I wear these, especially when commuting:


I suspect all it will take is a close call to convince me that a blinky or two on them is not overkill.

I'm really impressed with the brightness of my Dinotte Quad and would recommend it. But, please note the battery run times on the web (as of this writing) are VASTLY overstated. Dinotte knows this, but has yet to correct it.

There are a lot of good tail lights on the market today, it basically boils down to how much you want to spend. If you're on a low budget of less than $30 nothing is going to beat the Cygolite Hotshot, in fact not much is going to beat it till you get into the $60 range! Once into the $60 range you have the Exposure Trace and the Serfas Shield 60; then on the $80 to $100 range you run into more options like the Light & Motion Vis 180, the Serfas Shield 80; then beyond that there isn't anything till you get to the $200 range but those are so bright they blind drivers, they're way overkill for a bike, you would be better off anyways if you have that kind of money to spend to get 3 really bright tail lights for under $100 each and put one on each rear stay and one on the seat post or seat tube.

There is a new light coming on the market called the Serfas Orion Blast, this thing on full power will pulse to 150 lumens putting square in the range of $200 ones but for just $90, plus it has lower settings. It also alternates from red to amber which Serfas claims will separate itself from a sea of red tail lights. The Blast part simply means that as the battery drains it will sound off a loud beeping sound when it gets to 10 minutes of run time which gives you time to lower the light output and ride on, then when it beeps again with 10 minutes of run time you can lower the light output again. You can ride quite a long time by changing the output when it beeps. The battery is no slouch either, it will run on high for 1.25 hours and on lowest setting for 10 hours. For the price I am seriously considering this one to add to my 2 other lights.

They make rechargeable AA/AAA batteries. Costco has the Eneloop packs (AA, AAA and charger) from time to time.

i've been happy with the owleye rear blinking light. i think it's south korean. a little hard to find. a local lbs used to carry it before they moved to portland, or.
bought some backups for other bikes off amazon for about $40 apiece. usb charging. seatpost adjustable mount. i get about 7-7.5 hours use set on "blinking"
mode. have never used the steady mode but the literature says 2 hours. do most of my riding during the day but have done plenty of night rides and run two
on blinking mode day or night. have had several other cyclists and motorists (whom presumably cycle) ask me about them. compared to what else i've seen on
day/night riders here in san diego, i feel better illuminated.

Hot shot for me too. It's a great light!
Can't see any reason to spend more. The light is bright enough to be seen from distance, has five different modes from steady to constant flash. The intensity of the flash is variable, and it holds a charge very well. As a Floridian an avid cyclist I often ride at night, so my lights get a lot of use. No problem with either my cygolite metro 500 headlight or my hotshot taillight.

There's a need for reflective ink for tattoo's.

I was looking at the Lupine Rotlicht. Seems nice but man, those things are expensive.

scott s.
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Beautifully made item - boy, the price seems to have shot up. I bought two last year and they make great helmet lights for my children. Some people complain about the strap breaking, but we have had not problems with the rubber band mount. I think some guys are using way too much tension.

Light and Motion Vis 180 (and I have used the less bright Micro version which is still a good light) I also have a Portland Design Works Aether Demon on my touring bike mounted to my rack (because I had a credit with them and wanted a rack mounted USB light)

I would also recommend the new Central 50 rear from Blackburn. I got one for a friend and it is a decent light but nothing special.

Another vote for the Cygolite HotShot

To all,
Thanks for the input. There were several mentioned that I have not seen.