Monkey Light Pro - Programmable Bike Wheel Display System - Display Your Own Images and Animation

These lights are FABULOUS! Not only do I feel like a rock star every time I ride, but it significantly improves my visibility! I have people honk, wave, or pull me over to ask about them. Kids (young and old) rush over to see them. The police have stopped me at least twice --in order to film me on their cameras! I have had friends come up to me and say "Hey is that you I saw on Perkins road!" It's a blast to program designs custom made for occasions, like football games or Halloween.I commute an hour each way to the pool several times a week, and at least half of the ride is in the dark. People have told me that they can see me from a very long distance away, and cars very obviously notice me as I approach intersections ( Important: I also have a separate tail light and headlight from DiNotte Lighting). I have one on each wheel. You might think that is overkill, but as someone who has been hit before at night, these lights are lifesavers. I realize they seem expensive, and I had a hard time coughing up the money--but these lights are one of the best investments I have made. When I add up all the fun I have had with them to the added safety benefits, especially with all my night riding, it's a no brainer. Just check out the cost of one trip to the ER, plus lost time, damage to the bike, yourself, etc.These are top quality, very solidly built. They have taken a beating on and off city streets for months now, soaked in downpours and mud, and worked flawlessly. The integrated battery has never run out on me even with the brightest setting during my 2.5 hours of riding. The program for rendering and downloading to the bike from the mac is simple and effective.They aren't perfect--there are some minor quibbles. First, you have to be going at least 10mph for the images to work. This is a result of the persistence of vision effect of our eyes. Of course, I freely admit to riding faster so my lights show up better! Second, although there are buttons for multiple programs, you can only download one at time. This is not much of a limitation, as you can have, multiple sequences of images or animations on one program. I assume this will show up on a firmware update sometime. Third--although not very heavy, they do add some weight to the wheels. I also would hesitate to use these on rough trail rides, though they have seen a lot of curbs. Fourth: Installation is a bit of a chore, simply because getting around spokes with long flat objects is a pain.. I'm not very mechanical and it took me the better part of a day to do both wheels. I really can't see how they could have made it easier. The step-by-step video is key.A tip for those who purchase these; Keep it simple. Although you can download complex videos and graphics people can only see your lights for a few seconds at best. in that short time, they have to see you, see your wheel, and then notice the pattern. I found that animations such as the cat and the dog in the advertisement will not really be visible. It has to be very simple and very obvious. Some of the repeating patterns work best, such as the "mandala" flames or electric bolts rotating out from the center. Surprisingly, letters can show up well. It definitely takes some experimentation, and I have a few neighbors I use to test whether things are visible or not. The lights come with stock images and animations you can use right away. Another tip, is that to use the Bluetooth I had to open Bluetooth preferences, and delete former wheel pairings. Then I had to cycle of power on the wheels off and then on for it to reacquire the Bluetooth pairing.In sum--a home run for Monkeylectric! Thanks, guys.Addendum: After more months and many hours I've come to appreciate these lights even more. I have been able to use animations, including the dog chasing the cat, and more that I created or modified myself. I still get at least one, and usually several compliments every time I ride. If you have some knowledge of a video/photo editor like photoshop you can do almost anything!

I now have on both bikes the quality ,build and options you have for programing anything you want from videos to words to animated graphics to your imagination each wheel at 2500 lumens everyone will see you coming ,for safety,advertiseing or just having fun.ive bought the wanna bes out there one of each to compare apples to apples ,monkey is more everything ,with this you do get what you pay for ! the ones out there for 100.00 show photos that look very similar to monkey but belive me side by side you can see and feel the difference of monkeys lights even before you turn them on,once you do youll know why these lights are special and cost more they have support if you need help and 2 year warrenty ,made in usa

Wanted to love it soooo badly.Spent 5 days trying to upload images onto it mostly unsuccessfully.The Mac platform was buggy and useless and the phone app was a nightmare to work with, when it would upload images they wouldn’t look right.This system is garbage and I want the 50 plus hours I spent trying to get it to work back.

LOVE IT. People always comment on how cool they look. MAKE SURE you check your wheel size before ordering. My sons bike wheel size was to small... I made them work, but they hang a little over the rim.

Great light, crappy support. Software works only on Apple. There are some pretty built-in demo graphics.

Do I Own It?: YesTested It?: YesPros:This is an amazingly creative product where you can create text, messages, copy, images, cartoons, and more to apply for so many different things. Political messages, music, art work, short cartoons, and more.It's bright, like super bright, and if you are biking 24/7. 365 days a year, all weather, in NYC like I do it's incredibly powerful in terms of helping you be visible.It will definitely turn heads and helps to create a more positive riding experience.Cons:It does add weight, but honestly, that doesn't really matter unless you're looking to race.Also, the cost, if you don't budget and or save money well, can be a big barrier to getting these.Any questions? Feel free to ask me on here or on Instagram @TheCivicBikerHope this helps!P.S. Justin (worker at Monkey Electric) is a cool dude and talked with me about this product for almost an hour. Their costumer service in my experience is great.

The media could not be loaded.    The LED animations is loved by nearly every person that see it! Takes a while to learn how to operate it but after that it works flawlessly if setup properly. I literally uploaded an entire music video and it displays nearly identical to the original video.

Great amazing lights while they worked. Not many instructions but found some YouTube instructions.....Bought these lights for my bike and shortly after one side went out. My assistant called and they said to reinstall them first and see if the problem will fix itself. After 2 hours installing them still the same issue. I am happy for the warranty not happy I have to take the next steps and return; then again install these.

they do not send us an invoicethe battery is only for about 1 hourtoo expensive