EB14: Fly6 HD Video Recorder Bicycle Tail Light Upgraded w/ Brighter Lights, Better Video

I have one of the origial cameras from backing the campaign. It works really well, but one concern I was hoping they would address in future production runs was the limited mounting options. As it stands now, the unit can only by installed (via rubber bands) to a seat post. However, as a long-distance commuter and touring cyclist who uses both a saddle bag and a trunk, I would really appreciate a rack mounting bracket. Oh well.

6 hours run time is a lot better than some, but 6 hours at new means considerably less soon after you bought it, so… is the battery easily removable so you can carry a spare?

Also, please tell me they got rid of that ridiculous rotating flashes around the bezel that the first one had.

That’s in USD 🙁
$240 in AUD, bit rich for a camera that only points one way.

Would love to see this exact same light but with a white / clear reflector and bar mount option. Front and rear camera’s with built in “see me” lights sounds great.

can I trade in my old one for a new version? That would be great to at least get a little credit toward a new one!

Thanks for all your comments. I’d like to address some of them here:
– the limited mounting options are actually awesome mounting options because they provide a solid platform to capture steady footage (the seat post). Other mounting options (like panniers & helmets) don’t provide steady footage which is what we want to give you!
– Lumens: if we only made a light, of course we could knock it out of the park like the very awesome See.Sense however we also have a camera that we need to consider and balancing up to six hours of filming and lights is not easy. If we upped the lighting power, we would effectively decrease the camera function.
– the battery life of the new Fly6 is considerably better than Fly6 Original. Not just in providing more time but also the quality of the battery is much improved meaning a longer lasting and robust battery life.
– rotating besel light is still there although somewhat more subtle than in Fly6 Original. It stays because we need to know when the camera is on…this is the indicator.
– In terms of cost, if you were to add up the functions and then get those functions using other items, they would cost you much more, would take up more space, be more complicated to use, would not last for up to six hours, would not have incident protection, would not include nano technology and not be designed just for cyclists. If you feel that with those things considered that it is not good value then we would have to accept your opinion.
– Of course if there are no plates on the front of a vehicle the only identifying features would be make, model & color of the vehicle. We are designing a solution for the front of a bike that would suit these situations.
– we don’t have a trade in system but we are currently offering $50 off the regular price to pre-order….note that the discount ends early next week!

Thanks again for your comments and if you have more or want to ask us direct…feel free to contact us at info@fly-lites.com

Regards
Andrew Hagen, CEO

Great to see Andrew reply, the old Fly6 works for my bikes but not on my dedicated commuting bicycle that has a rear rack.
It would be good see the device have mounts to cater to commuting cyclists too.