There’s a staggering array of excellent rear lights to choose from this winter, and with prices starting at about £7 for a good powerful model there really is little excuse to compromise.
At around £40, the Exposure TraceR rear light is by no means the cheapest, but it has a number of attractive features including USB charging, wide angle visibility, 3 levels of brightness and power indicator. Furthermore, the ‘DayBright’ pulse pattern is designed to cut through the distractions of busy roads and visual noise in modern motoring and is visible from over a kilometre away, even in sunlight.
Best of all, we have one to give away. Simply leave us a comment below and we’ll pick a winner next week.
Bicycle rear lights and the law
One is required, to show a red light, positioned centrally or offside, between 350mm and 1500mm from the ground, at or near the rear, aligned towards, and visible from, behind. If capable of emitting a steady light, it must be marked as conforming to BS3648, or BS6102/3, or an equivalent EC standard. If capable of emitting only a flashing light, it must emit at least 4 candela… the light shown by the lamp when flashing shall be displayed not less than 60 nor more than 240 equal times per minute and the intervals between each display of light shall be constant.
Ethical cycle insurance
Check your small print for so-called ‘new-for-old’ replacement – many insurers use the term, but if your bicycle is more than a few years old, they devalue it severely. This means you are left out of pocket when you come to replace it.
With ETA cycle insurance, however old the bike, if it’s stolen you get enough to buy a new model. Furthermore, every cycle insurance policy you buy from us helps support the work of the ETA Trust, our charity campaigning for a cleaner, safer transport future. No wonder The Good Shopping Guide judges us to be ethical in Britain.
Mikhail
You can never have enough light. Especially if you’re commuting after dark.
Daz
Good quality lights and would be a good replacement for my very old one
Keith
I’ve seen the light and it looks brilliant!
David Gray
Nice compact light, USB charging useful for charging in the office.
Vick
Now the sun really will shine out of …
… the back of my bike.
Keith Smith
Having just returned to cycling, my old lights are well due for replacement. This one would be ideal. I especially like the USB charging, brilliant idea, no batteries to replace and no damaged lamp due to leaking dead batteries.
robert p Griffiths-garrod
Need a brighter rear light and this would be the ticket especially as it’s rechargeable
Jonathan Hunt
Exposure lights are super. I’m.sure whoever wins this will be delighted (I include myself in this).
Nigel Andrews
You’re sure to be seen with the Exposure Tracer Bike Light when out at night on your bike!
Jeff Dean
Good Lights are an absolute must and this kit looks to be up there with the best
Ben Young
Looks good for those murky bitter winter evenings!
Dave Nunn
Why be invisible on the road when you can keep safe with the Exposure TraceR rear light.
Eric Ludlow
94th time lucky?
Peter G
Thankfully I think these lights are even better than car rear lights…. they need to be !!
Raf
As if I needed more exposure in these dark days! (I do)
Rob B
definitely an improvement on what I’ve got
Jerv
Brighter than a penny but 4000 times more valuable
Richard E
Don’t disappear without TraceR: max your Exposure
I G Ramsey
Belter of a light, I’ve seen people on the commute with it from both my bicycle and when I’m out in the car. Great bit of kit and rather jealous… the flash format is really eye catching!
Howard Cheesman
Living in a rural setting where there is little or no street lighting, this would boost my confidence that I would be seen.
paul jones
let there be light
Philip
Remember when it was getting dark. It started to rain. It was cold. Only to find when you turned on your rear cycle light the battery let you down just when you needed it most. No longer.
steve
Surely it must be my turn to win something by now? No, it isn’t, and don’t call me Shirley!
Andrew
Hi Shirley – I’ve won on this site before – so I am on a roll. Bad luck
Frank
Expose Yourself to Light!
Hollie
Love that they’re rechargeable. It’s always good to have some bright lights now it’s getting darker on the commute home.
Richard Scrase
Brighten my night
Flossy
Great, better exposure at dusk and in the dark!!
Keith Quinton
Looks neat! And who writes these arcane laws?
I’m off to count how many times my existing lights flash per minute! 😂
Huw Thomas
Looks excellent.
Ros
Pick me…pick me…pleez 🤞
I never win anything 😢
Andrew
A little red lights not just for christmas
Peter Clark
Can never have too many lights on your bike. Better to look like a Christmas tree than a ninja
Jane Collier
Perfect opportunity to make sure you’re seen in the dark. Would love one.
Lance Woodman
Looking good
Toby James
Exposure lights are awesome. Would be an excellent addition to keep me seen.
Mark Bobbitt
The school run’s getting darker so this would be great.
Jamie Johnson
would usbsolutely cherish this…
Damian Connaughton
Looks an awesome bit of kit!
Dave Sharpe
Modern LED lights – no excuse to be well lit, so much better than those ‘Never Ready’ lights of thirty years ago
Jon Vamplew
IT’S ………… USB charging – day bright pulsing – wide angle viewing- times 3 brighting – power indicator giving – kilometre showing —— BOOM! —— Must be the Exposure TraceR – a bit more Umph, than your average rear light.
Pete Hughes
looks like a decent rear light, I like the way that it mounts on the seat post
Tracey
Looking brighter!
James
Sounds good for the dark evenings and small to take always in case one takes longer than expevted
Steve K
Another bright idea!
This would be really useful
Dan
Looks like a quality light. Will give confidence to those cycling down busy roads in the dark that they will be seen
Douglas Milsom
I really fancy having a high-viz rear end (on my bike, that is!)
Steve
Just the job.
Martin Ross
Shine a light on me.
Hilary Foster
Ooh totally need this for borderline terrifying tidal flow road on the way home. Particularly tricky at dusk when many lights not quite adequate.
Gavin
Roxanne you don’t have to put on the red light… etc.
wesley
Let there be light.
Rory Harkins
I really liked my Tracer till some m*****f****r stole it. Would like to replace it.
Roger Birchall
Looks amazing!!, would look even better on my bike!! 🚴♂️
Gary
Do not fear, with the Exposure Tracer fixed to the rear, my bike will shine a bright red beam, and I will always be seen !
Jim Woodlingfield
A perfect light for the bike, I also use a rear light in a pumpkin for an extra spooky Halloween…
Peter Chisnall
Blinding!
Fergus Duncanson
Looks a lovely, quality product. I do fancy one!
Sharon Merredew
An illuminating post. Thank you
Peter Shirley
I could have done with this tonight.
Philip Benson
Looks nice & compact
Craig
One of best rear lights on the market, I’d love one please. Thanks for the opportunity ETA.
Fran McLean
Oooh! That looks like the perfect rear light for my perfect, but as yet unlit, new bike!
richard
Ideal for those gloomy times.
Judy
I’d give to my grandson who’s just started cycling to school!
OAP biker
Rear red light at night, following traffic’s delight.
OAP biker
Rear red light at night means following traffic’s delight.
Ema
Great for winter
Phil
Wow. Fab Christmas present! Fingers crossed.
David Hunt
Thiis light is great if road users can see it 1km away, even in the sunlight! This would be a great light on my bike.
Pat Hagen
Nice looking light would love to own one
sara garside
Please, please don’t pick me, I never win anything, not on here or anywhere else, you’d spoil my run if I won.
I mean it, I’m so convinced I never win , I think I’ll get on my bike whilst it’s daylight and go and buy a replacement rear light before it gets dark!
sara garside
Please, please don’t pick me, I never win anything, you’d spoil my run if I won.
I mean it, I’m so convinced I never win , I think I’ll get on my bike whilst it’s daylight and go and buy a replacement rear light before it gets dark!
Helen
This would light up these dark days…
Andrew Garside
Looks a fine rear light .please pick me as we never win anything
James Russell
Hopefully it will complement my Christmas lights, which I WILL fit this year!
Greg
Come on baby light my tail
Phil
Bright idea
David
The TraceR looks excellent.
If I won it I’d find someone with a poor rear light and give it to them to keep them safe.
Dom
Would feel a lot safer commuting in the dark with one of these. Being seen is so important
David Hamilton
Let there be light.
Francis Voon
I want to be exposed!
Iain Shanks
I want one, please
Darren C
Hope its not too bright – don’t want to be stopped for indecent Exposure!
GILLIAN
Saw one of these whilst out riding recently, was really impressed, it was very bright, but also compact.
Thanks again to ETA for the competition.
mark
As the great bard himself wrote:-
“The prince of darkness is a gentleman!”
So I’d prefer to not be a gentleman and bring some light to my rides please ETA!?
Stephen M. Davies
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only AN EXPOSURE TRACER light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”.
– Martin Luther King, Jr (with slight modification 🙂 )
Toity
Pulsing is fab!
Susan
About to buy my first bike – every little helps! x
Christopher
At this time of year. with the sun low in the sky and wet roads causing glare and drivers willing to drive at speed when they can’t see, a good bright rear light is essential even during the day and especially in the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset.
Rafael Gonzalez
If there were an Exposure Club, I’d be honorific member. Love all their stuff
Rob
My back lights keep giving up the ghost, so one of these would be perfect for me.
Dr R.D.Lakin-Inzunza
I would go further, with many cyclists forced onto the pavement, and fine cyclists who text or phone whilst cycling on the pavement, because I’ve seen so many old or disabled pedestrians having to dodge them. As a cyclist myself, if I have to use the pavement, I cycle slowly, considerately and with a bell for a gentle warning plus a loud horn for idiot motorists and as an emergency if one is compromised.
Andy Hurrell
This would be perfect for my daughter’s urban commute. Yes please!
Joe Hurr
I would love one of these – for me or anyone else in the family! As others have said, you can never have enough lights… especially on the back.
Stevo
My daughter rides her bike around Cambridge at all hours and this excellent light would really make her safer and stop her Mum worrying so much……………..
Kris
Oooooo, I want one 🙂
Glyn Thomas
No excuse not to ride out now!
Paul
Nice light, yes please!
John
Let there be light
Rob E
These lights help keep you safe. An illuminating video from Kingston Council too.
Tony Mack
In todays traffic conditions it is so important to be seen and high viz clothing and lights such as the Tracer should be on everyone’s shopping list. For those of us that remember the 50s when lights were heavy, dim and and often died on a run these lights are a revelation.
Rod Hewson
This looks like an excellent device. Good things in small parcels.