A question to Tim about the Spooklight.

What is the maximum distance they will work between front unit and rear? I like the indicators to be right a the back of the bike, fitted onto the end of my top box, remembering that a lot of e-bikes (like my Wisper) are a fair bit longer than normal cycles.

 

Colin

 

Range is about 15 metres. Someone contacted us about range with a novel use in mind. He and his wife are motorcyclists and he was thinking of fitting the control unit to his wife's bike and the light unit to this own so that they could communicate - e.g. if she wanted to pull over and have a rest, or to indicate the route. Wouldn't work given the relatively short range, but I like the idea.

Being 2.4GHz I would guess it's bluetooth based, so off the shelf stuff I would imagine. If so, you could control it with your phone or laptop 8)

 

unfortunately not so simple.

 

Lots of devices, with various incompatible protocols use the 2.4GHz band because by international agreement the modules do not require the same level of licensing other wireless comms equipment does.

 

Even bluetooth stuff can be an absolute nightmare to get set up and working reliably...

 

I trust the manfacturers of these devices took precautions to prevent false signalling from stray RF fields

Thanks Tim,

I don't think my bike is quite 15 metres long.

I may switch the Bicygnals onto my Shopper and get the Spooklight for the Wisper sometime in the near future.

 

Thanks again

Colin

Range is about 15 metres. Someone contacted us about range with a novel use in mind. He and his wife are motorcyclists and he was thinking of fitting the control unit to his wife's bike and the light unit to this own so that they could communicate - e.g. if she wanted to pull over and have a rest, or to indicate the route. Wouldn't work given the relatively short range, but I like the idea.

I take it that means he takes off ahead of her all the time and she get's annoyed at being left behind.