Illuminate your winter cycling with some of the best bike lights from Magicshine discounted up to 35% for Black Friday
The Magicshine Ray 2600 & Seemee 300 lights score highly year in and year out here at Cycling Weekly and are available with a nice reduction
Where has the year gone? With the clocks changing last weekend, bringing darker evenings, winter riding starts here. If you're a cycling commuter or one of the hardy souls who ride all year round, then the best bike lights are a must-have winter cycling essential.
There is a huge selection of lights on the market but I've found two brilliant Black Friday bike lights deals from renowned manufacturer Magicshine. Both are carrying decent discounts of up to 30% right now.
Magicshine has the Cycling Weekly crown of the best front light with its ALLTY 1000 model and the best rear light, the Seemee 300.
These spotlighted deals are on the Magicshine RAY 2600B front light, discounted from £159.99 to just £111.99, and our best rear light the Seemee 300 tail light. Which has an equally illuminating reduction from £59.99 to £43.99.
Magicshine RAY 2600B Front Light: Was £159.99, now £111.99 at Amazon
Save 30% The Magicshine RAY features two high-power LEDs that provide a maximum output of 2600 lumens. The RAY also gives a useful combination of close-range and far-reaching spotlight beams – giving you optimized illumination within your field of vision.
Magicshine Seemee 300: Was £59.99, now £43.99 at Amazon
Save 27% Like its RAY front light sibling the the Seemee 300 light utilizes two LEDs with a combined max output of 300 lumens. It's our best rear light overall and highlights include an incredible battery life of up to 40 hours, and also an in-built accelerometer that cleverly brightens when you brake. Seemee will also cast a beam onto the road to deliver 360-degree visibility making you highly visible to other road users.
How to choose cycling lights
How many lumens do I need?
With the advancements in LEDs and batteries, some of the best bike lights can be more powerful than car headlights. Lights are rated in lumens which means one lumen is around one candle's worth of visible light.
A front light for commuting should be at least 200 lumens, but the higher the number of lumens generally speaking the better – although you have to be aware of blinding other road users with mega-powerful lights. Ideally anywhere around 1500-3000 lumens will give you plenty of power, and have you covered for most situations.
A rear light doesn't have to be as bright as your front light and around 100 lumens will do the job but visibility range is key. Most rear lights will have a constant and flashing mode designed to increase visibility. Daylight modes also differ from standard night modes as they use flash patterns to attract other road user's attention.
Do I need a helmet-mounted light?
Bar-mounted lights should provide the majority of your lumens, providing a wide beam and as it's mounted below your eye line, it'll create shadows that help you to spot hazards like potholes and debris on the road.
A helmet-mounted light will shine where you're looking, helping you see anywhere your bars aren't pointing, and will also get you spotted easier by other road users.
If possible the best option is to have both helmet and handlebar-mounted lights simultaneously to get the advantages of both.
How much battery life do I need?
Most modern lights will have more than enough battery life to last for the entire duration of an average ride, but knowing exactly how much power your light can offer and has left is important. Some lights have green, orange, and red battery indicator lights, while others will show you the time or percentage remaining.
The best light brands will make big claims on battery life but keep in mind that many batteries are affected by temperature, and the cold can affect run time.
What type of battery is best?
Pretty much every light will use a rechargeable lithium-ion battery charged by a USB cable. Some lights will be completely self-contained, while others will use a separate battery pack. Gone are the days of changing a pair of AAA batteries, thankfully, but avoid these, as they are still sold.
For lights that have a battery pack, you'll need to find somewhere to put the power pack, either on your bike or in a backpack. Lights with external packs mean batteries can be replaced or upgraded, and some brands offer options with different capacities – which means they'll last a lot longer.
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Paul Brett is a deals writer for Cycling Weekly and has been cycling for as long as he can remember, initially catching the mountain biking bug in the 1990s, he raced mountain bikes for over a decade. An award-winning photographer, when not riding a bike, he can be found at the side of a road world championship or a cyclocross track shooting the action. Paul was the founder, editor and writer of Proper Cycling magazine, and he's travelled the world interviewing some of the top personalities in cycling and writing about some of the biggest cycling brands.
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