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jak51

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Re: 1000th post, new Brake Free light!
« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2021, 11:27:18 AM »
Yippee!  I got my Brake Free Light delivered yesterday, and I'm impressed.  Fits perfectly on my HJC helmet.  The unit was easy to install after I watched the installation video on the BF website.  Also read the FAQ section and gained a better understanding of how the unit works, and all the details about the Brake Free Light system, since a detailed user manual is not included in the package.  It only comes with a Quick Start Guide.  Followed the instructions, used the included template, charged the unit, and played with the different modes.  It works as advertised - when the accelerometer/gyrometer senses the slightest slow down, the brake light activates.  My wife is anxious to drive behind me and watch it in action.

I'll post some pics and a video once I have had a chance to play with it some more.  But I'm hoping that my first impressions will last.

Jeff

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Re: 1000th post, new Brake Free light!
« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2021, 03:12:04 AM »
please do post a video or pics..I'd love to see what it looks like on our helmets! It sure does make sense, though, doesn't it? Having a bright led brake light on our helmets at driver eye level sure seems like the right place.

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Re: 1000th post, new Brake Free light!
« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2021, 10:18:01 AM »
please do post a video or pics..I'd love to see what it looks like on our helmets! It sure does make sense, though, doesn't it? Having a bright led brake light on our helmets at driver eye level sure seems like the right place.

(my wife doesn't like my riding hobby and will in no way participate with anything riding related...including taking pics or video)

Will do.  My wife is pretty good taking pics and videos with her phone.  We'll see what we can come up with this weekend.

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Re: 1000th post, new Brake Free light!
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2021, 03:32:13 AM »
jak51 - have you had a chance to use the new Brake Free light much? I have a number of rides in, now, and it's very subjective, but it seems I get a bigger cushion from cars behind me. I've done a few early evening rides and it seems to get people's attention. Curious to hear what you've experienced.
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Re: 1000th post, new Brake Free light!
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2021, 12:36:20 AM »
Hawk - I've used it a couple of times.  The weather has been really wet and crappy for the past week or so, so not too much riding.  On the couple of rides I've used it, once was in broad daylight and the other just as it was getting dark.  In broad daylight, I used the brake free light in stealth mode, so it lit up just as I was slowing down.  When it was just getting dark, I used it in the full on mode (not flashing), and someone riding behind me thought that I certainly could be seen by anyone in back of me.  I'm really pleased with the quality of the unit, and how easy it was to mount on my HJC helmet.  The installation video that Brake Free Tech recommends you watch before mounting the unit to the helmet helped a great deal.  All in all, I'm extremely satisfied.  My wife, who watched me pull out of my driveway, said she could see the brake light up when I slowed down before pulling onto the street.  And that in bright daylight with her being about 70 feet away.

I'll post more thoughts and hopefully pics and a video once the weather clears up.  Speaking of which, it's pouring a thundering right now.  We're supposed to have a break in the weather on Thursday, and then more rain on Friday and Saturday, with skies finally turning clear on Sunday and through next week.  I wish there were some way to send all this frigging rain out west where they really, really need it.

Jeff

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