Tag Archives | bike light

Fibre Flare bike light review

By Andreas on 22/11/2012 in Cycling accessories

The Fibre Flare is a bike light with a difference. For a start, it looks like one of those glow sticks you snap in half in a nightclub. This was also the first thing I was tempted to do, and according to the manufacturer you can safely bend it up to 45 degrees. In fact [...]

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Moon bike light review

By Andreas on 21/09/2012 in Cycling accessories

The Moon Gem 3.0 (£18.49) and Moon Gem 2.0 (£18.17) are two USB chargeable bike lights distributed by Raleigh in the UK. This winter, these are the two bike lights I’ll mostly be using. Let me explain why… The Moon lights are USB chargeable. Now I no longer have to remember to grab a £4 [...]

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Best cycle commuter lights

By Andreas on 20/09/2012 in Cycling accessories

Whether you just fancy an upgrade, or if you are a first time buyer, there’s a dazzling array of bike lights out there to choose from. To make things easy, we’ve picked out three of our favourites. I just want a cheap pair of bike lights The Raleigh Led Front & Rear bike lights are the [...]

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Knog Blinder 4V Review

By Andreas on 08/08/2012 in Cycling accessories

It’s fate. Just as my Knog Skink LED Rear Light decided it no longer wished to serve me, and packed up, leaving me riding home with my front light on the rear of the bike, Knog got in touch with me about the Knog Blinder 4V. Would I like to test it out? I certainly [...]

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Knog Boomer USB review

By Andreas on 19/12/2011 in Cycling accessories

The Knog Boomer Rechargeable USB is one of the best bike lights we’ve tested here on London Cyclist Blog. Here in this post we describe why we give it a review of 5/5.

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Knog Wearable Boomer review

By Andreas on 22/11/2011 in Cycling accessories

Either through the very tight clip or the magic of the magnet, the Knog Wearable Boomer presents an exciting range of mounting opportunities. The bike light, which costs a couple of clicks under £20, was sent to me by Knog to test out. And test I did. I clipped it on my bag, my belt, [...]

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3 interesting products from the Tokyo Cycle Show

By Andreas on 07/11/2011 in Cycling accessories

I was pleased to see at the Tokyo Cycle Mode, Yoko Aoki presenting the latest from London’s cycling culture. If you look closely, the picture on the screen is the Blackfriars Bridge protest. It’s great to see the influence of the protest spreading this far across the world. Aside from that nod towards London, there [...]

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Attachable bike lights

By Andreas on 14/10/2011 in Cycling accessories

I have seen a lot of cyclists recently with a short row of red lights on their rucksacks, do you know a recommended brand/site where I can find these? This was a good question by London Cyclist reader Rachel (Thank you Rachel!) and one that I couldn’t really answer! The two lights that spring to [...]

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Four of the best front and back bike lights

By Andreas on 06/09/2011 in Cycling accessories

Here’s a selection of the best bike lights to see you home. Four of the best front bike lights Saving money: Cateye HL-EL 130 (front and rear set for £19.11) – a set of lights that get the job done, don’t cost too much and will last for years. I had the same set of [...]

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Rear bike lights review

By Andreas on 13/04/2011 in Cycling accessories

Taking you through three of the best rear bike lights as well as what to look for in a good rear light.

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Blackburn Flea review

By Andreas on 17/03/2011 in Cycling accessories

In my long, arduous quest to find myself the perfect light to illuminate the path ahead I’ve come across many a bike light. At first it was CatEye lights, then came the Knog Frogs, Knog Gekkos and Ixon IQ. But, finally I believe I’ve found the one bike light to rule them all! I present [...]

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