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Andy Turner

What are smart bike lights, and do you really need them?

A close up of the rear LCD screen of a grey bike light showing hours of run time remaining.

In the same way that phones, watches, microwaves and fridges have all become smart and communicate with you, we have now hit the point where the best bike lights have gained somewhat of a technological sentience and become ‘smart’ lights.

With the advent of these smart lights, there actually comes a lot of highly useful features that have won me over from my love of more analog technologies such as mechanical shifting and rim brakes. So just what do these smart lights do that makes them so great?

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