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2012 Summer Buyer's Guide
Friday, June 01, 2012

Light & Motion Urban 500

By: Category: Summer Buyer's Guide, Men's, Bike Accessories, Design and Tech
Headlight-tailight combo
Photo: Inga Hendrickson

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This headlight-taillight combo is the commuter-light setup we’ve always dreamed of: it charges via USB, it has sidelights for better visibility in traffic, and the belt-strap mounts make it easy to take the lights with you when you get where you’re going. Bonus: the Urban 500 (pictured) is plenty bright enough to do double duty on techy singletrack.

Brand: Light & Motion

$160

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