Best Commuter Bike Lights

As set of bike lights, including a rear and front bike light is a legal requirement for those cycling on the roads, these lights can be purchased either individually, or as part of a bike light set. As well as being a legal requirement to operate on a bike during the hours of darkness, bike lights are also pretty important - without them riders would struggle to see and cycle during darkness hours, and most importantly, they would struggle to be seen by other road users during poor weather conditions and hours of darkness.

Many of our customers commute into work each morning and evening - meaning that a lot of the year, they cycle during the hours of darkness, on a mixture of roads - often in very heavy traffic. A good set of bike lights not only protects them and keeps them visible when commuting during these hours of darkness, but can also help allow for unexpected journeys and delays with the horus of darkness quickly coming in.

It’s also well documented that commuting on a bike within daylight hours, is also safer when using a pair of bike lights, with many bike lights designed for commuter use now having a daylight flash setting, which can provide hundreds of hours of battery life.

Many of the commuter lights below have been specifically designed to be fitted to and used on bikes used on the daily commute, this sees this range of lights packed with features, from beam patterns designed for maximum visibility right across to cameras & radars which project red light onto the road, to earmark a safe space around a bike.

Many of these commuter bike lights are not the brightest, and run up to around 200 lumens - this level of light is enough to illuminate the road and the bike itself - without dazzling and irritating other road users, including other cyclists!

Below, we run through the very best lights for the commute.

Garmin RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera And Tail Light

This is one of the most technologically advanced and impressive rear bike lights that we supply, making it perfect for use on the roads and as part of your dailly commute.

This bike light and camera has been designed to cover your back, whilst you look ahead. It's got a rearview radar alongside a camera, which consitnously records when you ride, and auto saves footage from an incident that it can detect. It works with Garmin apps, and captures video footage at 1080p, or down to 720p to extend battery life.

There’s multiple modes and the light can even send a warning to your Garmin cycle computer, of an approaching vehicle behind you. This light really is the next generation of cycling light.

Knog Blinder Pro 900 And Blinder Square Rear Light Set

This set of lights, really is the only set of lights that a road cyclist will ever need - not only providing safely on the daily commute, but also high performance for road cyclists who want to continue training and pushing the boundaries during the winter months.

These bike lights have long run times, they have beam angles which have been specifically designed for the roads, and also have a powerful lighting output, all contributing to maximum safety, maximum visibility and maximum confidence out on the roads.

The front light provides an impressive 900 lumens, which allows the rider to see up to 100 metres infront of them - the industry leading battery provides 2 hours of use on full brightness 0 and there’s intelligent LEDs to show battery level and charge status. There’s also innovative side illumination windows for maximum visibility.

The rear light has been designed to be seen from up to 450 metres away - it provides eight different light mode settings and provides a battery life of up to 60 hours.

Lezyne Strip Drive Front Light

The Strip Drive+ Front light is an incredibly versatile front light, which is ideal for the commute. Lezyne really do know their stuff when it comes to bike lighting and safety - and produce incredibly versatile lights which provide years of bright, reliable service.

The max output of the light comes from the 700 lumen day flash mode, right down to the long lasting Femto mode, which provides 75 hours of use. The light fits easily to a wide range of bars with a robust and secure rubber strap. The bike light is lightweight, easy to use and is waterproof - it’s charged via the common USB-C charging port.

There’s also an excellent wide angle beam of 270 degrees, allowing you to be seen by more people on the roads, quicker.

Knog Big Cobber Front Light

The Knog range is one of the best suited range of bike lights for the daily commute - these lights have been born from a company which has innovated for 17 years - drawing heavily on their origins as started by an industrial designer and engineer.

The biggest unique selling point of this light is the 330 degree of light that it produces - this allows you as a cyclist to be highly visible, with this light providing light not only to the front of the bike, but also lighting up the sides also. This bike has been designed to attract attention and that’s exactly what it does.

There’s also a really high 470 lumens in this version - usb charging and it’s 100% waterproof as you would expect. It’s designed to fit everything from aero bars to standard bars and seatposts - and there’s three straps included, there’s also three different modes for every lighting requirement.

Commuter Bike Lights

At Westbrook Cycles, we understand that bikes are not just used for recreational purposes - we know that bikes are used as key modes of transport for many people, that’s why we provide a complete range of products, including commuter bike lights to keep people safe & mobile on the roads.

Buying these lights online from us is easy, and if you have any questions about the best bike light for your commute - get in touch and we will be happy answer any questions you may have.