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Lumineer: A Stem-Dwelling Bike Light
I think this relates to our problematic "disruption" culture in design. Designers are taught to revolutionize every item instead of comprehend 200 years of incremental developments that have lead to the bicycles we all know and love. The truth is though that bike accessories like lights and locks still leave a lot to be desired...
Couldn't agree more. On top of that, you have a design culture that values the surface-level disruptive ideas, over the incremental ideas that can actually work and make a difference.
The fixie-as-model is one of my favorite lazy tropes. It's a very efficient way to see which designers didn't bother learning how derailleurs work or doing much market research.
Genius.
One of the few critical Core77 articles that have technical merit. On the design of bike head lights, the handle bar, stem or forks are actually not the best places to mount a light; it needs to be separate from bar movements, which is why they are typically supported by the frame on motorcycles. We need a non-integrated way to universally mount lights to bike frames and still offer the same efficacy and adjustability of a bar mounted light.
You might be interested in the bicycle lighting options from Busch and Muller. www.bumm.de/produkte/
It is good to see a critical article on Core77! Very often designs are featured here without any real critique, especially designs for bicycles and cycling accessories.
Dear Kat,
Hey,
The LED infographic with the 2 CR2032 cells was to show what the prototype was using.
Trek or Specialized need to take a comprehensive look at a project like this, and knock it out of the park. This implementation stinks. Tightening or loosening bolts to adjust the angle of the light is a comically bad idea. It might be salvageable if it was made more 'niche' - like just for commuters, or just for mountain bikes.
Twice a year, like clockwork, design students post their grad projects to bikeforums.com (and, doubtless, other forums as well). The parade of bad design is amusing or infuriating depending on your temperament and how long you've put up with it. (Why, why does everyone want to get rid of spokes? They're nice!)
Nailed it. It's almost my favorite season for bike news just for the entertainment! Young designers sure love to eliminate what they don't understand. :)