Comments on: Bike Industry Profile: Brad Beneski of FlashBak

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:11:03 +0000

The light is amazing! I got one at the 24 Hours of Moab bike race and have been wearing it on rides lately (with it getting dark so early now, it’s pretty handy!).

I’m convinced it makes a difference…I really sense that the drivers give me more room. A buddy of mine was telling me how surprised he was by how bright it was.

As for the color, I’m surprised that’s an issue at all. Many cars have yellow turn signals/hazard flashers on the rear–so it’s hard to imagine how a yellow blinking light on the back of a bike (or even motorcycle) would be a problem. I’m not a lawyer, though, so that’s just conjecture–a comment on how stupid it would be for yellow lights on the back of a bike to be illegal when it is legal on a car.

By: pam benson

pam benson — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:27:30 +0000

way to go Brad. Congratulations!

By: Ed Corbett

Ed Corbett — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:48:10 +0000

You may of answer my question. However I had trouble with my old email address and have a new one.

My question was “Can a perso on motorcycle ues it? Or would it be against the law”

By: Ed Corbett

Ed Corbett — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:51:41 +0000

Can a person on a motorcycle use it? Or would it be against the law?

By: EC

EC — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:27:45 +0000

I’ve got one of these on my Xtracycle and it mounts perfectly to the back of the Xtracycle frame. Definitely the most visible rear bike light I have seen. Great job Brad.

By: meligrosa

meligrosa — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:43:06 +0000

wow what a great piece!! Id like to try it out sometime

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August 11th Daily Blog and News Roundup « Texbiker.net — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:19:00 +0000

[...] Bike Industry Profile: Brad Beneski of FlashBak | Austin On Two Wheels by elliott He started developing an amber colored system but needed to deal with Texas law which requires rear lights to be red. “I spoke with the Travis County District Attorney’s office, and they indicated that they would not prosecute someone … [...]

By: JasonATXBS

JasonATXBS — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:13:22 +0000

I’ve got one of these as well and run it on my trailer whenever I ride with it after dark. It’s very visible and easy to secure to things. I dig it, plus Brad’s a hell of a guy.

By: shawn queenan

shawn queenan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:29:12 +0000

great idea and the packaging is great…… will tell my friends that ride …..

By: Cheri Stringer

Cheri Stringer — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:54:50 +0000

Great story and a great product! I got one of Brad’s flashing dog collars and I’m sure the Flashbak works as well for humans as the dog collar works for canines. All I can think about is the number of lives this could save.