360° Bike Accessories Review: 360 Degree Bike Lights & High Visibility Cycle Safety Gadgets Seen from All round - Part 1

There are a growing number of bike safety accessories that allow cyclists to be seen from 360° (degrees) all around. Having spoken to a number of cycle accessories dealers and manufactures including mainstream bike stores such as Halfords we can safely say that 2013 will see numerous products become available that give drivers and other road users 360 degree visibility of cyclists.

In this first of a 3 part look at 360 degree bike safety accessories for cyclists we look at FibreFlare (powered) and MovoBright (unpowered). Feel free to let us know of others that you know about using the comments tools below.

360° Degrees Cyclist Visibility Devices - Non powered

MovoBright (www.MovoBright.co.uk)
MovoBright is a 360° Reflective Safety Device which attracts motorist attention by using gentle movement coupled with bright retro reflective properties.
MovoBright is bright, uses no batteries so it is lightweight and environmentally friendly.

Main features of MovoBright

• Reflects bright white from 360° all around
  
• Total length 15.5cm effective area 11cm 
• No batteries required
  
• Effective to 300m away by motorists from all directions.
• Lightweight  22 grams;
• Carabiner for convenient attachment
• Water proof

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Pros
Provides effective 360 degrees visibility of cyclist 
No power requirement (eco & no running costs)
Lightweight
Good product video (see below)

Cons
Will not light the way as this is a reflector only
Very effective for motorists but not a source of lights itself.

MovoBright Product Video

Powered 360 Degrees High Visibility Cycle Safety Products

Fibre Flare (www.fibreflare.com)
Fibre Flare tail light is a highly acclaimed product which won the EuroBike Award 2009. Enclosed in this flexible light are two powerful LED lights (one in each end). 
Fibre Flare has the largest illuminated surface area of all of the range of which there are (at time of writing) six products which include rear, side & front solutions in varying lengths.

Main features of Fibre Flare

• Total Length: Full size: 292mm; Short size: 250mm
• Power Source: 2 x ‘AAA’ Alkaline (Included) – ‘AAA’ Rechargeable are recommended as an option.
• Battery Life: 75+ Hrs (Strobe Mode), 25+ Hrs (Constant Mode)
• Visibility: 300 meters + (Omni-Directional i.e.: Visible in all directions)
• 10mm Omni-Directional (360° visibility) Flexible Fibre Optic Core

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Pros
Provides good 360 degrees visibility of cyclist 
Years of research and development
Very effective for the commute
Good product video

Cons
Does not produce beam - not effective off road
Cost in respect of the above
Battery powered

FibreFlare Product Video