Recommend me a new rear light

[glenn forger]

http://www.theguardian.com/environm...-cycle-lights-group-test-review?commentpage=1

 

[Broadside]

Knog Blinder Road, very bright and USB rechargeable, also properly waterproof.

 

[fossyant]

Smart R2 and Phaart Bleeps. The Bleep is better made than the RSP Astrum it copies. The mount is Smart light compatible. I also have two C&Bseen retina burners

 

[upandover]

A Third here for the explosure flare. I modded mine a little to get the angle right, but it's by far the best rear light I have, very visible, but well diffused so not blinding. (My back-up is the smart Luner 2 half watt)

 

[hillrep]

Whatever you get, use two. I have one flashing and one constant, but the main reason for having two is that it is quite possible for a rear light to fail mid-ride and you not to notice until a long time later.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

My favourite is the Cateye TL-LD1100 using rechargeable AA batteries...
my current one is around 7 years old and has survived the worst Scandinavia can through at it in terms of vertical and horizontal water in the air....

This, best rear light I have used

 

[derrick]

Did not get 6 months out of my Exposure Flare. Am still using a cateye i have had for years, And when it packs up i will buy another.

 

[downfader]

Did not get 6 months out of my Exposure Flare. Am still using a cateye i have had for years, And when it packs up i will buy another.

Was it the old model? The twist switch was a terrible design and now changed to a proper button.

 

[derrick]

Was it the old model? The twist switch was a terrible design and now changed to a proper button.

Yes was the old one, i did not know the new one had a proper switch.

 

[downfader]

Yes was the old one, i did not know the new one had a proper switch.

I think the new one is technically called Tracer or something now. Its the same gubbins lighting wise.

Just checked their website... the Flare is still made with a twist switch so I must be wrong on the change. Unless what I'd heard was abut the gubbins in the twist switch.... bloody confused now.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I use a pair of Serfas TL-80 rear lights (one each on seat post and rear of helmet), and have been happy with them, as they're

• fully waterproof;
• reliable;
• very bright;
• USB rechargeable (with a nice firm seal on the USB socket's cover, on the bottom of the light); and
• come with a clothes clip and seat post mount.

 

[biking_fox]

ReeLight.

Always on, always there. Always seen.. No batteries. I've been very impressed.

 

[slowmotion]

I like the Blackburn Mars 4. I also have a Lezyne Micro Drive which has lots of modes, some of which are really too bright (70 lumens) for night-time use.
http://www.lezyne.com/product-led-sport-microrear.php

 

[downfader]

ReeLight.

Always on, always there. Always seen.. No batteries. I've been very impressed.

The new version I saw of those were really good. Slightly better LEDs, capacitor charge and only about £10 more.

 

[thedatastream]

Another vote for the Cateye TL-LD1100
I roughed up the bottom row of lenses to make the light a bit more diffuse as the LEDs are quite directional