This multi-functional bike lock doubles as a bright taillight + easy to use tire inflator

Posted on 24/11/2021 by Gaurav Sood

Won’t you want to lessen your load on bicycle rides in the city or on a hiking expedition? How about a cleverly designed bike lock that is much more than just a secure lock for your ride?

Now that the world is moving towards bicycles as a means of daily commute and for fitness regime – keeping your ride secure from thieves makes even more sense. Hence the good old bike lock comes to the rescue. Moreover, if the lock is multi-functional and solves more than just one purpose, it is a win-win situation for any rider. Even more so, when you have lesser accessories to carry on board. Omnilock multifunctional Bike Lock is one such unique bicycle accessory that performs double duty as a bright taillight and tire inflator as well.

This multiple utility of the accessory means – the rider has less to worry about – if he/she is an avid bicycle user. Someone who likes to pedal to the mountains or spend a whole lot of time going for extended bike runs in the morning for fitness. Safety is another important thing that the bike lock addresses as the taillight adds another layer of visibility for motorists to take note of when on the go. That means the bike lock sits right under the saddle when in commute, and when you need to park it, simply take out Omnilock and lock the rear wheel.

Like I mentioned, the mindfully designed lock makes use of every inch – using the corner as an air pump with a pressure display. That’s one thing every motorist needs to have handy at all times, isn’t it? With Omnilock, the hassle of carrying a tire inflator is sorted. The less a bicycle rider has to worry about, the better the whole biking experience is. With the number of bicycle riders across the U.S. and other parts of the world increasing exponentially, this multifunctional bicycle lock has great potential if it gets past the concept and prototyping stage!

Designer: 葉泓廷

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FAST Taillight Monitors Motion to Keep Bikes Safe

Posted on 07/09/2015 by Alexandru Chiuariu

The secret to keeping something safe is to secure it with a device that looks as inconspicuous as possible, and in the case of bikes that could be something like the FAST smart taillight.

The FAST smart taillight was actually designed with two purposes in mind, and keeping your bike safe through motion tracking is in fact its secondary goal. More importantly, FAST is able to assist bike riders involved in accidents by making sure that help is on the way. Bike helmets and joint protection accessories are getting better and better, but we’re still very vulnerable when riding a bike, especially if the rest of the population is not accustomed with bike lanes and all that. In this context, it’s imperative to make sure that bike riders who end up in an accident are helped right away.

To achieve this, FASTeam, the developers of this connected taillight, equipped this bike accessory with GPS and motion tracking sensors, as well as data connectivity. When the bike is involved in a crash, the coordinates are saved and sent to an emergency contact whose number is stored in the companion app. Seeing as this is a connected device, and hence an Internet-of-Things device, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it comes with an app.

The taillight also includes a photosensitive sensor that detects the environment’s light intensity and adjust FAST’s LEDs accordingly.

The motion tracking sensors can also tell when the bike is messed around with, and can alert the owner via the app. Considering how often bikes are stolen in some parts of the world, an inconspicuous antitheft device such as this smart taillight could give bike owners a lot of peace of mind.

FAST is currently the subject of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, where its developers hope to raise $20,000 in the following 31 days. It’s hard to believe that the project won’t meet its goal, given that in less than a week backers have pledged more than $12K, or 60% of the funding goal. The secret behind this major success is the low price of the device. More precisely, early birds can secure a FAST taillight, a light mount and the companion app by pledging $19, while regular backers will have to offer $29 for the same package. Shipping will begin in November 2015, and I assume that Europeans won’t mind that, since a bunch of them are also biking in the harshest weather conditions.

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