Just ordered a new road helmet and I’m after a new rear light for it.. I like that it’s high up off the ground and quite visible.
I’ve currently got a smart light zip tied on but after something a bit more refined..
Any recommendations?

I liked the look of these, but they were out of stock when I was ordering a bunch of other things, so would have delayed my order, so I cancelled them. Really must get round to ordering them again!

Not sure whether the battery would be a PITA though.

Cheers, Rich

Are you using another rear light fixed on the bike?

To totally ignore your requirements I’d recommend the aldi emergency jobbies, brighter than any of the other ’emergency’ lights I’ve had and last for ages. Not exactly refined though.

Whatever you get, try to get one with a wide angle of light placement because your head position will change a lot as you ride.

I see quite a few people with them on and glancing down at the bars as they ride can take the light from completely visible to completely invisible from a drivers point of view.

Decathlon rubbery lights are decent. Flash or constant. You can buy bilk packs of the ‘coin batterys’ for not much online. Get branded ones though as the very cheap ones are pants in my experience.

I have a bright light on my seat post or saddle bag and if i night ride i put one of those chili fibre flares on my helmet… but they arent really bright enough for the day.

Knog do some quite bright compact lights, rubber straps so eased to mount to helmets etc

My commuting set up

Pdw radbot 500 on the back of my helmet, reflector built into it – usually back up
Lezyne macro duo on top of my helmet – on flash
Cateye holy hand grenade on my bike – on solid or flash
Two silicone rear lights on the bike as backup

Alpkit Gamma. Gives front options too.

One of these on the road helmt – http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161571346831?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

One of these on the MTB helmet – http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ADORABLE-POPULAR-BIKE-BICYCLE-HELMET-RED-LED-REAR-LIGHT-3-MODES-SAFETY-TAIL-LAMP-/191368330737?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2c8e70fdf1

They are cheap and work.

I just have a pair of Moon Shield 60s. Super bright, easy to move between bikes/helmets and USB rechargeable.

Liking that rechargeable moonshield.. 60 lumens too
Where’d you pick those up?

Moon shields are cheap from Planet x: called AREO shield for some reason

I use one of these but I was ordering other stuff at the same time, so the price of postage was offset across a decent sized order.

Looks like they also do something like @turboferret linked to

I use one of these but I was ordering other stuff at the same time, so the price of postage was offset across a decent sized order.

Looks like they also do something like @turboferret linked to

I got one of these

Mrnice.. i have one of those.. absolutely fantastic at night.
Its a nice bright daytime helmet light that im after.. preferably one that flashes and zapps subliminal messages into drivers brains about how not to smash into the back of cyclists

@turboferret In stock at the distributors trading arm

Moonshield 60 came today.. what a great light!!!…. just what i wanted and its actually way brighter than i expected. Probably order another for my seatpost at some point.