[Closed] Recommend me a super bright rear light

not compact or rechargable, ...just dusted mine off ready for winter...

not subtle, but a head turner and it keeps the ******ers away from you! 😀

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That would probably cause me to crash my car to be honest. Might have to buy some though. Spokie dokies for the 21st century 🙂

When it comes to rear lights, more is better than brighter. Also, different patterns and positions.

FWIW, I use two Moon Shields. One flashing on the seatpost, one constant on the helmet. Add in some Respro ankle bands for the obvious cyclist movement and I'm nicely visible.

So, I would buy two lights, personally. Have a look at Moon, maybe a couple of Nebula.

Not sure retina burning is a great thing at night, to be honest. I think multiple lights work better than one dazzling one.

But, having said that I use an Exposure Tracer as my main light. I turn it down to the mid setting at night and run it on pulse mode. I only use the brightest setting in daylight. It's probably still bright enough at night in its lowest (3rd) setting.

I've recently also bought a Moon Pulsar and some rechargeable batteries. Its not as bright, but a good secondary light and the batteries last around 40hrs.

Hope District is insanely, unbearably bright, BUT I've found that when following (in the car) cyclists with insanely bright rear lights, especially ones mounted just under the saddle that I can't place them on the road...at all. The flash/light dazzles my eyes to the point I can't focus properly without looking away.

Agree - too bright is a bad thing - at least on dark country roads.

I've found that when using Lezyne Micro drive rear cars seemed to struggle to see the road past me, hence several passes just before blind corners etc. I solved this by fashioning a diffuser from a ping pong ball.

I'm on the lookout for some lights to avoid this this year - have ordered a couple of rear lights from the Aldi cycling event and depending on they turn out will use them or buy on of the moons...

Or have the really bright light but hide it so low on the seat post that your mudguard hides it, like the gent I encountered this evening in the pi$$ing rain. ??

If driver's don't look, they still don't see. I know to my cost, two years ago, daylight, two Hope 1's on level2 and another light on 'pulse' (800 lumen) - driver turned right across me - badly broken spine, 6 1/2 weeks flat on back in hospital under some serious drugs, 4 months in a spinal brace.

Good rear lights, the Smart R2 is good, not too mad and a great output that is visible. The C&B Seen City Slickers are good, useful off road too on high output. The rear is very bright on max, but you usually run it lower.

spine, 6 1/2 weeks flat on back in hospital under some serious drugs, 4 months in a spinal brace

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A broad surface area is a good thing it seems (think car headlights - a LOT of light output but not as blinding as a MTB front light to look at) - so plenty of lumens OK, but spread over a wider surface - hence my comment above re considering the Moon lights.

I really like the Cateye Rapid rear lights. The Rapid X3 is super bright and has 2 independent strips of light so you can mix constant & flashing or have a proper disco going on 🙂
Having said that, I've just dug my Hope District out again.

See sense icon. Doubles as an alarm too

Read a bit about how we see point-source vs diffused rear lights before buying the brightest rear LED you can find. Brightness isn't really needed on dark roads, what you need is good light spread and something that drivers can guage distance from. If it's for city use, brighter is good but one average rear light positioned well with a flashing LED near to it and some reflective details are what I'd go for.

what you need is good light spread and something that drivers can guage distance from

Yep. One light pointing slightly downwards to create a large patch of red on the road can really help do this.

I also think one fixed/one flashing is a good approach though. The flashing [i]attracts[/i] the attention, while the constant gives something to focus on once the attention has been grabbed.

stumpy01 : Does the Tracer stay put if you are going offroad? Thinking of getting one but not if the band mount means it moves around offroad and I forget when back on the road...

I've got TraceRs on all my bikes. They stay perfectly still. They're also reliable I've got 4, two of which are 3 years old.

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stumpy01 : Does the Tracer stay put if you are going offroad? Thinking of getting one but not if the band mount means it moves around offroad and I forget when back on the road...

Yeah, it's a pretty snug fit and the rubber for the mount is pretty grippy.
I use mine on my road bike and have been down some really potholed farm tracks by accident. Road bike with 23c tyres at 90psi = a lot of shock and jiggling!
The Lunar R2 that was my back up light shook itself free from my saddle bag on one particular farm track excursion, while the Tracer didn't budge.

The Moon Pulsar I mention above was to replace the Lunar R2 and the clip design is MUCH sturdier than the one on the Lunar R2.

Moon shield here. Still going strong after 4 years. Also got one of the Aldi COB lights and that's good as well. I'd grab one of them tomorrow if I was you.

I'd recommend the See.Sense too - under £60 [url= https://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/see-sense-icon-rear-light-p318260/s541145?gclid=CjwKCAjwmK3OBRBKEiwAOL6t1LgpB0-69iiqbwNm9Vr-xk_QSyOrYC7HlMmBgktIMkx3sSC9ed_N0xoCq2oQAvD_BwE ]here[/url]
I have the original one, turned it on in my front room yesterday, getting ready for winter: "Bloody hell Dad!" thing is bright!

Thanks daffy and stumpy, will weigh up a trace or moon light I think as I want a decent one to go with my el cheapo

There can be only one... 4Fourths Scorpion. Nothing is brighter, the rest are just impostors. As seen on a dual carriageway TT near you.

For the same money, the Fly 6 is very bright and comes with a camera.

The aldi one on offer 28/09/17. Mates won't ride behind me if it's on maximum, think they are moon copies. 12.99

I use one of these, brilliant rear light and very very bright. Rechargable too..
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Light-and-Motion-Vis-180-Rechargeable-Rear-Light_99876.htm?sku=358698&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpI2ijMjG1gIVApPtCh27XQUcEAQYASABEgJjwfD_BwE

I have one of the Aldi bikemate moon copies. Great little light.

I have a Moon Comet X. Cheap, rechargeable, good battery life, lots of different modes and flash patterns.

I like the idea of the speed sensing ones that work as brake lights.

Moon shield. Visible from Saturn.

I really like the alpkit tau, bright, rechargeable and compact- you can have it on your camelback if you want .

I would normally recommend a Moon Shield, but mine has just died. It did a few years, so not too bad. I've now got a Lezyne Zecto and a Knog Mob Kid Grid. Of these 2 the Mob Kid Grid is better and more visible. Both have poor battery life though, but they are both small. If was commuting regularly I would want something sturdy with a long battery life - so Four4th, Exposure, Hope etc with another smaller one like the Mob Kid Grid too.

I'm still using two Cateye tl-ldl1100's (the holy hand grenade) bought in 2006. So on their 11th year of long distance commuting all year round. I've yet to find anything better.

I don't want a light I need to take off the bike to charge so user rechargeable AA's.

I have one on my seatpost and either one on my rucksack or seatpack depending on what I'm using.

Also use a fibre flare on the rear of my helmet low down.

Another one for Moon Shield here, had them for about 5 years now and perfect. I think I paid about £35 a piece for them, faultless in my opinion.

As above the Aldi Moon copies have worked very well for me over the last two years (daily use). Set on constant low. Plenty bright enough.
I combine with an Exposure Flare set to pulse. Doesn't blind drivers and the pulsing action draws attention better IMO.
I also bought some 3M reflective tape from ebay for the frame and on my crank arms. Surprisingly effective.

My commuter has 3 rear lights on it, that aren't always used together, and I have a red eye micro on my helmet

In the daylight you want a really bright LED, in the nighttime you don't want it so bright otherwise it puts you back in danger.

The best thing at night is to wear reflective stuf. In particular ankle bands, they don't look great, but they're incredibly visible and immediately make you out as a cyclist. Aldi/lidl often do them, they're OK, but the respro ones I have are better

Reflective bits on your clothes also help.

Re lights I use a combination of flash and solid when I'm cycling in the dark. I use a fibre flare as well, they're not massively bright but their shape makes them very useful

I just remembered this thread I started a while ago - http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/black-cab-pulled-up-next-to-me-on-my-commute-home-last-night

I've had lots of comments about my traceR being very bright, if I lost it I'd buy another without hesitation.

It's getting on 4 years old but still holds charge perfectly the only thing is I had to buy a new silicone strap a couple of weeks back as the original had gone really thin on the sides.

SportPursuit have those spokey dokey swirly light things on sale at the moment
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ALDI do an excellent rear light multi LEDs and USB rechargeable - they can be used in flash or steady modes and each has 3 levels of brightness. The brightest is very bright & in flash mode lasts over 12 hours when fully charged.

I've had one for over a year & it's been excellent AND the new winter stuff has just come out today so I have bought another for the princely sum of £12.99. You won't want for anything else....

Try Four4th scorpion https://four4th.co.uk/products/lights/scorpion/

Tracer and Scorpion are brilliant for daylight, TT and so on. Really not sure I'd use them in the proper dark though +as it is round here!) Something like Sigma Stereo or Moon Pulsar, or one of the Busch and Mueller Linetec lights is plenty bright enough, and probably easier for people behind.

£95! for a rear light! Bloody hell. Seeing as the OP's limit was a rather bonkers £60, £95 is just silly. Wouldn't work with my Fizik saddle bag anyway.

Here is a link to the Aldi copy of the Moon rear light, which is £12.99: https://www.aldi.co.uk/high-performance-bike-lights-rear/p/080231184023401 . Available in store only now.

Bought one yesterday and the quality is good, comparing favourably with the Moon Nebula that I already have. Plenty of brightness settings so you can dial it in to your preference.

To be frank about rear light expenditure the risk is from other road users.. roadfundlicense payers should cover the cost of them!! IMO

The moon comet X pro (clipped to jersey or bag) & USE trace r (seatpost) combo with a fibreflare on the helmet is quite visible.

Agree with earlier posts more is better, moon comet on saddle bag, pdw fitted to rear mudguard and one on rear of my helmet
Job done!