From the very beginning, starting with a Kickstarter campaign back in 2015, and the original goal of “helping to save a thousand lives by making helmets that people actually want to wear”, Thousand has been focused on bicycle safety.
We’ve all seen their Heritage helmet. It’s a cool-looking helmet. In fact, we awarded it the Most Stylish Commuter Helmet back in May 2021.
Anywho, we all know one of the best things we can do as cyclists to help ourselves stay safe, besides wearing our helmets, is to “be visible”. Well, Thousand also knows this and has released their attractive, new Traveler Light in hopes to broaden its vision and encourage safe urban mobility through stylish, sustainable, and user-friendly products.
Let’s take a sip from the “brutal truth” cup, shall we?
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, 2020 dealt us 938 cyclist deaths, a 9% increase over 2019, and a majority of these deaths happened between the hours of 6pm and 9pm. So running a front and rear light at all times makes good sense.
The Traveler Light
Thousand says the Traveler light is inspired by a camera lens and features a rotating dial, like the focus on a camera, making it easy to switch between the three modes quickly and intuitively.
The modes are: Front: Solid at 100 lumens, Daylight flash at 250 lumens, and Eco flash at 30 lumens. Rear: 35 lumens, Daylight flash at 80 lumens, and Eco flash at 10 lumens.
The Traveler Light’s cool magnetic mounting allows the light to attach to the base magnetically, meaning that you really only have to mount the base of the light once, not really needing to move it after that.
It also allows you to quickly and easily pop the light off to charge it or take it with you to prevent theft. Pow, just like that!
The mount is compatible with 22.2 to 35mm handlebars and the rear light can fit seatposts ranging from 25.4 to 35mm.
The Thousand Traveler Lights are USB rechargeable as well. Thousand says in just a couple o’ hours you can get from 0% to 100% charge. The USB-C charging cable is included with the lights.
The Traveler Light comes in sets!
Thousand mentioned that they “utilized a human-centered design process when designing each of its helmet models – the Heritage, Chapter MIPS and Thousand Jr. – and the brand leaned into real riders once again for input in the development of the Traveler Lights”.
In the press kit, they also say that through the process of designing this light set, it became clear to them that riders looked for the key factors of convenience, and simplicity when looking for a light.
Thousand claims that the “Traveler Lights address each of these details directly in simple-to-use and intuitively designed front and rear lights, made for urban travelers on the go“.
Details
Retail: $65
- Front light, handlebar mount, rear light, seat post mount, and two USB-C charging cables included
- USB rechargeable with a 2 hour charge time
- Magnetic mount allows for easy removal and installation of lights and helps to deter theft
- Simple dial allows for quick and easy switching between 3 light modes
- Front:
- Solid: 100 lumens, 8 hour runtime
- Daylight Flash: 250 lumens, 6 hour runtime
- Eco Flash: 30 lumens, 36 hour runtime
- Rear:
- Solid: 35 lumens, 4.5 hour runtime
- Daylight Flash: 80 lumens, 3.75 hour runtime
- Eco Flash: 10 lumens, 22 hour runtime
- Lightweight product with 40 g light and 20 g mount
- Compatible with 22.2-35 mm handlebars (front) and 25.4-35 mm seat posts (rear)
- Water resistant and protected from light rain showers (IPX4)
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