Most Expensive Bike Light
Written by: jeremy Filed Under: Electronics, Vehicles on October 10th, 2007If you’re looking to strap an insanely bright light on your head, look no further than Lupine Lighting System’s Betty. If you can believe a product description that seems to have been written by hyperactive chickens, the Betty is better than Lupine’s previous offering, the Edison, in every possible way. Of course, the nearly $1,200 price tag makes it the most expensive bike light in the world.
Composed of seven LED lights, the Betty burns at about 1,400 lumens. Depending on the wattage used, the light may run for over 300 hours without the need to recharge. The most expensive bike light is so bright, in fact, that it needs the wind produced by biking to prevent itself from overheating. If you’re not going fast enough, the Betty will dim in order to stay cool.
LED lights like the Betty are quickly dominating the market for bicycle lighting. Other expensive LED bike lights include Princeton Tec’s Switchback ($389) and Light & Motion’s Stella ($299).
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that is stupid in my opinion why spend 1,200 dollora on a light i think that is the dumbest thig for a bike ever …….EVER
I have one of these that I use for a spotlighting and driving light for my six wheeler. I agree about the cost, but if nothing else gets near it, and nothing worn on the head does it just has to be worth the outlay. Providing of course you are like me, retired and spending the kids inheritance. Albeit with their total agreement.
ok, for a bike light,thats ridiculous. think about it, nobody ever uses them anyways! i mean really thats just plain stupid
Well i think yeah its kind of stupid pay all the money on a bike wile you can do other things more importants with that money. Anyways letr the people its goin to get tier of using it so there’s all ur money in the trash, just to use it ones in your life!. That’s freakin stupid!
It’s not the price that’s stupid; it’s the people that buy it.
Bike lights are way over-priced in any case. Mostly very low-tech items sold at similar prices to mobile phones, radios or even cameras. Rip-off.
The reason i bought a very expensive light (not the betty, but the wilma, also made by Lupine) is because the price of the light is infinitley cheaper than one trip to the ER and also cheaper than a year’s worth of future insulin.
If you ride a bike for $5000, why not buying the lupine? If you want to ride at a winter evening on a downhill track, you need a good light and there is nothing you can compare to Betty. I bought the Edison from Lupine some years ago for $1000 and perhaps I will sell it and buy the Betty.