Product Reviews

Can a Car Horn Make Cyclists More Courteous?

Can a car-horn-loud bike horn make cyclists more courteous? Research on risk compensation plus real Loud Bicycle rider stories.

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Is a Car Horn the Best Horn For Bicycles?

Why familiar car-style horns from Loud Bicycle help drivers react faster than bells and sirens when seconds matter for people biking.

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When Bikes Honk Like Cars

What a podcast interview taught me about building a car-horn-loud bicycle horn, driver reflexes, and the gap in bike infrastructure.

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AirZound Bike Horn Review: Loud Air, Mixed Results in the Cold

A deep dive into the AirZound pump-up bike horn: how it works, how it behaves in real traffic and cold weather.

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Laser Bike Lights: From Virtual Lanes to Projected Bike Symbols

A deep dive into the history of bicycle laser lights, from early ‘virtual lane’ concepts to today’s projection lights, with a look at which products are still on the market and which have disappeared.

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Hövding Airbag Bike Helmets: Rise, Fall, and What Comes Next

A deep dive into Hövding’s airbag ‘invisible helmet’ for cyclists: how it works, what safety testing found, why it was pulled from the market, and how the brand is being revived.

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Bike Radar Lights: How Rear Sensors Became the New Safety Upgrade

Rear-view radar lights started as niche Garmin gadgets and are now a whole ecosystem: Garmin Varia, Wahoo Trackr, Trek CarBack, budget radars from Magene and Magicshine, plus experimental projects like Loud Bicycle’s Commute Guardian.

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Is the Hornit Enough to Keep You Safe?

A short, practical review of the Hornit siren-style bike horn, and why a car-horn-like option such as the Loud Mini can work better in real traffic emergencies.

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