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The order arrived quickly after I placed my it. Maybe a week.

Opening the package I found the expected great presentation the I have gotten from previous Lumos products. The liner wrapped in paper and a page of instructions. The Winter liner and earmuffs were in the package. The instruction manual said Velcro spots were also included but I did not find them.

Installation was not what I was expecting. I was expecting the unit to slip into the helmet and the ear muffs to attach to the sides of the chin strap.

Instead the Winter Liner replaces the padding in the helmet with the thick liner itself. This required carefully peeling the Velcro sponges from the helmet while not pulling the Velcro spots off (hence the replacement spots that were supposed to be in the package). I was gentle in removing the sponge padding and all the spots remained attached to the helmet. Then the liner was placed in the helmet and after figuring which was the front and back, went into place flawlessly. The chin straps were pulled through a band near my ears and the ear protectors were Velco’ed in place.

The it took me for the first time was maybe 15 minutes and a good 10 minutes of that was figuring out things. I assume in the future it could be done is a snap, providing the Velcro spots remain in place.

The unit is well made. Quality materials. Simple instructions. Easy installation. Perfect comfortable fit and very warm.

I will be keeping the unit, but for my use it is overkill. When riding my head isn’t what gets cold is is my ears. They are what is exposed the most to the cold air. Mind you the Winter Liner does an excellent job of keeping my ears warm, I don’t need the rest of my head wrapped. Ear warmer headbands are enough for my needs.

I wasn’t expecting to need to change the entire fit system when switching from the normal sponge pads to the Winter Liner and then reversing to process when the weather got warmer.

I am sure that for those who live in colder climates this is a ‘Put it in in November, and take it out in May’ situation. For my use in the Pacific Northwest I’ll keep dressing in layers, even my head.

Lumos 4 ever😉😜😜😜

Habe die Lampen als Blinker im Einsatz und sie machen ihre Sache sehr gut. Leider sind sie zu teuer.

It’s so much fun to ride up the night now. The lights work synchronized. With the helmet lights and also potentially with other riders. There is a wireless application for your smart phone that makes everything work together beautifully. It’s a little bit different, I wouldn’t say complex because it’s simple. It’s just something that requires a little bit of read the instructions before you try to do it type thing lol. The way it’s a super bright. The helmet is very reliable and I’ve got the big firefly lights the mini light attached to my whip antenna, integrated turn signals and it all flashes like a Christmas tree on the Fourth of July!. I had somebody tell me how far away they could see me coming and that made me very happy because I raced my wheelchairs and people just aren’t looking for a guy by himself racing his wheelchair up and down the street maximum visibility is the key. The battery life on the helmet is excellent and there are many different flash patterns that cover everything from a basic headlight for night riding to a daytime flash attention getting light. The firefly lights are very versatile and there are amazingly reasonably priced. Each light is $50 but considering they can operate interchangeably as a headlight side light tail light or turn signal I think they’re wonderfully inventive., and such great safe fun! I had people stop me on the street and ask where they could get one of the helmets. And I come back and grab the fireflies that I’ve got matched up with it and that creates even more excitement. I’ve got the whole outfit matched up with my action camera set for extra fun. I also have a real bright auxiliary helmet light that is attached to my new ultra helmet with in Action camera mount. This used to be my primary light, but the battery runs down too fast so the combination is a lot of fun and I can always take the white off the outside of the helmet and interchange it with a GoPro action camera. If I’ve seen this helmet before I bought the exterior lights I probably would’ve just stuck with the Lumos products. That all around I have no regrets. I almost got ran over by a bus before I put these lights on my recumbent cycle. I lay on my back and operate that thing with my arms and my backside is about 6 inches off the ground even when I’m in the bike lane people are not looking for something that looks like an oversize roller-skate With a person laying on the back LMAO . It almost looks like a runway stretcher! I’ll take some pictures of all the way it’s working together with the helmet on my recumbent. The accessory turn signal switch that’s available at a modest extra price is worth the money because it helps integrate all the lights together with the helmet and as a bonus, it has a sensor That activates a brake light for you. The turn signals even make a tone to remind you to turn them off after you make your turn. I am a space systems integration engineer by trade and this is some exceptional engineering, especially for a consumer products! Keep up the good work! I will keep adding to my collection with my next check. Shine light everybody you’ll never regret it.

Overall, the helmet is ideal for daily commuters. The front and rear lights are bright and easily visible, and the addition of the turn signals on the front of the helmet is a huge improvement. Cars and others can see your signaling from the front, which helps a lot for others knowing what you’re doing on the road. Add-ons, like the insulated insert for cold weather (it covers the ears) are easy to use and function well. The helmet fits snug and is adjustable with MIPS, is lightweight, and well-constructed. Biggest con, based on my use so far, is the visor shield on the front. It pulls down for front turn signals to be most visible to others and will prevent anything big from hitting your eyes, but the visor is distracting. It pulls down only so far and my eyes, at least, are almost at the same level of the bottom of the visor, which impedes visibility some. The cutout for the nose is distracting. If you adjust the helmet down, it temporarily solves that issue, but it still fits awkwardly and visibility is not completely clear. Unfortunately, the visor becomes an issue that, if removed or adjusted, would allow for unimpaired viewing. I suggest getting those front turn signals on the helmet and off of the visor, while letting riders choose their eye protection.

So easy too setup and pair with rear light the bake function other following riders is really good hopefully it works to warn car drivers 🤔

Really bad communication. No answer on my mail to you since weeks

Had to send back the light, the procedure in the first place is very awkward. First you have to get in touch with the support, after the the lights were sent back there were no refunds and no answers from the customer support. Very bad shopping experience here.

Fell off on the street and got run over by a car :(

As I travel with several bikes, I also need several remote mounts. The bayonet is well constructed, I hope it doesn't wear out so quickly and I can use it for a long time.
To the design department:
I would have rather designed a magnetic mount with a neodymium magnet instead of the bayonet. Maybe that's a better alternative?
Thank you for the well thought-out components

The “Firefly Mini” can be easily mounted/attached to the bike or backpack thanks to the mounting aids supplied.
I ride 36 km a day and switch it on in the morning and evening. The battery lasts for 4 days, which is sufficient and good. Pairing with another light and the helmet is easy using the perfectly programmed app.
I am very satisfied - finally a really good product that is 100% worth the money. Thank you LUMOS team!

Absolute easy process from ordering to receiving it.
Each single step in processing the order and delivery was every time transparent and traceable.
The helmet itself is a blast, in fitting and function, including the App.

I use the Lumus Ultra E-Bike helmet in combination with four Lumos Firefly and I really quickly learned to love this combination.There were many situations where it was perfectly clear that I was being detected in time because of this lighting setup. After about 12,000 kilometers of commuting in about a year and a half, there were some unexpected problems, but the fast and unbureaucratic service of Lumos convinced me even more. Next to a good lock, a water bottle and an air pump the best thing you can do for a good ride, I guess.
(By the way, turn signals mounted directly on an E-bike are now legal in Germany)

Winter Liner

I race wheelchairs. Kind of sounds weird huh? But it’s the truth and it’s something people are not ever looking out for when I am on the road training. Before I got my Lumos helmet and firefly lights, I had a bike light mounted to my helmet. It works ok , but it isn’t enough. I decided I needed 360 degree attention getting visibility when I was last riding my recumbent handcycle kind of like a 10 speed I operate with my arms, not my legs. It is very low to the ground and I lay almost flat on my back when I zip around on this contraption. It is very fast and people are not expecting to see this thing that looks like a supersized skateboard come up behind them or along side in traffic. I was training in Los Angeles near UCLA (awesome hills) and was having great fun, until I was almost ran over by a bus! I didn’t think the driver ever saw me over in the bike lane, so low to the ground. I even have a six foot streamer that flys on the wind, that’s mounted to the back. It still isn’t enough. But the Lumos Ultra helmet is so COOL looking it really attracts attention. I synchronize the helmet headlight/tailight/turn signals to flash with the extra firefly lights I have installed, as well. Now I get noticed! I bought the upgraded turn signal remote, and now the entire light system not on their flashes for me when I’m using the turn signal it has an integrated speed sensor that works as a brake light when I slow down. It was lots of creative fun, setting up my firefly lights and the helmet, and I can’t wait to get it out on the road again. In fact, I’m planning on going first thing in the morning. Honestly the lights are not all that expensive and the helmet was competitively priced against helmets that don’t have cool lights built into them. The entire system augments my GoPro action camera, and I have a lot of fun now, taking pictures, racing around Los Angeles, and not being quite so worried about About being run over by a bus! I am a retired disabled veteran and I would really love to add a few more lights to my system, but they are not cheap. The firefly lights are about $50 and the mini lights are about $37. I have one mini light that attaches to my rooster tail that streams behind me. I need at least two more of the mini lights and another full sized firefly for the front of my cycle. I have a family that wants to ride with me and they are all getting their own helmets and lights come birthday/Christmas time. My favorite part is that an entire group of people can synchronize the helmets and lights to flash together! It is really striking and people notice us! It will be much fun lighting up the day and the night with our Lumos lights and helmets. I’ve noticed this is catching on quickly with other riders and I’m happy to see fellow bicyclists with more visibility to drivers in vehicles - especially the busses who do not drive defensively in Los Angeles. They drive like they expect everybody else to get out of their way and people do. Write me back if you like and I will send you some video of my system as it grows along with my family. Until then, if you something that looks like an oversized skateboard with someone on top, laying back and keeping up with traffic, just give me a wave. Feel free to say, “There goes George! Lumos racer!” Lol. Thanks for asking me to write this review. I had as much fun writing it as I do setting up all your cool products. Keep up the good work.

Complicated to assemble, looks cheap. Every other helmet brand comes with an insect net as standard.

Der Helm sitzt sehr gut und hat durch sein Zubehör auch noch gute Funktionen (Beleuchtung und Blinker)
Leider sind zusätzliche Blinker für das Bike sehr teuer! Ich finde das man da vom Preis sicherlich runter gehen könnte. Ansonsten ist der Helm sehr gut verarbeitet und mir passt er durch sein verstellbares System wie angegossen. Bin sehr zufrieden 👍

I have requested a return last Thursday and still haven’t got a reply whether it has been granted.

Die Kappe sieht gut aus, aber: Selbst die größte Variante ist gerade zur Seite hin sehr kurz und schirmt die Sonne nur schlecht ab. Wie sich der Baseballkappen-Stoff bei Regen verhält, weiß ich noch nicht.
Finde es etwas merkwürdig, dass das Visier nicht von vornherein beim Helm dabei ist, zumindest eines aus Plastik. Das erwarte ich bei Fahrradhelmen eigentlich schon. Dann kanns auch ein günstigeres Plastik-Visier sein, das man dann, wenn man mag, gegen das zusätzlich kaufbare aus Stoff eintauschen kann.

Habe den Helm jetzt seit Weihnachten 2024 in Nutzung.

Positives: Er ist bequem, sitzt fest, leicht und sieht gut aus. Das Licht ist hell und der Blinker gut zu sehen. Alles in allem bin ich überwiegend glücklich. Aber:

Negatives:
1) Die mitgelieferte Blinkerfernbedienung:
Bei unter 5°C reicht die Kapazität der Knopfbatterien für die Fernbedienung nicht aus, sie ist dann einfach tot und ich kann den Helmblinker nicht nutzen. Das ist Physik und dagegen kann man natürlich nur bedingt etwas tun. Aber da die Beleuchtung gerade im Winter mit kürzeren Tagen wichtig ist, ist das ein sehr ärgerliches Problem. Vielleicht war es nicht möglich die Fernbedienung so zu konzipieren, dass sie auch bei niedrigen Batteriekapazitäten funktioniert, das ist aber nur ein schwacher Trost. Das Smartphone als Ersatz kann ich nur wenig nutzen, da die Lumos-App den Bildschirm nicht "wach" hält, so dass bei normalen Handyeinstellungen der Bildschirm nach ein paar Minuten ausgeht. Diese Funktion war für mich der Hauptgrund für den Kauf.

2) Die App: Ich konnte bis vor ein paar Tagen mehrere Wochen lang den Helm nicht mit dem Handy verbinden. Die App hat den Helm im Koppelmodus schlicht nicht gefunden. Seit ein paar Tagen geht es wieder, ohne dass ich wüsste, was das Problem und die Lösung waren.

Ein Wunsch: Es wäre toll, wenn es per Firmware-Update möglich wäre, die Lautstärke des Blinkergeräusches zu erhöhen. Im Straßenverkehr in Berlin höre ich den Blinker oft nicht, wenn ich auf Hauptstraßen unterwegs bin.

I looked for this product everywhere and found it and so Happy I did, best purchase I ever done online, and the turnaround time to delivery was so quick!!! I know exactly where to purchase from next time, thankyou team

Winter Liner

So far so good and face shield is nice. USB C charging is great update too.

I’m a gravel bike rider mixed road and trail but wanted more visibility on busy roads. On this basis I wasn’t sure about the Lumos ebike helmet which seems targeted primarily at commuters but I liked the additional functionality it provided. Having researched many of the competitors Lumos won on the combination of price and quality. I was slightly worried about some of the early reviews but in all fairness the initial technical teething troubles appear to have been addressed by the company and my helmet has been operating perfectly for several weeks. I particularly like the ability to bespoke the settings to suit my riding needs and achieve the optimum balance of visibility/safety and battery duration. In summary, an excellent product which I highly recommend although time is the greatest test of course!

Great gear !