So we are planning for some night time visibility and safely, we think this is a some kind of good start or thinking, maybe not those spoke lights in the video, but the idea of it seems kinda good in concept. Post your ideas or setup, photos are greatly appreciated, love to see what others are using. Tried true and tested. Thanks

Cygolite Metro 360 USB Bicycle Headlight



Cygolite Hotshot 2-Watt USB Rechargeable Taillight with USB Cable



And something like this maybe in concept I would rather just have the bottom part of the wheel light up, not sure that would be easy in reality yet, still need to look around some more. Perhaps a beam could be directed to that location if you got creative. Not sure I like the whole idea of my entire wheel being light, seems like overkill, but kinda cool for some.

Good quality front and rear lights, plus reflective tape and gear is the way I go. I don't think disco spoke lights are necessary, but I don't see the harm, either.

For a light that will actually illuminate the roadway in addition to making you visible to traffic, I prefer lights with two or more LEDs, as I find you can generally get good distance and width from your beam pattern. That matter more to me than a narrow beam with mega-lumens. Here's the one I use:





Not the most streamlined / aerodynamic unit, but it's visible from about a million miles away and does a good job of lighting up dark streets. Really good as a daytime light when riding in traffic, too.

Nice setup, I agreed with 100%, I would rather have a nice beam pattern, deff looking for that, can I ask how many hours do you get out of that light and what is the model number.
Thanks for the help. now I'm looking for beam patterns.

Personally I don't like rechargeable headlamps because they don't last long enough. I'm often out riding long enough in the dark that I need more than 2 hours batter life. I use a flashlight that runs on a 18650 battery and carry a spare battery with me so I can change out the battery when the first runs out. And then recharge both when I get home. Charging takes about 5 hours, so if I put them in the charger when I get home, they're ready in the morning. No big deal...

The tail light I'm not so concerned about because 2xAAA will run for more than 15 hours, probably closer to 20 hours, without much performance degradation. Plus batteries are readily available at supermarket if it really comes down to it.

Light info here:

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I'd guesstimate that I get about 5-6 hours on steady at the second power setting (which I find plenty bright enough). The nice thing about the light is that when the low power warning light comes on, you still have about an hour left of run time - so fair warning if you need to cut your ride short.

I get the plusses and minuses of rechargeable lights, but I hate spending money on batteries - always feel like I'm just throwing money away a little at a time - so I go the USB route when I can.

A permanent lighting.. Dyno Hub LED Head & Taillight is my pick ..

Hubs Schmidt or Shimano .. headlight Schmidt or B&M , taillights B&M..
wheel rolls you got light ..

Here's my setup, day and night combo.

Cygolite Hotshot SL-5 of 'em
Caiman 2981 gloves-reflective material on back
Spoke reflectors Reflect from any angle.
The reflective vest is pinned to a piece of hi-viz material for extra square inches.
The trailer is out for the photo. Only gets used as needed.
Headlights: Cygolite Expillion 800-Daytime flash night main light, Metro 500-Low light daytime flash, backup night, Expillion 250-night flash

don't forget redundancy for when your light goes out unexpectedly. when I'm njte riding I always carry a backup. even if it's not as good as the main light.

For the reasons you have stated, that is why I went with Cateye's Volt 300 Front Light with USB Recharge Kit, as it has a spare battery that you can recharge and take with you.

I also got their Rear Light, the Cateye Volt 50, as it shares the same battery as the Volt 300. So I always have plenty of options if one of those lights goes flat.

Most of my riding is where there's street lights but lately been riding on roads where there's none.

Back is a Knog Blinder 4V (solid or flash) and on the back of my helmet a Niterider Cherry bomb flashing.

Front is a Knog Blinder 4 in flashing mode and a generic eBay cree with the battery pack under the stem. The cree runs in medium when there's street lights and high where there's none.

Commute backpack and some of my shirts/jackets have reflective patches.

During the day I'll normally run one rear flashing (either one) and the front Knog flashing FWIW.

Same setup easily moved to the Ridley X-Bow when I ride that

I don't usually ride late into the night and there are street lights for the majority of the path that I take, so I only have two lights currently.

In the front, I have a Cygolite Metro 360. In the evening hours, I usually have the setting on the pulse mode. If it's really dark, cloudy or the sun has gone down, I'll have the mode where the light flashes a couple times like a lightening bolt in the sky at a regular interval.



In the back, I have a CatEye Rapid 3. In the evening hours, I'll have the light blinking, but when it's really dark, I'll have the light flashing faster as if it were having a seizure.



I'm probably gonna start riding some trails in the evening and for that, I'm thinking of getting a CatEye Volt 300 and mount that on my helmet so when I turn my head, I can illuminate what I'm looking at as well as get a wider angle of light.