Well I thought these were so cool looking so, using the rationale of increased safety, I sprung for a set. I got the A1000's on sale from the manufacturer.
The directions were excellent: clear and methodical. For once, a manufacturer's kit included plenty of material, even some spares.
They estimated 2 to 5 hours to install. It took me 6. Figuring out the mounting brackets and fabricating them took the most time.
For the front: I replaced the upper fender mounting bolts with two that were longer and used a nylok nut to hold the brackets onto those projections. I ended up using a couple of short 5/16" bolts and nylok nuts that they included in the kit to bolt together two 4" long aluminum mounting brackets by overlapping them and drilling a hole. The included 5" brackets where just a bit too short to reach the rim.
For the right rear, I used the 3" aluminum piece, bending a 90 degree bend on one end.
For the left rear, I used the 5" aluminum piece, bending a 90 degree bend on one end.
I fastened both of the rear brackets by slipping the hole end under the fender at its rearmost fasteners.
The front wires I ran along the brake cables to their controller which I zip tied to a wiring cable above the radiator.
The rear wires were zip tied to the tubing, then the brake lines, and then just stuffed under the bottom shroud to lie alongside the motor controller before exiting in front and zip tied to the frame bits before plugging into their controller.
I highly recommend springing for the $5 gadget to apply the rim tape evenly. I've put on several sets of rim tape in the past, and this thing makes it much easier, but, of course, not foolproof.
The Lunasee system really does make the bike look like a Tron cycle, fitting with the power train. And it's no idle claim that it improves side-view recognition: There's not a doubt you are seeing and recognizing a cycle.
I'd recommend this for any techno and/or safety geek.
