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See.Sense raises more than twice its latest £30,000 Kickstarter goal - in three days (+ video)

Award-winning Northern Irish brand says new ACE lights will be "more intelligent" but at cheaper price point...

Northern Ireland-based intelligent bike light brand See.Sense has taken just three days to more than double the £30,000 it had set on Kickstarter for its forthcoming Ace rear light.

By Sunday evening, three days after the crowdfunding drive went live, the brand had received pledges totalling around £66,000 from nearly 1,600 backers.

According to BikeBiz, the original target was reached within just four hours of it going live on Thursday.

The latest light is said to be “more intelligent” than the company’s existing lights – but will come to market at a lower price point.

As with its predecessors, the lights adjust their intensity to the conditions, aimed at improving visibility at key points in a cyclist’s journey such as at junctions.

The lights will also be accompanied by a new smartphone app as well as having ANT+ technology, meaning they are compatible with certain Garmin devices.

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Full information about the ACE lights can be found on the Kickstarter page.

When the business, founded by Philip and Irene McAleese, launched its original crowdfunding drive in 2013, it raised £33,826 against a target of £12,000.

Last year, the award-winning company sought to raise £500,000 in investment through Crowdcube, closing its campaign after £711,000 had been raised.

In August we reported how See.Sense was collaborating with Belfast City Council to collect data through sensors deployed on public hire bikes to track trips and improve the safety of riders.

> Sensors deployed on Belfast public hire bikes to track journeys and improve safety of riders

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Accessibility f... | 7 years ago
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Yet another bike light that throws light out in every direction, rather than where you need it.  Dazzles everyone else, but doesn't provide enough illumination to see in the dark.

No thanks.  We need proper bicycle lights with beam cutoffs, not disco lights.

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ashliejay | 7 years ago
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why does a bike light require an application, all it needs to do is flash so others can see you or you can see where you're going that's it, nothing more.

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Yorkshire wallet replied to ashliejay | 7 years ago
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ashliejay wrote:

why does a bike light require an application, all it needs to do is flash so others can see you or you can see where you're going that's it, nothing more.

Everything needs an app! Everything! Soon even going the toilet and eating will require you to sync to your phone for 'smart' defication.

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NoMapNoCompass replied to ashliejay | 7 years ago
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ashliejay wrote:

why does a bike light require an application, all it needs to do is flash so others can see you or you can see where you're going that's it, nothing more.

I have an Icon and to be honest only connect it to the app occasionally when I need it. You could buy the See.Sense light and never connect it to the app and it'd still be a great light. App is there if you want some of the other features like the crash and theft stuff. Being able to update firmware is handy as well.

Killer feature of this new one I think is the ANT+ stuff, it turns the lights on when you turn your Garmin on.

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BarryBianchi replied to NoMapNoCompass | 7 years ago
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NoMapNoCompass wrote:

Killer feature....turns the lights on when you turn your Garmin on.

Wow.  A problem I didn't even have solved at a stroke.  Saves walking all the way to the back/front of the bike....

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Gourmet Shot | 7 years ago
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i got the original See.Sense via kick starter as I liked the idea but it went back to the factory twice and I found it was intermittent at best.  I spent most of my time looking between my legs to make sure it was actually on.  

Customer service was good but I just gave up on it as it was too unreliable....don't think i'll be buying into the system again

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Trickytree1984 | 7 years ago
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I had the current set and returned them. No way to change lighting modes without getting your phone out is a total pain in the but

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Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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I'll wait until Aldi copy it. 

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BarryBianchi replied to Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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Yorkshire wallet wrote:

I'll wait until Aldi copy it. 

It won't be a copy.  It will be better made and 1/4 of the price.

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Trickytree1984 replied to Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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Yorkshire wallet wrote:

I'll wait until Aldi copy it. 

I tried the fly6 copy and sent it back. Way worse than the real thing in every possible way.

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