Blackburn Mars 3.0 Rear Light

. In the beginning of my review I need to say: if you, member of your family or a best friend have a bicycle then strongly recommend this rear light as it is mentally bright. Does the job brilliantly and bicycle you will attach it to should be definitely safe. I have got this light myself and am extremely pleased. It's been already over one year since I bought it from Chain Reaction Cycle website for £12 and have not had any accidents at night. Before that, it got used to happen as I leave in London where traffic is quite heave and you never now who is driving behind you. Installation There is ... more

Ever since the law changed to allow cyclists to use flashing LED lights (as long as they are bright enough) there has been a noted change in the safety of riders after dark, and efforts by the companies making these items to outdo each other by producing the brightest and most notable sets of lights. Blackburn have recently upped the ante with a number of lights, and while at the front they have gone large and effective with the Quadrant, on the rear the Mars 3.0 (named after the red planet) proves just as effective at making sure other road users will see you. There are seven LEDs packed into ... more

This is an excellent rear light that provides a very bright constant or flashing red light that is clear in the day and during the dark hours. I have owned this light for about 9 months and although i'm not the one that has too look at it when i'm riding I have been told that it can be seen flashing all the way up my road when I cycle off at night and I I fell safer because of it. When I have this light it is noticeable that cars pass further away from me and even slow down more because the light is bright enough to make me a visible presence on the road and not just another light. The light ... more