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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: rack lights redux http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: rack lights redux en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:33:54 +0000 Arellcat on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-207401 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:43:14 +0000 Arellcat 207401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ While looking for Bikezac suppliers, I found Velo Vitality shop, which stocks a bunch of interesting rack mounted rear lights: * <a href="http://www.velovitality.co.uk/collections/clearance/products/ikzi-pannier-rack-light-w-sensors">Ikzi Pannier Rack Light</a>, reduced to £4. Uses 2xAAA. * <a href="http://www.velovitality.co.uk/collections/rear-lights/products/spanninga-solo-pannier-rack-light">Spanninga Solo</a>, £15. Good for Bromptons. * <a href="http://www.velovitality.co.uk/collections/rear-lights/products/spanninga-brasa-pannier-rack-light">Spanninga Brasa</a>, £16. Stylish and slightly 1950s looking. gembo on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206977 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:34:27 +0000 gembo 206977@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @SRD - best to go into shop, EBC will sell you stuff on -line but not process until after weekend by which time stock is sold in real world SRD on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206974 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:26:35 +0000 SRD 206974@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ bah! Now they tell me they'd already sold out of the lezyne lights. i'd put them in my basket earlier, but then their website crashed (or so it seemed to me) and i had to start over. humbug. SRD on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206910 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:42:01 +0000 SRD 206910@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Thanks Arellcat. I've ordered a Moon Comet front light for the tandem. had another Cateye die from water ingress, so am done with them. and some lezyne zectos for the road bike. Arellcat on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206904 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:12:32 +0000 Arellcat 206904@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Tulyar was raving about his new USE lights that are smaller than wine bottle corks. Impressively bright but I did wonder about the run time. EBC has the Moon Meteor which road.cc says was "A cracking little light that punches well above its weight and price." They also thought the Gem 2.0 was good for emergency use but short on run time. I don't know much about Lezyne lights but road.cc reckons the Zecto is worth the higher price. (OT: I see they also have the Schwalbe Ice Spiker in the sale. Keen price!) SRD on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206903 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:50:54 +0000 SRD 206903@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ how do people rate the lezyne lights in the sale? thinking about getting MrSRD the femto set, or the slightly bigger ones? or his road bike, which he doesn't ride after dark all that often. Blueth on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206900 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:19:11 +0000 Blueth 206900@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I got a good back light that uses the reflector mounts on the mudguard. The Torch "Tail Bright Fender" was at that time available from a variety of internet places at prices from £6 to £22. Guess which one I went for. I've yet to fit the second one to the tandem but the one on the solo is fine. It seems to give an adequately bright 1 watt light. Stickman on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206882 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 13:33:29 +0000 Stickman 206882@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ EBC sale starts online tonight at 7. There are various lights on offer including Moon and CatEye. wingpig on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206874 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:58:45 +0000 wingpig 206874@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I always imagined a CatEye TL-AU100BS would be mudguardable, though never tried - they'd be a bit heavy, as there's a fair bit of waggle even with the relatively light B&M Seculite+, which encouraged a couple of SKS guards to snap just aft of the rearmost stay bridge. steveo on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206870 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:55:00 +0000 steveo 206870@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Ouch! I'm still trialling the rack and panniers for daily use vs going back to the big Carradice so a £30 light is out. Definitely going to get one for the mud guard though. Darkerside on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206841 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:11:03 +0000 Darkerside 206841@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Clicky: <a href="http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/mobile/busch-and-muller-toplight-linetec-permanent-rear-light-prod31930/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/mobile/busch-and-muller-toplight-linetec-permanent-rear-light-prod31930/</a> Darkerside on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206840 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:09:01 +0000 Darkerside 206840@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Toplight line comes in a battery powered version as well. I've got both options and would recommend them. gkgk on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=3#post-206836 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:13:32 +0000 gkgk 206836@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Steveo, re the pdw rack bracket, Edinburgh bicycle have one for cateye lights, £4. Dave on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206795 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:02:11 +0000 Dave 206795@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I have a Toplite Line Plus (B+M) and I'm very pleased with it. It runs off a dynamo and the stand light lasts for many minutes. +1 it's been a long time since I bothered with the mega flasher lights (just on the recumbent since that doesn't have either a seatpost or a rack). I guess there are different schools of design. Point source of ever-increasing brightness (drivers can only see the brightest thing in their field of view?), or larger cross section to tie in with the way everything else on the road is lit up. The first time I drove up behind someone with the Philips dynamo rack light I thought I was overtaking a scooter. It was a bit confusing until I saw their pedals going up and down... gembo on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206788 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 gembo 206788@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I have two moon lights and all that Colin says I can reiterate. They can also be pointed in many directions. Colin on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206786 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:52:24 +0000 Colin 206786@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Steveo There is a good selection of Moon lights here:- <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=moon+bike+lights+usb&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=28634283060&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4737993787122215659&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_48jedea6in_b" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=moon+bike+lights+usb&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=28634283060&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4737993787122215659&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_48jedea6in_b</a> Generally excellent and bright, but can be a bit fiddly to switch on and off/scroll through modes with a gloved hand. Also, don't be clumsy when unplugging the recharge seal! Easy to attach and remove with a thick rubber strap. Cheers Colin steveo on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206785 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:40:03 +0000 steveo 206785@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Colin, I've not got a dynamo (yet) but tbh from experience I think I'd prefer a battery rear, running cables just gets messy. I can't find the Moon one though. @wingpig Aye, I have a mudguard and it has a reflector. Good shout. Any thoughts to these? <a href="http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/pdw-taillight-rack-bracket-prod28397/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/pdw-taillight-rack-bracket-prod28397/</a> gembo on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206784 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:33:32 +0000 gembo 206784@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Cherry bomb on the helmet, glow stick on your jersey, wheel lights. Something that fixes to the cArradice? But the rack light probably best single source? See also all of the above for multiple less intense sources. wingpig on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206783 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:09:42 +0000 wingpig 206783@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @steveo Rear mudguard? Colin on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206777 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:53:44 +0000 Colin 206777@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I have a Toplite Line Plus (B+M) and I'm very pleased with it. It runs off a dynamo and the stand light lasts for many minutes. If you're not convinced it's bright enough, then strap on one of the Moon range which are re-chargeable via a USB port and last ages. Cheers Colin steveo on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-206775 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:51:13 +0000 steveo 206775@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Are any of these very bright? From my cursory research they seem to be 5mm emitters behind a defuser. I'm having a luggage/lighting incompatibility. With my carradice in place I don't have any seat post for what is now a normal rear light with the rack on my new CDF I don't have much space to mount one on the seat stays. The obvious answer is the rack but none of them seam nearly as bright as a seat post option. Arellcat on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-178505 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:47:09 +0000 Arellcat 178505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I've discovered that there is a <a href="http://www.infini.tw/product/detail.php?&c=&p=93&l=en&mode=1">new Infini Apollo rack mounted light</a>. In fact there are three models: I-501R, which has a 0.5W LED, looks very B&Mish and has 'a standlight'. I-500P, which has a 0.5W LED, and light and motion sensors with a 4-minute standlight. I-500R, which has a lower powered LED for longer run time, but otherwise as the I-500P. "mega-bikes" on <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gepacktragerleuchte-Infini-Apollo-501RG2-rot-mit-Hell-Dunkel-Bewegungssensor-/361041758515?pt=Fahrrad_Schuhe&hash=item540fc40933">ebay.de has the I-501R for sale</a> for €16 plus postage (but only two of them). Also, "victoria-cycles" on <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Infini-Apollo-Dynamo-0-5w-LED-Carrier-Rack-Tail-Light-Unit-Touring-Bike-Rear-/311061271507?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item486cb253d3">UK eBay has the I-501R for sale</a> for £15 with free postage (10 or more available)—but strangely titles it as "Infini Apollo Dynamo 0.5w LED Carrier Rack Tail Light Unit". Infini's website says nothing about dynamos, but says everything about AAs. If I hadn't just made a bracket to mount my old Cateye LD600 to my rack, I'd be looking very hard in Infini's direction again. LaidBack on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177953 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:56:19 +0000 LaidBack 177953@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ SRD - have extra demo copilot seat here if you need. Quite happy to lend out - have brand new one plus BoBike one too. SRD on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177948 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:25:55 +0000 SRD 177948@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ thanks for the advice folks: Most 'rack type fittings' don't work on the blackburn. annoyingly, we have just replaced it only to have the copilot seat either blow away or be stolen. The seat was on its last legs, so not a huge deal, but odd. if we'd known we were going to lose it, we could have put a different rack on. @cycleservice - we'll monitor it and see what's up...thanks for the help though! Greenroofer on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177946 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:17:02 +0000 Greenroofer 177946@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @Darkerside: you have to admire the Germans and their attention to detail. If you're using rechargeable batteries, it's only approved for bikes up to 11kg... Nelly on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177940 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:50:58 +0000 Nelly 177940@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ SRD, is there no way you can mount a Cherrybomb? It has both clip and a rack type fitting. Currently around £15.99 and very bright, very reliable (2 years all weathers bouncing around on my Carradice) and my rechargable batteries last a very long time. Darkerside on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177938 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:46:10 +0000 Darkerside 177938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I'd definitely still recomment the battery-powered B&M toplight line. At least you know it's gone through some testing to get the German approval... <a href="http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/b--m-toplight-line-senso-battery-back-light/aid:527826" rel="nofollow">http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/b--m-toplight-line-senso-battery-back-light/aid:527826</a> Cycle Service on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177928 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:03:55 +0000 Cycle Service 177928@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @SRD Really sorry to hear that, not had any problems with them before. Pop in and we'll sort you out with a replacement SRD on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177883 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:04:59 +0000 SRD 177883@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ i like the light, but gotta say i'm unlikely to buy anything from RSP again given these two experiences. LaidBack on "rack lights redux" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13741&page=2#post-177880 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:46:25 +0000 LaidBack 177880@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ RSP - these could be better products. The old RSP rack light has failed waterproof test on the forum before (SRD, Min) although new packaging suggests latest version is now waterproof. That might just be the packaging though... ! RSP Meson looks like a Cateye copy. rrp suggest they'd like £20. Sells for as low as £10. Sadly these items are viewed as disposable. I don't blame CS as lights are going to get even cheaper and no longer a specialist item (unless you're a student cycling home from the pub!)