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| Colour | Black, Silver |
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Orb Droid Anti-Theft Lights
£37.99 – £64.99
Imagine an anti-theft light set that lived permanently on your bike. Imagine never forgetting your lights again…
- Additional information
- Key Features
- About
- Will it fit my bike?
- Specifications
- FAQs
- Fitting Instructions
- Battery
- Reviews (14)
Key Features
Key Features
- USB rechargeable with up to 20 hours constant battery life, and up to 40 hours on flash
- The Droid is a high-quality CNC aluminium lightset, which fixes permanently to your bike
- 120 lumen ‘be seen’ light
- The front light integrates with the faceplate and stem, and helps prevent the theft of your handlebar and shifter components
- 180 degree cutaways for side-visibility
- anti-theft lights
About
About the Droid
About the DroidWatch the short video above to answer all (or at least some) of your questions.
The Orb Droid lightset not only prevents your lights being stolen but, by using anti-theft bolts, also prevents component theft. Featuring a fully modular design with user-replaceable parts, the Droid is designed to last for years and minimise waste.
Will it fit my bike?
Will it fit my bike?
Will it fit my bike?- Designed to fit the widest variety of stems and seatposts
- Front and rear light angles are adjustable up/down
- Width between stem faceplate bolts must be between 12mm and 55mm (centre of bolt to centre). Faceplate bolts must be M5 size.
- Bolts must enter stem at 90 degrees
- Designed for 31.8mm bars
- Distance between bolts must be the same for bottom two and top two bolts
- Rear light comes in two bracket sizes: 27.2mm and 31.8mm
- A shim/padding can be used for sizes in between this range
- Stem and pinch bolts are M5 x 18mm, seatpost bolt M5 x 30mm
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications- 120 lumens of light
- USB-C rechargeable
- CNC aluminium casing
- Front light 72g, rear light 66g
- Low battery indicator
- 6-40 hour runtime depending on mode used
- 8 different flashing and constant light modes
FAQs
FAQs
How are they anti-theft lights?
The Droid is bolted to your bike using anti-theft bolts, and because we provide the necessary bolts to secure other components, you can also protect your handlebars and shifters, and saddle.
Is the Droid waterproof?
Yes, the Droid is waterproof, and designed to remain on your bike in all conditions.
What battery life does the Droid have?
On standard flash mode, the Droid lasts for 36 hours
Can I use my standard allen key bolts?
Yes you can!
How many Lumens?
A 120 at full power, but it’s the spread of these that make the Droid so visible without being blinding.
Can I see the road with it?
No, the Droid is designed as a ‘Be Seen’ light for Urban settings. It will get you home rolling slowly in a pinch, but this is not what we designed it for!
What settings does The Droid have?
The Droid has 8 settings, High, medium, low in both constant and flash. Two further daylight settings are snake mode and random flash (one LED at a time on full power).
Is it possible to adjust the angle of the light?
Yes! The Droid has a 30-degree angle of adjustment.
How does it charge?
We provide a 3m long USB-C charging cable. Store your bike somewhere without power? A USB power bank will keep you topped up, or undo just one anti-tamper bolt to take your light inside!
What if I lose the specialised tool for removing the anti-theft bolts?
Not to worry, you’ll be able to order replacements both from us, and other online shops.
I want to buy a front light, but don’t want to fit it on the faceplate – is this possible?
Yes, when you order, please leave a note confirming, and we will provide with a locking collar instead of the faceplate mount.
Fitting Instructions
Fitting Instructions
Check out our 90 second how to fit video here.
Front light fitting
- Remove your current faceplate with a standard Allen key
- Hold your Droid light in place and gently thread all 4 bolts into place
- Carefully tighten the 4 bolts, evenly across all of them
- Tighten just enough to stop your handlebars rotating and no further – overtightening could cause fatigue followed by failure
- Do not overtighten, and if damaged do not use and contact us for replacement parts.
Rear Light fitting
- Choose the appropriate size hinged collar
- If necessary, make a shim out of old inner tube for the correct size and fit
- Tighten the bolt until light will not rotate on seatpost
- Do not overtighten, this could strip the aluminium thread.
Battery
Battery Runtime and Charging
| Mode | Lumens | Runtime |
| Constant Low | 25 | 20 hours |
| Constant Medium | 60 | 11 hours |
| Constant High | 120 | 6 hours |
| Flash Low | 25 | 36 hours |
| Flash Medium | 60 | 15 hours |
| Flash High | 120 | 8 hours |
| Snake Mode | (one LED full power) | 40 hours |
| Random Flash | (one LED full power) | 36 hours |
Charge time around 2 hours from flat
Red low battery light comes on at 20% battery
Red LED also on whilst charging, turns green when fully charged
got the lights (back and front) for two bikes because I was tired of having to remove my lights all the time (also meant having to carry them when going to the pub/shop, not ideal). They were easy to install and I have been using them for a few months now, absolute no problem. I am yet to need to charge them 🙂 Very happy.
Nice product bit fiddly to fit and, although a nice idea, anti theft bolts make it impossible to use a torque wrench.
The front light is great. But it is a shame the rear light only has the fixing to attach to the seat post. Back lights on seat posts tend to get obscured by coats in winter so they’re not visible. I wish Orb did a bracket to enable the rear light to be fixed on the back of the rear rack instead.
They were difficult to install because they do not fit the size of my handlebars, so I had to do a lot of improvising. They also did not come with instructions and the video was not helpful because it was filmed at too far of a distance. The lights seem to work ok so far. No one has stolen them yet.
So far, very happy with the install experience and the features. Hope the battery lasts a long time because I’d like to keep these on for a while!