Blaze Burner bicycle light aimed at urban riders

As bike light patterns become ever more complex, designers are resorting to ever higher specs to help rider stand out from the crowd. The BLAZE Burner features a bank of 24 LEDs, each with 60 levels of brightness. In the visual cacophony of today's cities, the Burner offers almost endless variations of flashing and pulsing.

If you like your kit top drawer, the Burner might be for you. Its features include a fully waterproof casing and magnetic charging - so no more USB ports clogged with mud. It's got a light sensor that switches the Burner on automatically in low light and there's pretty nifty magnetic mounting system, too.

The Blaze Burner will sell for around £50. Luckily for those on a budget, it's possible to get a robust and extremely bright rear light for much less. Our favourite is the Cree LED, which retails for a very reasonable £7.99 from the Wilkinson website.

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BLAZE - the back story

Designer Emily Brooke made her name with the BLAZE laserlight - a handlebar-mounted projector that throws the image of a bicycle onto the road six metres ahead of the rider. The idea of using a powerful handlebar-mounted laser to keep inattentive motorists on their toes will appeal to many cyclists, but the design does not leave a trail of smoldering vehicles in its wake – rather the Blaze light projects the bright green image of a bike onto the road to catch the attention of motorists.

The laserlight was a concept that founder Emily designed and patented at University in Brighton. After doing a long ride for charity, Emily got the biking bug and spent the final year of her design course looking at the challenges facing city cyclists. The laser light concept was developed with help from her local council, a bus company, road safety experts and driving psychologists.

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