Before they released the Payback, Fortified Bike was the creator of the Aviator and Afterburner — bike lights designed to be theft-proof. According to Fortified, one in three city bikers have had their lights stolen. Since this forces people to take them off when they’re not riding, 80 percent of bikers say they frequently forget their lights at home.
Co-founder and CEO Slava Menn developed Fortified’s security-minded bike lights to combat this problem, starting with the Defender and the Duel. The company is now following on their design with the Aviator headlight and Afterburner tail light, featuring a water- and shock-proof aluminum enclosure that mounts on your handlebars and seat post. The devices are kept in place with a security screw that locks with a proprietary Allen key, meaning it can’t be removed unless the thief has the same Fortified key.
The Aviator shines at 150 lumens for a total of 40 hours and the Afterburner shines at 30 lumens for a total of 200 hours, both powered by a lithium-ion battery that can be charged through USB. There are also plans to release a Boost version for each light, which increases the lumens to 300 and 60 respectively.
Learn more at fortifiedbike.com.
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