Best bike lights 2022 - Front/Rear Lights to help you see and be seen

​

Best bike lights 2022 - Front and rear lights to help you see and be seen Cyclingnews.com

The best bike lights keep you safe riding at night, and during the day
When road cyclists think about the best bike lights on the market, they are often looking for the best rear bike light. While we've certainly got options in that category, the best bike lights span a huge range of options. There are options for front bike lights, and rear bike lights, with some of them meant to make you more visible and some of them meant to help you see. There are options to pair with the best commuter bikes but also models that pair with the best road bikes. Some of us here at Cyclingnews are even big fans of pairing the best bike lights with the best gravel bikes and getting seriously adventurous.

With so many options available, we understand doing all the research is a daunting process. That's why we've taken the time and done it for you. We cover both the best front bike lights and the best rear bike lights and there are options mixed in for whatever style of riding you prefer.

• Best front bike lights
• Best rear bike lights

Continue reading...

 

I have a NiteRider OLED1200 that I run on front, moving it bike to bike. The rear varies by bike. I have a couple of CygoLite 350s, a couple of NiteRider, and my latest and most favorite taillight - the Niterider 330 lumen. It will toast your eyeballs in full sunlight!

 

​

The best rear light I have ever used is the VARIA 51x series. You cannot miss it day or night and it lasts longer on a charge than I can ride.

The bonus is the radar feature that shows how many - and the relative speed - vehicles are approaching on my Wahoo Roam

 

It shows up on the left side of the LCD display (recent firmware lets you change sides for those that ride on the wrong side of the road lol). The LEDs are not used to indicate the relative position of the vehicle(s) behind you

When there are no vehicles approaching there is a green strip on the left side of the screen. If vehicles approach the green strip changes to orange (or red if they are coming above a certain speed threshold), the head unit beeps and the vehicles (I can't remember how many it tracks but it is several at least) progress is shown by a car icon*** that moves up the strip until the car is beside you (one icon per car). Once there are no more cars, the unit beeps "all clear" and the strip goes back to green.

Absolute game changer. We got the unit originally for my hearing-impaired wife: she can't ride with the hearing aids as the wind noise is crippling so with the radar (it can pair to multiple head units at the same time so we can share one radar on dual rides!) her first indication of traffic is no longer when it shows up beside her. It literally allows her to ride on the roads here without the anxiety of suddenly having cars/trucks/transports/etc right beside her.

I've heard arguments that mirrors do the same thing but that is only partially True - the radar picks up vehicles farther away, on a wider swath than the mirror generally can... and it is *ALWAYS* looking... you don't have to be looking at it to be notified. One specific example - I rode the other morning and the radar alerted me to vehicles I could *not* see in my mirror due to the position of the SUN.

*** you can "hack" the wahoo units to change the icons... mine are currently skulls. lol

 

GPLama has a bunch of videos that are great to demo how the radar warnings work on compatible head units - he shows demo mode and live examples on the roads.

 

Hmm, I thought that it is an internet urban legend that americans measure everything in odd measures... Interesting...

 

You're not alone

https://m.facebook.com/IFLScience/photos/a.456449604376056/5099751990045771/​

 

I just purchased two more of these…………………dang inexpensive and very bright. They come with a clip for hanging on various straps and a rubber strap for seatposts or seat support tubes. Four running modes.
I don’t have a longevity report since these are brand new to me but for that price……………not much to lose. They are far brighter than some of the $25-$40 ones I’ve owned over the years.