To optimize your presence on the road at night or in dark weather, Lead Wear offers its MK1 jacket, which will suit all those wishing to travel by bike. Since September 1, wearing a reflective vest is mandatory at night or by insufficient visibility out of town. The Conceal approved this measure after a finding that showed that 20% of bicycle users were killed or injured at night, at dawn or at dusk. That is why we wanted to test an effective and original product to pedal the night safely.
Indeed, the winter days are short and when leaving school or work it is sometimes difficult to train or go home by bike, to relax, and do his daily activity. Lead Wear products are not just reflective vests; they combine both a reflective fabric and LEDs that greatly enhance your presence on the road. Motorists will see you from a distance and will not be surprised. We will share with you our feelings about this jacket that will illuminate your night outings by bike…
Technical characteristics:
The Led Wear MK1 jacket has two strips of ten LEDs, white at the front and red at the back, with 3 lighting functions: slow flash, fast flash and continuous lighting. Therefore, you can choose the way you want to be seen! The ten LEDs have impressive lighting power for a power supply with three simple RLC batteries. Its neon yellow fabric on the front, sleeves and lower back accentuating visibility. This jacket does not look like a simple fluorescent vest that is mandatory in your cars, its design and perfectly studied for use for cycling. A net in black mesch allowing a good evacuation of perspiration ventilates the back. A back pocket closed by a zip will allow you to store portable tools, and why not take spare batteries just in case. The Led Wear MK1 comes in four sizes: S, M, L and XL.
This jacket is comfortable to wear and offers a feeling of increased security when you are driving at night or at night. To change the lighting mode it is necessary to open the jacket because it is difficult to access the button placed inside. We preferred to ride with the permanent light mode, which does not distract motorists. Removable raglan sleeves can be easily removed with the zip. We find that rolling with the sleeves removed is more pleasant because the fabric tends to make us sweat if we use this jacket for training. Nevertheless, this fabric has a windproof power that is still not negligible. The jacket does not float; the finish at the waist by elastic prevents the air from coming down.
In conclusion:
The test of the Led Wear MK1 has proved to be very pleasant and we think that many people may be interested in a jacket like this. During the test, a cyclist stopped us to ask us where we could get this kind of reflective jacket. To optimize your presence at night on the roads, it will be perfect for the simple person wishing to travel by bike (contributing to sustainable development) but also competitors frustrated with not being able to ride the day or wishing to lengthen their outings. Its price is very correct: 54.90 Euros (batteries not included).