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TECH NEWS
Blaze Laserlight creators launch 100 lumen Burner rear light on Kickstarter
Blaze, the company that brought us the revolutionary Laserlight, is back with its latest product, the Burner, a 100 lumen rear light. It has launched on Kickstarter today and you can get the new light for £30 if you’re quick.
The Laserlight front light is different to other cycle lights in that it projects a symbol of a cyclist onto the road to warn other road users of your presence. It was a Kickstarter success story and has since gone into production. You can read our review here.
- Rear light buyer's guide + light comparison engine
Blaze says it has designed the new Burner rear light to complement its front light, and “is painstakingly engineered to be the best back light on the road, yet simple to use - high performance and fuss free”.
The Burner houses 24 LEDs in a machined aluminium case, which is claimed to be waterproof and highly durable. A light sensor allows the light to automatically power up when it detects low levels of light (a bit like the See.Sense). Blaze says it has developed the light to provide a 180-degree viewing range to increase your visibility on the road.
The Blaze provides a 100 lumen output. To put that in perspective, a typical rear light, such as the Cateye Rapid Mini (£25) provides just 15 lumens. The Niterider Sentinel (£45) ups the output to 45 lumens. To get a similar output, the Lupine Rotlicht offers several modes up to 160 lumens. But it costs £80, nearly twice the price of the Blaze. So on paper the Burner looks good value for money.
A magnetic mounting bracket attaches the light to the seatpost and the battery is claimed to last up to a month during normal use. It’s recharged via a USB lead.
The Blaze light has launched on Kickstarter today and will run until Friday 18th December. To support the company, a £30 pledge will get you a rear light with a £20 discount off the £49 RRP. It’s hoping to secure £35,000 funding.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/embrooke/the-blaze-burner-the-best-back-lig...
“The Burner has been the result of three years of hard work, countless prototypes and rigorous testing, to create something elegantly simple. We are so proud of the Laserlight and have learned so much in its development and delivery; we wanted a backlight to match it. We believe we’ve thought of everything with this light, yet obsessed to keep things uncomplicated. Concisely, it’s a no fuss, beautifully stylish back light, for every cyclist.
“Our Kickstarter backers are a big part of our company today, we are so grateful to them for getting us here! It was important to us to remember where we started, which is why we’re launching through Kickstarter to let our community be the first to get their hands on the product, and also give feedback, which we value so incredibly highly. We would love you to be a part of this very exciting journey and hope that you will help us shine a light on the Blaze Burner”, said Emily Brooke, CEO and Founder of Blaze.
More info at http://blaze.cc/
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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That was quick! it reached the funding goal on the first day!
Some lights need to be aligned to get the best visible output. Maybe the Blaze has a wide angle lense so alignment is not so critical
The kickstarter page says: "There is a curved C shape piece of rubber to clip on to your handlebar or seat post that forms a sphere for the mount arms to then grip on to. This gives you rotational and tilt adjustment, so you can mount the Burner on any handlebar or seat post, and always direct the light where you want it."
So looks like they have.
Looks like a nice piece of kit to me. I've read somewhere that a diffuse light is better for being seen and less blinding than a point source so many led's is good.
I do prefer removeable batteries though so you can take a spare set with you and change when necessary.
all that development and they cannot create a mounting bracket to set the bike light horizontal to the ground level? in the video, instead its sitting at the same angle as the seat tube / seat post, and pointing slightly downwards?
I've got a bright USB charged light from a "big brand" with the same issue and resorted to epoxy gluing a rubber Cateye bracket piece to the base so the light sits horizontal when attached to the seat post on my 73 degree angle standard road bike..
They think they've thought of everything, do they?
How about mulling over the fact that the light isn't vertical on a seatpost. Or maybe spare a little thought for making a belt/loop clip to improve its versatility?
Brighter the more noticeable. Will look at these when they come out. I am more the satisfied for the moment with my cygolite hotshot 2 watt blinder
Awesome light ..mine broke though
I'm in.
I don't commute but I do ride very dark country lanes sometimes. I'll let you know if I get angry tractor drivers flashing me with their 50,000 lumen* work lights!
*estimate. Probably conservative
I don't like the 'revolutionary'/annoyingly stupid blaze laser light, but I do like this rear light - as davenportmb said, those lights that blind you (but ensure visability) are horrible - if they've addressed this burning issue and made the light brighter, like cars etc, then i'd have one for £30 - cheap i reckon.
Blaze, the company that brought us the revolutionary Laserlight.........
Substitute the word 'gimicky' for 'revolutionary'.
Indeed, road.cc awarded the original light a huge 3 stars in its review last year http://road.cc/content/review/139149-blaze-laserlight-front-light
Magnetic mount?
I'm out.
Looks like a nice piece of kit, but I'm not convinced by the mounting bracket.
I can't wait to have my retinas burned out because I got stuck behind someone running one of these and they decided to mount it on their seat stay.
Reading the information on Kickstarter and the follow up in the comments, it seems that avoiding this problem was one of the main design aims. That's why they have gone for a large number of LEDs rather than a small number of super bright LEDs.