Fly6[v] HD Rear Bike Camera and 30 Lumen Tail Light

Pros: - Incredibly easy to install and use. It takes 5 seconds to securely attach it to my bike, which is great because I switch back and forth from my road bike to my commuter, sometimes multiple times a day. Just wrap the strap around, hold down the button for a second and you're ready to go! - Taillight is ridiculously bright - I think it's the brightest taillight I've ever seen. Seriously do not look directly at it. - Easy to review the video in nice little 10 minute chunks - it's actually pretty enjoyable to watch - Video is clear and high quality. You can easily identify make/model/color of cars. I live in a state where we don't have front license plates, so it doesn't matter to me that this camera doesn't read plates very well. (I also think that if a car actually hits you, it would be close enough that the camera might read the front plate if it has one. Someone else's review mentions that it can't read plates from 30-40 feet away, but why would you need it to do that?? A car 40 feet away didn't hit you.) Cons: - Still haven't figured out how to set the date/time. Seems like it should be easy but it's not - it doesn't seem to be set up for Chrome and that's all I have - Video cuts out sometimes - Only comes with Quickstart guide that doesn't explain how to get the best life out of the battery. I found a full instruction manual online that mentions you should run the battery all the way down between charges. That's a REALLY important piece of information and they should put it in the Quickstart guide!! Note: This would not fit on your bike if you ride with the saddle all the way down. On my bikes, I have a small saddle bag for tube/tools, and this camera fits perfectly below it, but my saddles are higher than a lot of people have theirs. This camera needs a couple inches of seatpost space. Overall, this is a fantastic product and I hope it lasts a long time - I ride close to 4,000 miles a year in all weather conditions so it's going to get a ton of use, and I will update this review if I find the camera doesn't have lasting quality. ------ UPDATE: 4 months/1,200 miles of use and abuse - rain, 100F heat, and 25F cold. I don't take good care of the battery - I don't run it down like you're supposed to, deciding that rather than worry about it, I'd buy a new camera whenever needed since the $140 isn't cost-prohibitive. I've also never reformatted it, which you're supposed to do regularly. VERDICT: The camera is working AWESOME, and it's one of the best pieces of bike equipment I've ever invested in. I have not ridden without it since I purchased it. The video cutting-out issue I mentioned above turned out to be an issue with my computer, not the camera. --------- UPDATE - 18 months and 4,500 miles - This camera is still 100% awesome. The battery will die when the temp is less than 20F, but I believe that's the case with this type of battery no matter what equipment it's in. Rain, sleet, heat, all good. I don't run the battery all the way down between charges and I don't format the card as often as I should. It works great. I've seen reviews on the newer model and they aren't as good - if I had to replace this, I would get the same model again.

Really impressed with this new generation of the fly 6. I was a backer on kickstarter and used my gen 1 for years. I'm Glad they improved mountings and memory card capacity whilst retaining the ease of use and functionality. The buttons are nice and tactile , the audio cues for changing modes are great. And battery life has been great for 6 plus hour rides . It fits on my bikes fine but I guess if you have very little post that may be an issue. I was hit and run by a texting driver . ER bills were over 30 grand. Since then I do t ride without one of these if I can avoid it.

The taillight/camera combination saves valuable real-estate on my seatpost. I have been able to try the first generation silicone band mount with rigid hook-type appendages on the camera body and I think this updated iteration is a DEFINITE improvement! The slots on the rear of the case allow the tacky, velcro strap to tightly hold the camera in a fixed vertical position. As for the video capability: The quality is good in bright daytime conditions but quite poor during darkness. I used the camera during an early (one-hour before "sunrise") morning urban/rural ride and found that when there were no oncoming headlights, the automatic sensor captured enough detail about my surroundings that landmarks could be seen and, reviewing the footage, I could easily re trace my route based on the video. If a vehicle approached from behind with its headlights on, the camera's sensor was overcome and the entire image suffered to the point that any hope of reading the licence plate number (or easily identifying the vehicle make and/or model) was dashed. That being said, once dawn was approaching, the sensor began to work quite well at picking up details such as roadway reflectors, street signs, and, of course, vehicles. Cars became easily identifiable once the ambient light became sufficient. I chose to purchase a SanDisk Extreme PLUS 32GB card to maximize the captured recording time (for those longer rides). I am very pleased with this purchase and I would NOT discourage ANYONE from getting one of these for ANY cyclist you know who rides ANYWHERE near traffic. Vehicular traffic (in most cities) is the cyclists' worst danger. The Fly6 can't prevent an accident, but should one occur, it will be the impartial witness to the events AS THEY HAPPENED. I now simply press the power button and ride as usual, knowing the Fly6 "has my back". I haven't tested the battery capacity yet, but will update once I have had sufficient time with it.

The video quality is honestly pretty awful. I can't make out faces or license plates unless they're right on top of the camera. Recording audio is mostly a waste when everything is completely drowned out by wind. Otherwise, it's simple enough to use. Battery lasts a good long while, the lights are bright. I like that it changes how many times it beeps when you turn it on/off to let you know how much charge you have left. I just really wish the video quality was better and the microphone would try to filter out at least some of the wind noise.

I cycle daily and apart from the odd close pass I rarely run into bother with other road users and have not really felt the need for 'evidential protection' which I consider to be the only genuine use for this kind of camera. Anything that happens in my forward field of view, I really should be able to see coming, but from behind is more difficult and last weekend I was subject to what I can only describe as a road rage incident for the crime of being a cyclist in the correct lane at a roundabout. Having refused to yield to an impatient driver who attempted to push into the left hand lane of traffic, I was then deliberately rammed by the same driver from behind, having my bike pushed for a couple of feet down the road. I'm pretty sure she only came to her senses as we were in a line of stationary vehicles and she ran out of room. With camera footage I would definitely have made a complaint to the Police. Without, and there being no damage or injury or photographic evidence it is just not worth the effort. The Fly 6 does everything I need. The quality is good enough to clearly identify number plates and the arc of coverage is perfect. It is easy to strap to the bike and to remove with different wedge options for different seat tube slopes and even a fitting for aero posts. It comes witha 8Gb card, usb and is literally ready to go out of the box with the simple housekeeping chore of setting the system time. 1 button turns it on so no fiddly settings, the only thing you can get wrong is to either point it the wrong way or forget to turn it on. It has a microphone, automatically loops to record over old footage when the card gets full and would appear to have a decent battery life, certainly enough for my maximum 2 hour rides and daily commute. The LED lights are also sufficiently bright for urban use without being retina searing overkill. Footage appears to be clear and not juddery on my hardtail mtb commuter. At night the car headlights do seem to overwhelm the sensor making number plates more difficult to discern. The microphone collects ambient noise, so make sure to speak up and clearly if you need your words recorded for some reason.

Estoy contento con la compra, pero tras ella he tenido conocimiendo de que existe modelo mas moderno y mas funcional en cuanto a la subida de videos y conectividad. Falta un poco de información en el producto. Pero en lineas generales es de las cosas mas seguras para nuestras bicicletas.

I have previously given the light to one of my sons, which he used to verify a complaint he made to the police. Hence I bough one for another son and his wife.

長時間バッテリーが良いですね 4時間の朝練に フル撮影して 動画アップしています 画像も良いと思います。

A brilliant concept and there's nothing else like it on the market. It's popular in my cycling club and I wish everyone had one to be able to report incidents with drivers. On the plus side, the picture quality is very good and stable even with some vibration on poor roads, the mounting is very solid but quick to dismantle, the battery life is superb, the lighting pattern is very visible, the SD card is easily removable, and most other cyclists won't even know they're being filmed. On the negative side, it's only 720p, not 1080p, so unfortunately license plates often can't be read on passing cars unless the car is bearing down right on you, and this is after all its primary job. Also, the AVI format is not easily viewable on the Mac; 5KPlayer and Movist do a better job than VLC with these files. The camera does a good job in low light conditions but the reality is that plates are very hard to read at dusk due to light reflection. But it's still an essential piece of gear and it works reliably.