It looks like a sex toy to me.

You can buy them direct.

I have never had good luck with Cat Eye lights. I have this one and it burns through batteries like crazy.

I saw someone riding with a Planet Bike Superflash last night. That is definitely going to be my next taillight. Compact, cheap, and bright as ****.

The Knog ones look nice for throwing in your bag for those times when you stay out later than planned.

I'm using a Turbocat S10 up front and it is pretty sweet.

I highly recommend the Blackburn Mars 3.
http://i11.tinypic.com/2isumur.jpg
- It's incredibly bright
- It has the best side visibility of any tail light I've seen
- The clip on the back has a spur that makes it really 'stick' to bag loops
- The clip has a hole in the middle that allows you to zip-tie the light permanently to a bag loop

Can anyone recommend a place to get bar-end lights like they used to sell at Nashbar? Possibly not the most functional things, but they sure were cool.

These? http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=4322

They're kind of worthless.

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I have this rear light and the switch button sucks. I have to keep pressing it to turn it on and off. It's got a mind of its own.

For those who have lights that tend to turn themselves on while stored in your bag or jacket, you can alleviate the problem with a paper clip and some epoxi resin.....

Had I known about this little trick a few years ago I could have saved more than a few bucks in batteries

http://www.instructables.com/id/EFA4...LVX6D8EQHO8TWY

i second this endorsment. i forget what i paid for mine but it wasnt much and the amber lateral lenses are super visible from the side. i will catch my reflection from cars that i pass all the time. i ended up mounting mine to my seatpost because it is a little um.... long? meaning i like a light with a flatter profile for my helmet or bag, so that it sits flat against the surface and stays pointing back instead of sagging down or any which way.

while on this subject, while i was at the roger waters concert last month, my brother noticed the eyes on the giant inflatable radio controlled flying pig were actually
http://images.rei.com/media/218182.jpg

lately ive been eying mec's cheapo stuff like
http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Pr...9830473673.jpg
and
http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Pr...9830584001.jpg
3.75$CDN and 3$CDN respectively which is less than shipping. although i might just wait till i go up to vancouver and buy some SIDIs which they will NOT ship.

Just bought a Mars 3 myself. That thing is bright, plus if you ever need to throw and impromptu rave, you're set for lighting.

Cateye El 410 on the front. I like it because I can switch it between bikes quickly. I just change out the batteries every 2 months.

the LD1000s have really good side-lighting, like it actually has LEDs on the side i think

I whole heartedly agree with Tehz in that those single led things don't work for garbage. If you've ever been in a car and saw a biker with one of those they are incredibly hard to see. I think it's irresponsible to sell a light like that and give off the false impression that they will help you be more visible. They really don't do anything. You need a least a 3 led blinkie. The more the better and well if you're loaded an HID system.

Check out princetontec.com and niterider.com, also blackburn appears to make a few pretty nice luxeon lights (150+ range).

I used that light a good chunk of last winter until I got doored by a guy getting out of a cab. Broke the mount and am still trying to figure out the best way to mount that thing b/c the light itself is still fully functional and it is a great light.

Get this! It is bright enough that you can run it during the day and draw more attention to your self.

First time out with it on the back, I felt like I was riding alone. 1 car, on the whole ride passed me in my lane!

I use a Dinotte Ultra 5. Easy to take on/off. Small enough to put in your pocket. Expensive though.

http://www.indra.com/homepages/hairl...onic.front.jpg

I too have owned one of these..well make that 3 of those. the clips on them are garbage as far as i'm concerned. the first one bounced off my bike while hitting a mild pothole the second day i had it. it turned out the clip just snapped. Blackburn has a lifetime warranty on stuff, so it was no problem at first. fast forward 3 weeks, the second clip breaks off. and then the third. The material they use for the clip is just far too brittle, especially if you are clipping it to a bag and actually use it. My bike shop just told me at that point to pick whatever light i wanted out of the qbp catalog to replace the balckburn. I'm running this one now:http://www.serfas.com/lights/lights_images/TL-2000.jpg

and for the record it is waaaaay brighter than the blackburn and you dont have to have a tiny little philips head screwdriver to change the batteries in it...that always got me about the Mars 3 (which btw retails for $18.99.

Sure it is bright as hell, but there are plenty of others that are better made...just got this one in at the shop, though no experience with it in use. SUPER BRIGHT though, and it also has a replaceable clip, so if you break it, they should be able to send you just a new clip.http://www.planetbike.com/images2/3034.jpg


-Robb

I like the Turtle lights from MEC. Cheap, bright and easy to put on and off.
http://images.mec.ca/media/Images/Pr...9830584003.jpg

The guys over in the commuting forum do circle jerks on the Planet Bike Superflash. They have entire threads comparing photos of different tail lights. The Superflash is definitely on of the brightest. If you want the ultimate in brightness from a production tail light you need the Dinotte though.

Nice. I like the fact they give you the lumens numbers. That is the unit of brightness. Wattage is dependent upon what sort of light bulb you have.

the knog frog is a nice light, just pretty small. They also make the bullfrog which is 5 leds instead of one. still pretty unobtrusive, but a bit more light. Cheers

http://www.knogusa.com/images/TOAD_white-big.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...87136_05_s.jpg
I have one similar to this, a bit more slim, electrical taped under my stem.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/mxlogik/trek.jpg
This one is nice because I can clip on my belt or on the back of my bag
I have the for my front and it clips easily on the strap of my bag. I'd recommend that one. I couldn't find a picture for it but it looks exactly the same except its clear plastic.

had one of those, broke on me.

running one of these now:

http://www.cateye.com/sites/cateye/u...cts/267-og.jpg

keep one of these in both white and red in my bag as back-ups for myself or for a friend:

http://www.performancebike.com/produ...00/40_2007.jpg

$12.99 for a pair from performance

although, the first time i ordered them, the taillight didn't work so i had to send them back. kind of a hassle but they're nice to have around.

I like this one.

http://www.blt-lights.com/flaredx.htm

Anyone have experience w/ them?

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...am/flaredx.jpg

Multi Function LED design for Hiking, Skiing, and Cycling
7 x 16,000 MCD Super White LED’s
4 x IC Controlled functions
4000 meter (13,200 foot) visibility
Includes Clothing Clip, Handlebar Bracket, Helmet mounting strap, and Head strap for off-bike use

Have it mounted to the old lady's basket on her cruiser. Not as bright as it could be, but certainly a nice addition to semi-lit streets. Make sure you tighten the mounting bracket though as it has a tendency to flop down when riding over bumps and point into the tire just from stock configuration.

I have a single white opticube on the front with about 200 candle power and one of those new 9 led serfas tail lights on the back

there are two types of being seen being seen when its too late and being seen well ahead or time

I hate reflectors so I only use those lights

cateye low end models will do you just fine. they're bright as hell and simple. i use these:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44...chlel120-m.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44...yetlld170r.jpg

and my ex-girlfriend bought me this one last christmas, it was a BEAST but it weighed a lot and wasn't really convenient for belt/bag strapping, which is my preferred method of tail light wearing. it has two switches that each control a line of lights, side lights, 3 or 4 blinking styles, and is probably the most god-awfullly blinding tail light i've ever seen. at least i knew it worked.

i dropped it out of my bag while flying, twice in one week and it was broken beyond use. :(

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44...cateye1000.jpg

anyway so i'm on my second cat eye standard tail light and it's currently missing. sketches me out; i need to be as visible as possible riding home drunk (which i do often :\ )