The Hornit Review Part 2

****There are a few bits missing, will be updated asap****

I've had the Hornit for over a month now and I feel able to talk about it in greater detail now.

In Summary it's a fantastic package which works well. But for the daily cyclist there are a few caveats. Are these enough to sway you to an air based product. Let's see!

For now Let's look at the good.
It's certainly loud and gains the right amount of attention required when needed, be it to say hi to a friend or try and tell a fool he's clipped you at 30mph! It makes for good fun in tunnels too as seen in this lower res clip below. A more in Depth video review is rendering now!



I like how it looks too. Emulating the look of some bike cameras. which is a good thing if it encourages road users to treat others with the same respect we should all get. (with exception of the idiots on the roads. We all dislike them)
on huge advantage is the lack of air pump or huge rechargeable batteries required for this horn. 2 AAA's will last around a year if used in short blasts. Usually enough for a lookout warning, or Don't Pull out bark!!

I've got another to upload onto youtube soon. I'll be completing it this week. Some of the footage of the hornit in use on the road have been canned due to me getting shouty at a few bad drivers.


Now let's go onto the bad
The mounting clip seems to come loose a lot. But if you over tighten it you get the same effect too. I suspected it was my bars at first but now suspect the mount more now. I would invest in some strips of rubber from a local bike shop or an old piece of inner tube to help stabilise it.

If you choose to remove the horn a lot I suggest cable tying the wire in place or it'll go walkies or the cable will come loose at the silicon button joint which could cause it to fail in the oncoming bad weather.

Bar it's pitfalls It's an impressive device for the price. I give it a 7 out of 10 mainly as some people prefer the air powered alternatives or the classic bell. Heck I use a bell still also, for pedestrians it's much more useful

Spares of both the mounting clip and the fire trigger are available as spares for £3.99 each I like that a lot as some manufacturers would make you buy the kit again which would be useless if it's just a clip damaged or cable frayed.

The only thing i would improve is the horns. There is a choice of two, One is a solid tone, the second a multi tone horn, which sounds identical to an alarm I installed at my old flat after a break in. It's not a bad noise in terms of what it is, It does indeed get you noticed but I feel the horns could do with beefing up a bit or made to sound more like a car horn if possible.


Would you like one? here's your chance!

If you would like a Hornit, Visit the Hornit website and use discount code confused. for 20% off for the first 50 people.


Tell me if you were using the road daily would you invest in one?

The Hornit Review - Part one

Hi all. This is part one of a two part review on The Hornit. A seriously loud horn for cyclists.

If you would like your own Hornit. Click the link above and order direct and use the code "confused" on checkout and it'll enable you  a 20% discount!

I received a package last week containing a little something for the bike. The package contained The Hornit, dubbed as "seriously loud cycle horns".

I'd seen them in the past and was keen on getting my hands on one. When it arrived I was just as keen to install it and get on the school run, with time running out for a quiet unboxing video while the kids were at school, I pounced on it quickly.



The hornit closely resembles a light or action camera, with one exception. It makes a bit more impact than a light in certain situations. The horn comes with a trigger to set off the horn, They've been clever here and made it removable, replaceable and hackable by using a similar type connector as the smaller round nokia charger ports, meaning you could in theory extend your Hornit to sit somewhere discrete off the bars and still fire it off on the bars easily, something I will be experimenting with in the future with a replacement fire button I've ordered.

Installation is a breeze, as they provide a tiny, cute allen key, but can become a bit of a chore with larger allen keys as you'll see in the video I'm editing at the moment. Installing the trigger is easy, mine sits on the current bell clip, looped around the bell leaving it in a perfect position for using both the horn or bell where needed. Battery installation is easy too, and comes with AAA's included. We REALLY like that.



The only issue I have is unlatching, it's difficult on larger handlebars when you have fatter fingers. But that's a minor wobble in my mind

The hornit is loud, in fact I'd say it's stupidly loud. It has two different settings, a single tone alert and a multi tone alert, selectable by a button on the rear of the hornit just above the trigger jack. It does get attention from road users, even if you're calling them a bloody moron. Luckily I've only had to use it in those situations twice.  Due to the loudness of the hornit I also used it during the Midnight walk I was marshalling as an assistance alarm, luckily it was not needed.

I'm extremely happy with it, especially with it's water resistance. It's had a darned good soaking over the last two weeks and held up well. For the size and price it's not a bad option for the cyclist who rides daily and would like a bit more protection out there.

In part two I'll be uploading more videos and images, including a Horn off, The Traffic Droid's Droid Horn Vs the Hornit, demonstrating the Hornit's loudness on the Sewell Greenway, (Due to the volume of the Hornit I'll be filming out of town as it's out of the way and away from disturbing people unnecessarily) and if my new camera mount turns up, some footage of the hornit in use on the roads of Dunstable.

My full verdict on the Hornit will come in part two next week.

What do you think of the Hornit so far?
Paul

Again If you would like your own Hornit. Click here and order direct. If you use the code "confused" on checkout and it'll enable you  a 20% discount!