Need decent cheap rear light - recommendations?
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Must be cheap so I am not distraught when it gets nicked. The last one lasted 2 months before it got stolen.
Ideally has a proper secure fitting so it deters the opportunist. the last one was just a wrap around rubber fixing so I was surprised it lasted as long it did. Also, reasonably bright but not blinding to other road users.
Any recommendations?
Ideally has a proper secure fitting so it deters the opportunist. the last one was just a wrap around rubber fixing so I was surprised it lasted as long it did. Also, reasonably bright but not blinding to other road users.
Any recommendations?
I bought a "Smart Lunar R1 - 1 Watt 3 Led Bicycle Bike Rear Light With Batteries & Fittings" for a tenner on the ebay.
In the words of the lad who sits opposite me at work it's "offensively bright". I've fitted it high up the seat post so the top is against the underside of the seat and between the rails, so the only way to get it off is to undo the clamp (which is a phillips head fixing). Switch is on the underside.
In the words of the lad who sits opposite me at work it's "offensively bright". I've fitted it high up the seat post so the top is against the underside of the seat and between the rails, so the only way to get it off is to undo the clamp (which is a phillips head fixing). Switch is on the underside.
I use these F&R - so tiny and light they go in my pocket when I arrive somewhere.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moon-Comet-Rear-Light-Blac...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moon-Comet-Rear-Light-Blac...
I got a laser one like above off ebay:
The bracket is shiite, propper shiite, I went to adjust the first one and it snapped whilst fitting on the bike, light seemed good so got another and 3 weeks later that bracket has snapped
My other (5+) rear lights all fit the same bracket, no not the above it only fits its own bracket which is now ...snapped, so I have two useless lights!
The lasers lasted about 30 minutes on a set of duracells, now they are very very dim
On the plus side the light is big and bright and lasted OK, but would turn itself off occasionally, which isn't great as you dont realise as its on the back . i always ride with 2 lights each end anyway
Compared to my other cateye lights that have lasted 6+ years of hell on earth abuse and never missed a beat
The bracket is shiite, propper shiite, I went to adjust the first one and it snapped whilst fitting on the bike, light seemed good so got another and 3 weeks later that bracket has snapped
My other (5+) rear lights all fit the same bracket, no not the above it only fits its own bracket which is now ...snapped, so I have two useless lights!
The lasers lasted about 30 minutes on a set of duracells, now they are very very dim
On the plus side the light is big and bright and lasted OK, but would turn itself off occasionally, which isn't great as you dont realise as its on the back . i always ride with 2 lights each end anyway
Compared to my other cateye lights that have lasted 6+ years of hell on earth abuse and never missed a beat
richardxjr said:
The Phaart lights on Planet X are Smart copies, cheap, bright. Their delivery charge on orders <£50 annoys me though.
I use 2 of these on my commute bike. Don't think I paid £5 each but they're still decent value at that price and bright enough. I find some of the options people use on the commute ridiculous these days - use ridiculously bright lights when you're on a country road, fine, but on a commute under street lights, you just end up blinding other cyclists!AyBee said:
use ridiculously bright lights when you're on a country road, fine, but on a commute under street lights, you just end up blinding other cyclists!
Don't need them on a country road. You need very little light to be viable in the dark. IMO a big light is more important than a bright light. Those tiny little round ones, like the Lezyne Micro Drive, really annoy me. People buy them because they are bright, but they go from totally invisible if you are not directly behind them to blinding. A small pin of light is not that obvious, no matter how bright.I've used a Cateye TL-LD610 (or whatever the earlier version was called) for a few years now and can thoroughly recommend it. It's not the cheapest of the cheap at around £15 but it is very easily detachable and will fit in your pocket so no need for it to ever be nicked, and it's well made too. I know from the times that I've been cycling home and Mrs Irrelevant has been driving the same way that it is clearly visible from literally a mile away, and despite being a bit of a skinflint that's more important than saving a few more quid.
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