Bike Alarm Test: Good Response, Volume Too Low

Heard across a street. Highly intelligent. A bike alarm like no other! $210 CAD. Direct from manufacturer: $120 CAD.

A February 2020 test that I shot on video. While there had, of course, been years of tests of the system, those were development tests–of the electronics, and of the firmware. This checks the loudness outside.

The device is not inside an enclosure, but wrapped flimsily atop a saddle. The alarms and messages are not loud, and the camera’s microphone records them to be even less so. (Note that voice messages will not be in the released product.) On the plus side, the behaviour was good.

While indoor tests are always loud, the intersection of a busy street and a side-street can be a reminder of how much louder the alarm needed to be to effect any deterrence!

The test bike, with the system bundled up (with G3 ski straps) on its saddle. A DH bike (really, all-mountain), a DJ bike, and a carbon road bike are behind. The other side of the room holds a Masi road bike. Yes, I’m bragging, but at least I’m not telling you about the 7 bikes I had in Toronto! 🙂 15 Feb. 2020.
Bike Alarm Test: Good Response, Volume Too Low

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