Reply With QuoteI currently use Moon lights (metor front and comet on the rear). Both great and not too expensive. I live in Cumbria where it rains....a lot and have had no problems at all with them.
Hi TZ road cycling fraternity, I need some advice on bike lights, specifically rear lights. The GF has a Lezyne Hecto Drive rear light but it has gone bang and doesn't work anymore. She has an amazon voucher and would like me to get her a good one. She is not the typical cyclist when it comes to equipment (she barely knows what brand bike she has...) and I don't know the first thing about bike stuff.
Budget is around £30 and battery life, mud/water protection and brightness are all factors high on her list. She cycles around 5 miles each way to work.
Thanks in advance!
I currently use Moon lights (metor front and comet on the rear). Both great and not too expensive. I live in Cumbria where it rains....a lot and have had no problems at all with them.
Another vote for Moon... USB-chargeable from a laptop when at work, very bright, and relatively inexpensive.
I use one of these on my road bike, even during daylight hours during the winter. Extremely bright and visible. I thought I got a good deal at £6, but for £3.... On the front I have a Cateye on constant and a Fenix torch that takes 1 AAA on strobe mounted via a Fenix block.
F.T.F.A.
I use one of these:
As it runs on AAA batteries, is very waterproof and bright even when on the flashing mode that uses least power...
http://www.cateye.com/intl/products/detail/TL-LD610/
Send the Lezyne back - generally they are v.good lights
Apologies, have only just read the OP properly - it's a rear light you want - I've been running this on my commuter all winter with no problems - good value at half price
https://www.cyclesurgery.com/p/moon-...4117.3610.html
Something to consider is wheteher she has mudguards or not - I do have mudguards on my commuter and haven't had an issue with rear lights. I have killed rear lights in days on wet rides with no mudguards
My comment on front lights still sstands - I rate it that highly, I'll leave it here....
At the slightly more expensive end, but I have a Fenix BC30 and it's by far away the best cycle light I've ever had.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fenix-BC30-.../dp/B00LMX99TM
I commute 20+ miles a day all year round in all weathers and since last September it's not missed beat. The illumination is fantastic - on flashing mode it lasts easily all week - on max (1,800 lumens) it lights up the parks as well as my car. It has a fresnel lens for beam direction, so has a beam cut-off (just like a car dipped beam), which works really well - no blindingh of oncoming motorists/cyclists. The mount is rock solid as well
I've had a number of bike lights over the years, my previous favourite was a Magicshine head unit with an external battery pack - I haven't used any of the other lights I have since buying this - highly recommeneded by me FWIW
Last edited by Stevoc; 22nd March 2017 at 16:49.
As above I have two Moon Shield , one on back of helmet , other on bars. Really Really bright. On flashing lasts well over 5 hours. On normal easily 4 hours. USB charge.Originally Posted by Toddy
Get them as shown above £19 bargain
Last edited by higham5; 22nd March 2017 at 18:49.
Lezyne Strip Drive Pro - 100 Lumens daylight flash mode (that's bright enough - trust me!).
Battery lasts an hour or two in that mode or a lot longer if you dial down the brightness.
Pay no more than £30 (you can quite often get deals that make it as low as £25)
Mounting is a cinch (sturdy band onto seat post or seat tube - replacement bands are about £3 from Amazon - if it ever breaks).
I use mine all the time and it is great.
Cheers,
Mark C
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