Lights

hmm, I like that this can be mounted on the front rack and controlled from the handlebars.

hmm, I like that this http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=2&pub=5574889051&toolid=10001&campid=5336525415&item=140767270511&mpt=2027051can be mounted on the front rack and controlled from the handlebars.

Looks nice.

The lower you can mount it the better it will pick out variations in terrain.

DX have a UK warehouse, I'm planning to order a big single-lens Magic shine soon.

Sorry if this has been covered already, but any of you stoked at all on this: http://www.blinksteady.com/ ?

I saw it on kickstarter. Hassle-free not-super-ugly light may be what it takes to bring me over to the luxury bike light market.

got some lenzeye femto's, pretty cool, pretty good so far..........

Same here, love them, look smart as fook too. Sick of expensive Cateyes dying after one wet winter.

Any suggestions on a decent rear light for city riding? I have one of the Cateye 5 LED jobbies but it never seems that bright (although obviously hard to tell as I'm generally riding the bike when it's on).

I have saddle bags on my bikes so preferably something that can be mounted via a clip or similar rather than just on the seatpost.

Same here, love them, look smart as fook too. Sick of expensive Cateyes dying after one wet winter.

I bought the front one of these today on a whim whilst I was hanging about in my lbs, haven't had a chance to use it properly but seems fairly decent, seems well made too.

I bought these ^ about five weeks ago but about two weeks ago I bought the Exposure Flash & Flare. For the extra money, the Exposure lights are well worth it but the Lezyne lights definitely have their place.

I'd be interested to know the battery life o the lezyne model. It's a real failing of the Knog lamps.

I'm still using my Cateye boob lights which aren't dissimilar to the Lezyne in some respects, but definitely have decent battery life, plus 2032 batteries are only 10p each at eBay.

They look cool fucking cool, thinks me might be getting a set this weekend

I gave away my Knogs (toads or something). To a mate who was cycling around lightless.

Despite having having external battery lights on the designated winter bike. I really missed them. Having them on the shelf ready to be slapped on the road or fixed, in a matter of seconds, was a real bonus. So I ordered these as a replacement.

Got this Rutland deal for my girl friend.

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/35073/Ultimate-Hardware-Ultra-Bright-Front---Rear-LED-Bike-Lights.html?utm_source=10-09-2012&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=hardware-lights

£7.98 inc p&p.

Overall they look cheap and cheerful. Come with batteries too. I really like these rear lights. They're a nice size and clip as well as mount. Also pretty bright. Perfect for London riding

Used these a couple of days, the rear one is great but the fronts a bit crap

going to need to buy a new front i think...

Anyone noticed any USB chargeable light bargains recently?

Anyone got a set of Reelights? Good review on bike radar but are they any good?

Since writing that little review up there, I've gone through two sets of Reelights.

Basically what happened is that I put them on my girlfriend's town bike which gets locked up daily in some pretty busy stands, and they just fell apart within a couple of weeks. The cables got ripped out of the first set (and they're not repairable), and the brackets also broke, so I wrote to Reelight and they sent me a set of 620s (the top-of-the-range ones) which, within a month, broke in exactly the same way.

I wouldn't recommend them on anything that's likely to get bashed. They're simply not very durable, both because of their design (physically small brackets, not repairable) and because of cheap materials (really brittle plastic, cheap screws that round off easy, threads that strip before they're properly tight etc).

Since writing that little review up there, I've gone through two sets of Reelights.

Basically what happened is that I put them on my girlfriend's town bike which gets locked up daily in some pretty busy stands, and they just fell apart within a couple of weeks. The cables got ripped out of the first set (and they're not repairable), and the brackets also broke, so I wrote to Reelight and they sent me a set of 620s (the top-of-the-range ones) which, within a month, broke in exactly the same way.

I wouldn't recommend them on anything that's likely to get bashed. They're simply not very durable, both because of their design (physically small brackets, not repairable) and because of cheap materials (really brittle plastic, cheap screws that round off easy, threads that strip before they're properly tight etc).

Thanks for the review, I'll swerve them then! They are pretty ugly tbf, I think I'll get a set of Lezynes.

I gave away my Knogs (toads or something). To a mate who was cycling around lightless.

Despite having having external battery lights on the designated winter bike. I really missed them.

I've got a set of Knogs on my CX bike, and on my Langster purely because they are small, cheap, and effective enough to be left on each bike and provide light when needed.

I'll slap the Hope Vision One on the bars when intending on going for a ride at night, but for not having to think about it city commuting the Knogs are hard to beat in my view.

Just got this to hang off the back of my commuter to match the utterly superb Moon Mask on the front. It's a Portland Design Works Radbot and on first impressions it looks and feel great, and the light looks very powerful. At £17 offa Amazon I think it's great value too.

Portland design Works looks to be generally producing good kits: nice racks, mudguards, pumps and lights. Not sure how much of it is available in the UK but check the website http://www.ridepdw.com/

Noticed that most of the PDW stuff is available on Wiggle now

Just got this to hang off the back of my commuter to match the utterly superb Moon Mask on the front. It's a Portland Design Works Radbot and on first impressions it looks and feel great, and the light looks very powerful. At £17 offa Amazon I think it's great value too.

Portland design Works looks to be generally producing good kits: nice racks, mudguards, pumps and lights. Not sure how much of it is available in the UK but check the website http://www.ridepdw.com/

Great brand.

They have frequent offers on delivery too.

I'm ordering some mud shovels for the fatbike, next time theres a shipping deal on.

I've got a set of Knogs on my CX bike, and on my Langster purely because they are small, cheap, and effective enough to be left on each bike and provide light when needed.

I'll slap the Hope Vision One on the bars when intending on going for a ride at night, but for not having to think about it city commuting the Knogs are hard to beat in my view.

Not sure.
All the Knogs I've had have ended up letting water in a shorting/battery leaking.

I'm getting on quite well with the Blackburn Flea's.
They are bright and reliable and a completely sealed unit.
Lifetime guarantee an all so any issues are sorted out with a new unit FOC.

Great brand.

They have frequent offers on delivery too.

I'm ordering some mud shovels for the fatbike, next time theres a shipping deal on.

I have a hankering after their handpumps as I need a new one, and although I have no bike to put one one, their racks look really very good.

I bought these ^ about five weeks ago but about two weeks ago I bought the Exposure Flash & Flare. For the extra money, the Exposure lights are well worth it but the Lezyne lights definitely have their place.

Flare or Flash whichever the standalone one is can be used with rechargeable batteries whereas I don't think watch cells have rechargeable variants. Happy to be corrected but I always go for the rechargeable option.

Since writing that little review up there, I've gone through two sets of Reelights.

Basically what happened is that I put them on my girlfriend's town bike which gets locked up daily in some pretty busy stands, and they just fell apart within a couple of weeks. The cables got ripped out of the first set (and they're not repairable), and the brackets also broke, so I wrote to Reelight and they sent me a set of 620s (the top-of-the-range ones) which, within a month, broke in exactly the same way.

I wouldn't recommend them on anything that's likely to get bashed. They're simply not very durable, both because of their design (physically small brackets, not repairable) and because of cheap materials (really brittle plastic, cheap screws that round off easy, threads that strip before they're properly tight etc).

I have a set of what looks like the SL200 and I like them - no cables, just the magnets and the lights.

My worst complaint is that the front one failed after a while (water ingress maybe?). The rear failed for a few days but has since been working just fine for the past few months.

With vertical dropouts and a QR skewer on the back, the axle mount doesn't really fit properly and has mashed up the the dropout a bit.

With a rack on the back of the bike and a bag on top of the rack, there aren't really many mounting points for rear lights - I also have one of these on the, which is OK but it's not the brightest:

As you can see, I'm not going for style points here...

Up front I'm making do with a Bontrager Glo whilst I work out what's gone wrong with my Hope Vision 2 :(

For a little USB rechargeable, it seems quite decent although I'm still getting used to being able to charge my lights from the TV.

I have a hankering after their handpumps as I need a new one, and although I have no bike to put one one, their racks look really very good.

AFAIK there is no other option for OTP mudguards for 4" tyres.

I am massively tempted by the silly foldable goggles too. They would give great winter wind and blizzard protection.

Cool they aint though.

After a day on the trails and covered in mud I reckon you'd look good, and providing you don't adopt that guy cheesey grin....