Something I feel magazine reviews often miss is how easy lights are to swap between bikes. For example I like the exposure system of one light but the ability to have a handlebar mount on several bikes. I can't believe more companies (esp hope) haven't copied this to do away with the battery packs!
Anyway are there any recommendations for a rear light which takes seconds to transfer between bikes, or is available with several different mounts which can stay on a range of bikes.
Cateye ones are good. There's loads of different types of mount that you can buy separately. Just get one for each bike. Light just clips on and off.
I like the Lezyne ones with the rubber straps. Loads of different brightness versions
Moon Shield.
Strap on and/or clip on.
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Replacement brackets readily available, so you can either have multiple brackets, or just unhook it (as in pic above) and put on another bike. I move mine between bikes all the time. Oh, and have one clipped on to my helmet as well.
Captain.
Do you prefer the strap on?
I've just got one of these little Alpkit lights.
Seems good so far.
https://www.alpkit.com/products/tau
It's a bit tight sometimes, but that's the way I like it, Stu.
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I hear it'll slack off a bit with use. 😯
Yes, rubber strap type is the way to go - just don't forget to remove it when you lock the bike up.
I've been swapping one of these between bikes for 4 years now and it's still doing really well (rubber strap still in perfect condition), and very bright:
Moon crescent,rubber strap mount takes seconds to change bikes and straps are cheap and easy to replace
PDW Dangerzone/Smart Lunar - both use the same bracket design - easy to swap but never lost one yet.
Lezyne zecto good for me
Have a Knog rubber one - 4/5 blinker model. substantial but seem good.
Like you have become pained at swapping lights - even CatEye - between bikes for when I need to nip out..
Topeak do a rubber strap one that's quite compact that works off a big watch battery.
99p silicon LEDs
I have a smart 1/2 watt painfully bright to those behind . And that's what it's all about. Being seen ! Most people I see don't have any lights at all.
Have had one of these for years http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cateye-h34-flex-tight-light-bracket/
Easy to use & works well
One one have a special offer on a luggage light at the moment - put it on your back pack then you don't need to swap it between bikes!
Another vote for the Moon Shield here, fantastic light.
+1 for the moonshield (have 2 of them)
Very bright too at 60 lumens
works off a big watch battery.
Problem with that is that you spend a fortune on batteries that don't last very long. AA/AAA's are OK but I'm a real convert to USB rechargeable lights.
I've got a see.sense and a Cateye TL Rapid X. The Cateye is small and very good for side visibility but the battery doesn't last as long as the bulkier seesense. Both USSR rubber straps/ orings so are easy to swap but you can't adjust the angle of them relative to the seatpost.
I have a smart 1/2 watt painfully bright to those behind . And that's what it's all about. Being seen ! Most people I see don't have any lights at all.
Same here - I've got an R1 + an R2, with various mounts across 3 bikes.
Another vote for Knog ones here. Had mine for years - very easy to swap about. Recommended.
Exposure TraceR - super bright, rechargeable, multiple mount options, I particularly like the rubber band one that fixes to your saddle rails, not cheap but a great light
I have a lezyne ktv on one bike which isn't super bright but good enough for most road riding and a Moon Comet which is really bright. Both have rubber straps which are quick to swap. Word of warning though, I had a Knog Blinder 2 on the front and the strap snapped. You can get spares but Wiggle/CRC don't have them so you rely on Knog in Australia (they sorted me out thankfully)
Ran a Lezyne Micro Drive for 18 months and an Exposure Flair for 3 years. Both going well still. The Lezyne is better from a charging and brightness point of view. Infact i'm buying another.
70 rear lumens for £20: http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/54325/Lezyne_Micro_Drive_LED_Rear_Light_L1LED2RV104?gclid=Cj0KEQjw5MGxBRDiuZm2icXX2-sBEiQA619bq3mf2DuB3lLNgwxVyRt-KkVCPcOl0lI0mYxNnmqtfTcaAhfM8P8HAQ
Price has gone up a bit at the moment however these are cheap enough and bright enough that I've ended up with one for every bike. I don't even bother with the mounts and just double zip tie them on.
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Knog blinder rear is really good. However, just beware the straps can snap leaving your light useless. Although I do think this tends to affect the fronts more than the rears.
Anything by Cateye. Their mounts are the best in the business. You do have to buy them separately, however, and avoid the Rapid X, which uses a band. Two Rapid minis move smoothly between my recumbent trike, road bikes, race bike and town bike with rack. I like the Moon lights too, but their mounts don't cut it compared with Cateye.
And yes, I think mounting options are much over-looked. Who else makes permanent mounts for saddle rail, seatpost, seat tube and rack to mount the same lights?
Most of easy to get on and off
However, why not just have more than one light (unless you have like more than 4 in regular rotation)