With all the new products announced at Eurobike and Interbike, this prototype bicycle turn signal system, the SEIL bag, flew under the radar for me.

SEIL bag by Lee Myung Su design lab from Ben on Vimeo.

The design is pretty nifty, kind of a high tech FlashBak. It’s not bright enough to replace a rear light (anyone else having trouble with the fact that the model in the video has no headlight?) and no idea how much the system weighs. Personally, I’m a fan of the simple old arm signal which requires no batteries or other manufacturing of resources.

Still, if we want to be seen at night with turn signals AND make helmets cool, maybe we should bring back the Super Helmet Seven so we can “join the men of action!”