Best Kickstarter project I’ve ever gotten – SmartHalo - Bike smarter. Review

The device is fantastic, battery life is awesome- one month between occasional rides and sitting in my garage. The features are good- I like the navigation for running errands, and it’s great that I can import my own GPX routes that I design on my PC for when I want to bike around for exercise. But honestly I feel like the alarm gives me the most piece of mind, it’s great if you live in a high theft area like me where even with a heavy U-lock I’m never quite confident my bike won’t disappear. My only complaint is that the alarm / light features rely on the Bluetooth signal- if you‘re in Bluetooth range, the alarm is disabled and the auto light is enabled. Kind of makes sense, but when I’m in a store I want the alarm on, and when I’m at home and my bike’s sitting in the garage I want the auto light off- regardless of whether I’m nearby or. Maybe they can add geofencing for this? In the meantime I found I can force-quit the app as a signal to disconnect the Bluetooth and tell my SmartHalo to go into “away mode”. Really excited to see what the SmartHalo 2 looks like but unfortunately it’s been pushed back quite a bit. I suppose that’s hat’s to be expected with Kickstarter projects though.
Review by Brandon Siegel on SmartHalo - Bike smarter..