So, as the days gets shorter, I was thinking about putting a blinking rear light on my rig, to avoid (to some extend) to get knocked over.
Any advice here on a cheapish well-working blinker here? (except the obvious “dont put lights on a race bike”)
T
This one is ridiculously awesome https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015IEJ0GC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I like the usb rechargeable ones that can fit on a variety of seapost shapes and have good vis from back and side. I’ve both of these types
A)Cateye Rapid X2. Very brigt. Excelent quality. Very long battery life.
B) Also bought a few much cheaper ones for less used bikes from Aliexpress which are surprisingly bright, with decent battery life and have lasted well even in heavy rain.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5-LED-Bicycle-Cycling-Tail-USB-Rechargeable-Red-Warning-Light-Bike-Rear-Safety-88373/32717032188.html
Axiom Pulse 60 - recommended on a recent thread. I’m happy with it, bright, keeps a charge, easy mount and cheap. On sale for $30 here:
http://www.performancebike.com/...052_10551_1132451_-1___
ETA - I’m wearing it running now too as the clip secures it easily to a very light reflective vest and it doesn’t bounce. Easy to switch back and forth
I use it on my bike as well as when running at night(use 2 of them: front and back). Uses 2 AAA, It has options to just blink or pulse.
Portland Design Works Radbot 1000 Tail Light
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030BS30K/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=6G1CH977W56M&coliid=IUEXPX2ER0T8L&psc=1
Right - just got this one from Spanish Amazon. Looks just the same as yours Baliman, but different name:
thanks !!! T
This does not satisfy the “cheapish” requirement by any stretch of the imagination but to me it was worth every penny. Two of the bikes on which I use it cost less than this light.
http://store.dinottelighting.com/new-quad-red-taillight-with-built-in-battery-p111.aspx
So, as the days gets shorter, I was thinking about putting a blinking rear light on my rig, to avoid (to some extend) to get knocked over.
Any advice here on a cheapish well-working blinker here? (except the obvious “dont put lights on a race bike”)
T
I have had the NiteRider Solas 2 for the last 4-5 years now I think, Maybe it has only been 3-4. In that time, the only thing I did was buy a second for back up purposes:
Quick and Dirty
I’ll 2nd the “not cheapish” but hella awesome of the Dinotte Quad Red. Our household has a pair of them and we run them in the day time too…even on the race bikes.
Well, I have a Design Shine DS-500 and swear by it. It is unbelievably bright. Sadly, I don’t think they are being made anymore. If they ever go back into production I will buy another.
Dinotte…pricey but worth it.
Look for the highest Lumen light in your range. I bought two rear lights recently:
Lezyne Strip Drive 25 lumens - Bought it for my Speed concept and attaches nicely to the seat post.
http://www.lezyne.com/product-led-sport-striprear.php#.WAk-g_krI-U
But it doesn’t hold a candle to the Bontrager Flare R I bought with 65 Lumens
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/cycling-accessories/bike-lights/bontrager-flare-r-tail-light/p/13202/
The Flare R is very bright and I turn it down one level for at night.
Some considerations:
Blinking is more attention getting than a solid light.
However, a fast blink is perceived as a solid light because of the time bright lights can “linger” in your vision.
I’ve also heard that blinking is better with impaired drivers as they tend to go toward solid lights (Not sure of the source).
When you’re looking at lights in the store, do not be dazzled by the fancy strobing patterns.
Look for something that marches out a nice deliberate cadence and can be seen from a wide viewing angle.
Turn the light on and walk away from it, Look at it from the side and different angles.
Don’t just hold it in front of your face, blasting from 1 foot away.
This is a cool concept, synchronized blinking, from a local guy.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/338547426/synchronized-wireless-bicycle-lights-arsenal-cycli
I am in the U.K. So maybe what we can source over here is different / irrelevant.
The type I have is made my ‘smart’ and they have a slow pulse mode, they kind of throb … lol
I parked the bike up in the street and went through all the modes and viewed from a distance. The pulse is really good and eye catching but without being blinding. I think it gives your eyes time to adjust to the brightness (they are bright !) rather than just being dazzled by a sudden strobe style flash.
My lights have two LED’s in each light and I run two lights running up the back of my seat post.
I use them on my MTB which has a round post - not sure how they would adapt to mount on an aero post but I guess that problem is reasonably common across a range of lights ?
WD 
For a reasonable and cheap light: http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rechargeable-COB-LED-Bicycle-Bike-Cycling-Front-Rear-Tail-Light-4-Modes-Lamp-/141829767751?hash=item2105b68247:g:trQAAOSwLzdWSZxV
-Low profile
-Will fit on aero seatposts (I use it on a Shiv)
-USB rechargable
-15 lumens (not the brightest, but highly visible if not in full daylight)
I have a 40 lumen blackburn flea that I used to clip on my jersey, but it tends to point more up than back, so now it’s my running blinker.
Some considerations:
Blinking is more attention getting than a solid light.
However, a fast blink is perceived as a solid light because of the time bright lights can “linger” in your vision.
I’ve also heard that blinking is better with impaired drivers as they tend to go toward solid lights (Not sure of the source).
When you’re looking at lights in the store, do not be dazzled by the fancy strobing patterns.
Look for something that marches out a nice deliberate cadence and can be seen from a wide viewing angle.
Turn the light on and walk away from it, Look at it from the side and different angles.
Don’t just hold it in front of your face, blasting from 1 foot away.
This is a cool concept, synchronized blinking, from a local guy.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/338547426/synchronized-wireless-bicycle-lights-arsenal-cycli]
I disagree about the blinking. I have a couple of rear lights. One on my helmet and one on the seatpost. Both are random blinking. I’ve received comments from fellow cyclists and even a couple of motorists have commented that they are really good to see.
Regular blinking, fast or slow doesn’t matter, very quickly they get ignored by motorists as ‘noise’, whereas a random blink tends to attract their attention more.
I’m a big fan of the PDW Danger Zone:
https://ridepdw.com/collections/lights/products/danger-zone
which runs off two AAAs for me, but you can now get as USB-rechargeable too. Thought I’d mention it since nobody has yet.
Also, +1 for any and all Dinotte lights.
Does the Flare R attach to the Speed Concept seat post okay?
Does the Flare R attach to the Speed Concept seat post okay?
No, it has a rounded / small clamp. Unfortunate too because it’s such a good light