Hi, I am looking to up my game in the rear light dept. Currently running a Giant brand rear red light with the strap to fasten to my seatpost. I am very disappointed with the battery life. I can charge it till the cows come home and still only get 3-4 hours. I find that the old style with the w…

[image] Recommendations Needed: Rear Light and Bell RT For just a light, agreed. But you should really get a Garmin Varia rear radar / light. I won’t ride without mine now.

@Power13 is spot on. Get a Varia Radar. They’re fantastic and I have the gen 1. It easily last 4 hours. That is the longest I go while training, but it still has a few hours left.

I second that recommendation - best bit of bike ‘tech’ I’ve bought in the last couple of years. Bought the Gen2 a couple of months ago and have been super-impressed with battery life, how it’s slimline on the bike, nice and bright, changeable for different riding scenarios efficacy (it really does …

If you don’t need a radar function, an Exposure Blaze should be real good. I’ve got a couple of Exposure TraceR that have seen 5+ years of near daily use.

Admittedly I’ve only had this one a few months but so far I love it. Plenty bright, good battery life (I charge every 20 hours or so but have never ran it fully down). More flashing modes than you need with varying brightness. LEZYNE Strip Drive Rear Light https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QLMXLLN/ref=…

+4 for the garmin varia. I’ve had mine for a little over a week now and won’t ride without it ever again.

+5 for the garmin varia. I don’t hear from one ear and can’t hear a car coming until it’s close enough. Problem solved with the varia. And. it’s a great light too.

Another +1 for the Varia. The best invention ever and it works 100% of the time.

Garmin Varia, I won’t ride without it either

+6 for the Varia. But consider this–for my money, the most useful innovation in front and rear lights (after Varia, which was a true game-changer) has been “DAY FLASH.” Get day flash! The Varia has it (you have to manually set it each time you ride) and it has a couple advantages. One, you can see i…

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