The lights category has been on a tear in recent years, with the advances in LED technology and battery life, higher lumen output in smaller packages are becoming more accesible to everyone. Light & Motion debuted their new Urban 500 at Interbike this month, an all in one system weighing in at just 113 grams. It sits above the Urban 180 and 300 in their commuter line. It’s said to deliver more lumens per gram than anything in it’s class. The use of a tool-less mounting system for bar or helmet is also a feature high on our list.
Separating Light & Motion’s commuter line from other competing options in the commuter class, are the amber side emitters. With amber side emitters, cyclist have a full 180 degrees of visibility to traffic. According to Light & Motion’s extensive traffic study, 70% of accidents occur at the intersections, so we’ll take all the visibility we can have.
