Rear lights

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Hi All,

Looking at the weather forecasts, later in the week could be the time when I roll my Kona Hybrid out of the she and start the commute to work on the bike. Looking forward to it - saves a few quid and really kick starts the diet with 14 miles twice a day.

However, I'm always a bit nervous regarding lights and the fact that they might go off at any time without warning.

I've been looking at some Ebay/Amazon 'Solarstorm' bike lights which run off a battery pack - but only seem to be to the front, with the sellers giving a 'free gift' of a rear light powered by 2x AAA batteries. I can imagine the quality of these rear lights.

Anyone any recommendations/links to good lights for front and rear? For now, don't want to spend hundreds as can be easily done with lights. £30-40 max at the moment I suppose.

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Banana Boy said:

I love my fibre flare! They're not cheap but I like the strap system and they boast being visible at virtually 360 degrees!

Home from Home by Ben Magee, on Flickr

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Nice bike - and nice lights!

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Thanks folks for your responses.

Yes, Kona Dew Drop here too. Nice bike - if a little slow! (I know i know - it's the rider - but read the reviews, the slowest bike in the world apparently.....)

I had a Cateye previously but the back one stopped working. Front still works fine though. I always have a spare, and carry in my pocket a couple of those £3 elasticated cheapy lights from Aldi - just in case! I find that when i do early morning rides in the dark, i've time to keep checking the rear to see that the light is on, plus can easily see if behind you is dark or slightly red - but not so on a semi-light commute with loads of traffic to worry about. Hence why i want to get this one right.

Best get on Amazon now and check out your recommends.

Cheers folks.