProCyclingStats profile before leaving for university. Having now completed an MA in Multimedia Journalism, she’s hoping to add some (more successful) results. Although her greatest wish is for the broader acceptance of wearing funky cycling socks over the top of leg warmers.
Latest Comments
- Rendel Harris 5 hours 15 min ago
Thank goodness for that. I don't suppose anyone would want you to. You certainly behave like one though.
- Eton Rifle 5 hours 23 min ago
You do see some utterly ridiculous examples of car use....
- Eton Rifle 5 hours 45 min ago
Exactly. Every road death is a tragedy but this is at the "twat deserved it" end of the spectrum, looking at the state of that car.
- Rendel Harris 5 hours 53 min ago
I'm not the editor of this article, nor indeed of anything on this website. One would have thought that didn't require explaining.
- Eton Rifle 5 hours 53 min ago
I think the answer is in your question. I genuinely didn't know he was married to her. It does kinda explain it. Disappointing, nevertheless.
- Daclu Trelub 10 hours 38 min ago
In a perfect world, we'd have a measure of how easily distracted someone is, as part of their driving test....
- Sredlums 11 hours 6 min ago
These products are nothing but ridiculously expensive and superfluous, and they bring nothing but bragging rights....
- Daclu Trelub 11 hours 25 min ago
Of course they are, and not so different. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09B662CDN?crid=34M42BETAMFT0&th=1 The bugger's got four versions up now!
- squidgy 11 hours 42 min ago
At least the van driver was nowhere near the stationary cyclist.
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In the second generation Rear Camera, we improved Mount.
I never had a problem with the old mount, but if the tab did break off then it would just drop out of the bottom, the new mount loads from the top so I would guess the same would not happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR7LcSB904Q
This is a link to a video, you can search for "TOOO Cycling" on Facebook for more videos
Video quality appears better than my current rear camera. If the battery life is really as good as you say and it's actually waterproof as well, then you have a winner. 😃
I have a question: Will it be possible to replace the battery in the future when it wears out? I found my current brand of camera dies after about 1.5 - 2 years because of either the battery wearing out or water getting inside.
Hi Cal C.
We weighed the two options of replaceable batteries and sufficiently small size for a long time, and we chose a smaller size. Because I am a cyclist myself, I don’t want a big thing hanging on my Seatpost. I have heard some points like yours, we will collect them and try to find a good way to solve them, but I think we can only let you see our way on the new next-generation products. In any case, we are willing to discuss products with customers. Thank you!
At the risk of coming over all swldxer, if you had a dash[board] on your bike (I suppose you could argue a head unit qualifies), under the back of the saddle would be an odd place to put it.
More kickstarter tat...
That is identical to the Chilli Tech rear safety camera I bought over a year ago for less than £100, so I'm confused about the kickstarter thing - it's a product that already exists...
The camera I have from Chilli Tech is great - I'd highly recommend it. The only downside compared to the Cycliq Fly6 (of which I've had 3) is that there is no indication of power level.
Be very wary of kickstarter. Famous for millking funds and you have zero protection if any at all goes wrong
Don't worry, I am also a person who loves bicycles very much. I hope to have a Camera that is better for bicycles. That's why I set up a company and designed and developed this product. We have sold in many countries, and KS crowdfunding is to let more European and American users understand this product and our brand.
I've not been impressed with video quality on the Chilli Tech so far,but then the mounting kit makes it about as secure on the bike as an elastic band.
We have also gone through serious considerations and experiments on how to install and maintain a firmness on the bicycle. So thank you for purchasing the first generation product.
Thank you for your affirmation of the quality of our first-generation products. Chilli Tech is the distributor of our first generation products. Unfortunately, they hope that the second-generation products sold through Chilli Tech will not display the TOOO Cycling brand LOGO. Therefore, we cannot continue to reach cooperation. So what I want to say is that KS crowdfunding is the second-generation Rear Camera. It has better ability to capture license plates at night and image quality and more battary life.So if you need to see more videos shot with the second-generation Cam, please search for "TOOO Cycling" on FaceBook
Yep, a bit suspicious. I tried to buy the chilli tech one but they'd sold all stock. Add £50 and add branding and direct sell from China. That's the difference.
No it's not, the Chilli Tech one was the MkI and Chilli tech had useless customer service, this new one has a new mount and a new chip and sensor.
They really need to show a licence plate extracted from that low light footage!
Hi.look !!!
https://fb.watch/9UrPF821Pk/
please choose 720P
Still waiting for technology to be capable in this regard then, as I thought.
muck on the lens looks amazing in 1080p@60fps.
surely the location with the lowest 'radius of vibration' would be the midpoint between front and rear axle, for a bicycle without suspension, assuming both wheels hit the same bump. any location along that line would have the same averaged amplitude, of course.
Tempting but that's a pretty small kickstarter. Do TOOO have any good history of kickstarters - not according to the product page.
Very very tempting as Cycliq need a kick up the butt, as they seem intent on reducing features of the Rear Fly6 (less lumens, less battery) without fixing known flaws (the stupid rubber USB port flap).
I have no idea about their kickstarter record, but what I can tell you is this light is fantastic, I have one. The claimed battery life is about spot on and the image quality is very good imo.
I had the Mk1 version, the MkII version has a better mount and better image quality although it was good before. Much smaller and lighter than a Fly 6 as well.
They are working on producing a front light as well which I am looking forward to.
I got one of them for £75 last year from the guys @ Chilli Technology. Its not bad actually but can be fiddly to fit if you dont have much seatpost showing.
They're now on "offer" from them at £117. Talk about inflation. Still cheaper than this fake Kickstarter, though.
I want to update some information. First of all, Chilli Tech does not have any inventory because we have stopped cooperating. In the above answer, I explained the reasons for stopping cooperation. Secondly, the KS above is the second-generation product, with better appearance/better craftsmanship/better chip/better glass lens/longer battery life. So the price has become different. But I still thank you very much for using my product, and TOOO Cycling will respond to you in time for any questions about the product.
Fair play, this all makes sense. Good of you to come on here and clear things up.
On offer from who?
I guess you are my customer in Singapore, right? Thank you for purchasing my product. Enjoy the ride together.
Hi, no I am in the UK, I was impressed with the customer service keeping in touch with shipping updates whilst it was stuck in customs. I enquired about becoming a distributor. I honestly think this is the best rear cycling camera available from a safety cam p.o.v.
Haha, who are you? You can tell me on Facebook or Whatsapp. Because the goods sent to the UK are all handled by me, I think we have a communication. Or you tell me the time you received Cam, and I can guess who you are. I pay attention to every logistics information sent overseas every day.
This is our first crowdfunding in KS, but we have already started selling in Asian countries, so we are not using concepts or old machines to hurt customers' trust.
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