Tag Archives: bike lights

For some reason, we are still adjusting our clocks so that evening commutes are in the dark

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Washington, Oregon and California have all passed laws saying that they are ready to switch to permanent Daylight Saving Time, but we still need to meaninglessly and abruptly plunge the evening commute into darkness next week because Congress has not … Continue reading →

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Obligatory end of Daylight Saving Time bike lights post

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Sunset is at 4:45 today. 4:45! That means the typical evening commute will happen in the dark and twilight hours for the next several months. So lets talk about bike lights. Longtime readers may remember previous posts about bike lights … Continue reading →

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It’s getting dark earlier, so let’s talk about bike lights

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Biking at night is one of my favorite things to do. As we wrote in our 2013 bike light story, “a nighttime bike ride can turn a simple errand into an existential experience.” It’s true. The pace of the city … Continue reading →

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Rain?!? Pshhh, whatever. Seattle’s a year-round bike town

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

One of Seattle Bike Blog’s all-time most read stories has a simple title: How to bike in the Seattle rain. Some people thought the post was a cop-out since, in a way, it contains little real advice about what to … Continue reading →

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West Seattle video series compares bike lights from the driver’s seat

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

The good folks at West Seattle Bike Connections read our October post about bike lights (and how some are too bright to put on strobe mode on a bike trail) and noticed something missing: Demonstrations of how different lights actually … Continue reading →

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Is there really a bike light arms race, or are we all just confused about what’s safe?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

I absolutely love biking around Seattle at night. Our city is simply stunning, and a nighttime bike ride can turn a simple errand into an existential experience. People who have biked through Interlaken Park alone at night probably know how … Continue reading →

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Commute Seattle and city hosting bike light event Thursday

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

Bike lights are not optional. Aside from being required by law (technically, only front light and rear reflector are required), lights are vital if you are going to be visible to folks driving, biking and walking at night and sun-in-the-eyes … Continue reading →

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Why giving away bike lights makes sense

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

Having a front-facing bike light can greatly reduce a rider’s chances of being struck in many of the most common types of car-bike collisions. The rate of collisions goes up significantly at night, and a common response from drivers who … Continue reading →

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Tell your ninja friends: Free lights this afternoon!

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

This bears repeating: Tell your cash-strapped, unlit or underlit bike rider friends to stop by any of these three locations this afternoon to get free bike lights from Cascade. I say, “Tell your friends,” because clearly not a single upstanding … Continue reading →

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Free bike light giveaway Dec. 9

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

Cascade Bicycle Club and SDOT are giving away 420 bike lights at three Seattle locations December 9. Now that it is dark for so much of the day, having lights is one of the best things you can do to … Continue reading →

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