Gallery: Brilliant Bike Glows Like the Sun When Headlights Hit It
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The Lumen is the new bike from Mission Bicycle Co. that lights up when headlights hit it.
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The powdercoat has millions of tiny spheres embedded inside that reflect light
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The reflection is still quite brilliant, even from far away.
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By day, it looks just like a sparkling gray paint job.
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The Lumen can be set up as an 8-speed with riser bars.
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A different configuration: single-speed with bullhorns.
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Even the rims are coated in the super-reflective paint.
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It's a handsome machine, all aglow.
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Visibility is less of an issue when your whole bike lights up in traffic.
