Just when we though lighting technology reached it’s pinnacle, Cygolite exceeds our expectations again. Last year, Cygolite improved it’s one piece system from 200 lumens to 250 lumens.  This year, they improve it again.  And we’re not talking about just a small improvement, we’re talking about a 60% brightness improvement! For 2012, Cygolite introduces the [...]

Winner:  Blackburn Mars 4.0 Runner ups:  Cateye TL-LD1100, Blackburn Mars 3.0 When buying a taillight, there are two criteria you must consider:  long distance visibility and wideness of visibility.  There are lights out there that seem bright at the store, but the real test is can a car see you at a distance of ¼ [...]

Winner:  Cygolite ExpiliOn 250 Runner up:  Cygolite Trion 600 Honorable Mention:  Niterider MiNewt 250 Cordless When riding in the evening, especially if it’s beautiful outside or if a flat hits, and you get caught in the dark, headlights are a great thing to have.  Headlights used to be big and bulky with heavy battery packs [...]