Hope District Plus Rear Light review
Hope do provide extra special pieces of kit that work thoroughly well, though is a rear light with an external battery a little overkill at £95?
The pulsing modes seem to work best eliminating any black out moments, with the rapid pulse action being brilliantly eye catching. Without doubt this is a great light that gives more than enough power to be seen from behind, but at £95 we think it maybe a little overkill, especially when you can buy simple, smaller and cheaper rear lights that are just as powerful and work just as well.
-
+
Bright
-
+
Powerful
-
+
Great battery life
-
-
Price
-
-
External battery
You can trust Cycling Weekly. Our team of experts put in hard miles testing cycling tech and will always share honest, unbiased advice to help you choose. Find out more about how we test.
We rated Hope’s R4 front light for its overall design, power and usability giving you a one light that does all for on and off road. Thankfully, in terms of build quality and design it seems to have transferred across to the District Plus rear light too.
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
-
2,500 children's bikes recalled due to crank failuresCustomers advised to "immediately" stop using bikes following one report of injury
-
'There are a lot of ways of using a wind tunnel to get the result you want': The science of PR wattsCW's columnist punctures the power-saving hyperbole
-
How to turn your gravel bike into a winter machineIdeal for winter's rigours it may be, but even your gravel bike needs a bit of love when the weather turns
