Once you’ve settled on a dynamo, you’ll have to pick out some lights to go with them. Again the Germans are at the forefront of this technology – their Busch and Müller lights give you fantastic bang for your buck.

Unlike a lot of cheaper L.E.D. lights available, these aren’t just to give you visibility on the road, they’ll illuminate the road ahead of you. Perfect for late night rides down the Merri Creek bike path.

Once you’ve seen these in action you won’t be able to go back.

Headlights currently in stock:

Plenty of information and images are available at the

Busch and Müller website

In partnership with Moreland City Council, Commuter Cycles is helping people stay safe on the road this winter. With the loss of sunshine and the end of daylight saving, it’s time for cyclists to consider their visibility on the road.City of Moreland’s Lights on Ride On campaign is designed to do just that. We’re taking 20% off the price of our ‘Planet Bike’ light range.

Planet Bike lights represent excellent value, with a variety of lights for different uses and budgets. Tail lights, headlights and helmet mount lights are all discounted, including our favourite, the ‘Blinky Superflash ‘.

There’s also a $100 service voucher up for grabs. This Monday’s Moreland Leader newspaper (13/04/2009) has all the competition details. You can also download a voucher from the City of Moreland website. Roll into the our Prentice Street Workshop, pickup a ‘Blinky’ or one of his friends, and you’ll be in the running. $100 dollars gets you a fair bit of bike love at Commuter Cycles, so it’s well worth the effort!

UPDATE!

Simon Stainsby, Sustainable Transport Officer at Moreland City Council popped into the workshop on 6th of May 2009 to pick a winner for the competition. In great impartiality, blindfolded (almost), he announced Michael of Fitzroy to be our winner!

Congratulations Michael, we look forward to seeing you and your bike soon!

Even as we move to spring and more pleasant weather,  it’s still dark for many commuting cyclists. Safety during these dusky hours is paramount, so decent lights are a must on your beloved treadly.

Introducing ‘Blinky Superflash!‘. Sounds like a 1970’s cartoon character we hear you say.  But there’s nothing retro about these beauties, they’re state of the art, and they are BRIGHT!

The weather proof design also clips off easliy from the enclosed mount, which includes two ring sizes so you can fix them anywhere. We have extra mounts ($5) so you can securely attach them to packracks and baskets.

Each light set comes with AAA batteries included. The supplier, Planet Bike, donates 25% of their profits to Bicycle Advocacy, which is good for everyone.  We’re right behind folks that go the extra mile and do things like that.

Blinky also has siblings in the range. Little sister Blaze includes a 1/2 watt led that comes with a helmet mount, perfect for the Yarra or Merri creek bike trail, where a moment in the darkness can mean the difference between a ride and a swim.

Blinky Superflash: $35
More Info: Planet Bikes