Knog have been going strong for several years making silicon bicycle lights, and the company has unveiled its new set of USB rechargeable lights, under its Blinder brand. There will be new models – the 1 and 4 – that will be encased in metal and silicon, meaning these will be both watertight and bright as the lights will feature either a single LED or four LEDs respectively. And because these are factory-sealed they will be totally waterproof and even submersible – not that we can figure out why anyone would put them underwater.
The Blinder 4 will put out 80 lumens of white light for the front or 44 lumens of red light in the rear, and while the front will have enough illumination to guide the way the point is still “to be seen” more than to act as a headlamp. The Blinder 1 will still put out 20 lumens to the front, along with 11 to the rear.
The 4 can run for 50 hours per change, with about 1,200 charges total, so enough to be seen for a long time. Unfortunately there will be a wait to use them, as these won’t be available until October.