So I commute year round in Calgary and that means cold and dark. I can’t seem to find a tail light that isn’t disposable garbage and will actually hold up to a few years of use.
Yes you can basically buy tail lights in bulk off Amazon - but I hate tossing dead junk in the trash. I would rather pay more for a light that lasts.
My perfect light would use replaceable 18650 (or whatever size) lithium ion cells, or at least have USB-C with pass-through charging (so that I can run it off an external battery in a pinch).
For front lights I use Outbound Lighting and they are perfect - long battery life, great performance, pass-through charging, works in the cold. Unfortunately Outbound doesn’t make tail lights. I’ve begged.
So anyone have a tail light that they LOVE?
I’ve been using one similar to this for a couple of years, but mine is horizontal mount like one of the review pictures.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/supercycle-high-visibility-rear-led-safety-bike-light-5-settings-water-resistant-0730078p.0730078.html?loc=plp
Super bright, rechargeable via USB and while I haven’t used it with an external battery, it does turn on and function while plugged in and charging at home so I can only assume it works with a battery as well.