Fixed rear light

[EddyBee]

Could anyone recommend a rear light that doesn’t mount with rubber bands/o-rings?

I’m after a rechargeable rear light that has a proper fixed mount, with detachable light unit so it can be charged preferably under £50

There seems to be loads of front lights like this but not many (if any) rears.

It’s for a commuter bike, I just hate the rubber band style lights I always knock them when putting my bike in it’s bike locker and they look awful.
Or am I asking for the moon on a stick?

[shalmaneser]

You can get a cateye mount that attaches to the saddle rails. I've got one on all my bikes, looks so much cleaner than the horrible post mount solutions.

Then get a viz150 or similar.

[Solocle]

I have a B&M Toplight Line. Designed to mount to a rear rack, but I got an adapter for the seatpost screw, and bodged it onto a rear reflector mount. It is a dynamo light, though.

(The middle one with the wire).

[EddyBee]

Thanks for the replies.

shalmaneser I think that’s probably the best option for me, looks ideal.

I still can’t believe that the options are so limited though.

[Harpoon]

A Moon Nebula has a mount and detaches from that by pushing a small lever, then sliding out.. The seat post mount uses O-rings but I've not had any trouble with mine. There is a seat-rail mount included but I've never tried that.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/moon-nebula-rear-light-1

The Moon Arcturus also fits into the same mount.

[Dnlm]

I have a Specialized Power saddle with their 'SWAT' fixings, and the Stix / Flux lights attached better than any other setups, also work pretty decently.

Other bike i use Exposure Trace which clip in and out of the mount well (attached itself with rubber straps), and love the lights

[EddyBee]

I settled on a moon nebula

Looks so much neater;


This is the light I was using just for comparison:


Thanks guys

Edited by EddyBee on Friday 10th December 15:25

[Dannbodge]

I custom designed and printed a saddle mount for my exposure TraceR to go onto my S-Works Power saddle (using the SWAT mounts)

Much better than a seatpost mount and much more visible

[Oscar the Grouch]

Ive been using the Bontrager Flare
https://www.trekbikes.com/nz/en_NZ/equipment/bike-...

It has a small plastic base which attaches using a rubber strap and stays on the bike and the light unit clips on or detaches for USB charging.
Its designed for daylight use so its super bright.

Edited by Oscar the Grouch on Monday 13th December 08:23

[dontlookdown]

EddyBee said:

I settled on a moon nebula

Looks so much neater;


This is the light I was using just for comparison:


Thanks guys

Edited by EddyBee on Friday 10th December 15:25

I had one of these. It has the rubber band mount, but I always found that worked well.

The light itself was a bit disappointing tbh. Bright and looked neat, but limited battery life meant lots of recharging and a permanent back up light which kinda negated the neat look of the Nebula.

Then after 18mths it failed completely. Not great for what was a 50quid light at the time. A better buy now they are 30 quid!

[EddyBee]

Hopefully this will last, I only paid £20 new.

It’s more visible than my previous light & I only ride a night when commuting: an embarrassing 15-20min ride each way so battery life isn’t too much of an issue.

If it does turn out to be junk I’ll try something else and report back.