Any enthusiastic weekend riders or daily commuters should have bike lights and, if you ride at night, it’s the law; every bike must have front lights, which are white, and rear lights, which are red.
The best cycling lights will ensure you’re seen by drivers if you’re riding home from work in the dark, especially helpful in the winter when it gets dark early.
Bike lights are also a good idea to use on low-light grey or hazy days to make sure you have good visibility (don’t let a pesky pothole throw you off) and ensure you can be seen.
We've rounded up the best bike lights below, including battery-powered and USB rechargeable options, to brighten up your bike ride.
Best bike lights to buy:
1. Lezyne Femto Drive Light Set - 15/7 Lumen
Super-compact so they don't crowd your bike space, these handy lights are easy to fit to your seat pad and handlebars, and offer for different day light.
Offering 180 degrees of visibility, they're lightweight yet effective. They're also simple to turn on by touching the lens - and it works even with your winter gloves on.
Price: £22, Evans Cycles - buy here now
2. Balhvit Bike Light Set USB Rechargeable Bicycle Lights
These LED lights are ultra-bright in the dark, ensuring you'll always be seen. The battery lasts for six hours, and takes three hours to fully charge; you can recharge on any device featuring USB ports.
Both the white front light and red rear light have four light modes:Constant Full Brightness,Constant Half Brightness, Blasting Flash and Stroboscopic - so you can switch modes as you wish.
You can light up the road ahead of your bike with a bright headlight, and call attention to drivers approaching from behind with the bicycle LED tail light, giving you 360 degree protection.
Price: £12.99, Amazon - buy here now
3. Nobel Cycling Bike Lights Set
Compact and portable, these LED cycling lights are ideal for popping in your pocket so there's no risk of them being stolen when you park up in public.
Robust and reliable, the silicon housing is durable and sleek, and you can easily put the lights on yourself with no tools required. They're also bright while only using two cell batteries per light.
Price: £6.95, Amazon - buy here now
4. Halfords 3 LED Bike Light Set
Coming complete with batteries, this handy little set has front and rear three LEDs.
With handy clips to attach to almost anywhere and quick-release brackets, they're easy to use.
With a constant run time of 40 hours and a flashing run time of 100 hours, these two-mode lights are perfect for commuters.
Price: £10, Halfords - buy here now
5. Challenge 2 Piece LED Cycle Light Set
These fit-and-go ultra-bright LED lights are easy to use and effective.
With intense headlights and taillights, there's three modes (On, Steady Flash and Strobe) and AAA batteries are included.
Price: £9.99, Argos - buy here now
6. Witmoving LED Bike Lights Set Bicycle Waterproof USB Rechargeable Back
With a run time of over four hours, these cycling lights offer USB charging so there's no need for battery replacement.
The quick-mount brackets are easy to put on without tools, and have four modes depending on your needs (Full Brightness/ Half Brightness/ Fast Flashing/ Slow Flashing).
These lights fit all types of bikes, and can be mounted on any part of the bike, too.
Price: £10.99, Amazon - buy here now
7. Lighting Ever 2 Pack LED Bike Light Set
This pack has two headlights and two taillights that boast four modes for different needs.
These nifty numbers have a zoomable effect, so you can manually 'zoom' the light by extending the flashlight head outward. The more you extend, the more narrow, focused, and brighter the beam will be. The high-quality LED has a 800 to 900 Lumen brightness to see on the darkest path.
With no-tools installation, they're handy and easy to use.
Price: £16.99, Amazon - buy here now
8. CatEye Omni 5 Road Bike Light-Set
Need something to take you from the morning coffee run to the long-distance adventure race? We've found it.
Making the perfect everyday commuter light, there's three LEDs and a long battery life, with a run time of up to 80 hours on constant mode and 320 hours on flashing mode.
It'll light you up on any ride, and it's easy to install to almost any handlebars.
