Here’s something that caught my eye yesterday, on day one of Outdoor Retailer: 

GoMotion, makers of body-mounted LED lights, is introducing the Waist Light Kit for fall 2009. The Waist Light Kit is a light that easily attaches to the front of your current waist hydration or lumbar pack, or any pack with a 1.5″ to 2″ wide belt, allowing you to run, hike, walk, ski, or snowshoe in low-light conditions without a headlamp. 

The GoMotion Waist Light Kit, shown attached to the front of a waist pack. The Waist Light Kit mounts over the current pack’s buckle or belt strap by two Velcro straps, and is easy to adjust or remove. It will come in both a 1-watt model and a rechargeable 3-watt model and features a low-profile Luxeon LED with multiple functions including: a beam whose angle can be adjusted 95 degrees by tilting, adjustable beam width, and three brightness levels. 

The light runs on three AA batteries and has a battery life indicator. It will even knock itself down from the highest to lowest setting if you’re running out of batteries, so you won’t get stuck out in the dark. 

The 1-watt Waist Light Kit will retail for $59.95. 
The 3-watt Waist Light Kit will retail for $89.95. 
Both models will be available in September of 2009.

GoMotion also offers a Sternum Light Kit that attaches to backpacks or hydration vests, and light vests and a belt for road and trail runners. For more info on GoMotion: www.gomotiongear.com

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Belt Light 
The Sport Runner Litebelt from Go Motion is an interesting replacement or enhancement for headlamp wearers. It is a L.E.D.-powered running belt that shines a beam out from your waist to light up the trail. It comes with a three-level beam intensity that dims as the power winds down to extend battery life. The LiteBelt is designed for walkers and runners and includes two storage pockets, adjustable fit and lightweight construction

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Innovations include the Go Motion Sternum light, Blackburn Flea bike lights, Black Diamond Orbit Lantern and Nite Ize SpokeLit. 

If you’re always worrying that there aren’t enough hours in the day to safely complete your workout or human-powered commute to work, lighten up. A number of innovative new sports lights for biking, hiking and trail-running can help you stretch out the short days of winter and go deep into the night in summer. 

Go Motion Sternum light 

This light for trail-runners and hikers attaches to the front straps of a backpack, casting a chest-high beam. 

Likes: Relief for those who find a headlamp irritating. The 3-watt LED casts a moderately strong beam, which can be adjusted from wide to narrow with a rotary dial. Three AA batteries fit in a case that you put in your backpack. A bright-red warning light flashes from the battery case. 

Dislikes: The dial is hard to turn. 

– Roy M. Wallack 

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