Exposure TraceR MK2 ReAKT rear light

If you want a bright daytime light why would you choose this above the SEE.SENSE which is far brighter has better battery life, doesn't look ridiculous on the seatpost and can fit to a saddlebag ? 

They should have called it Marmite!

I don't doubt the quality ... I just don't like anything else about it (a bit like Rapha).

Smart R1 does me. Small, light, bright and reliable for under a tenner. I'm sure the exposure is good like people say, but why spend £60?

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I'm getting the fact that this is good. But £60 for a rear light? I just bought a Lezyne KTV2 Pro Drive Rear (Also goes up to 75 lumens) for a third of the price. Which though not metal, is well made and rain-proof.

I love the metal tubes. Pretty much every other light looks like it was designed by an industrial designer in the 80s who was fired from designing £10 Panasonic Walkmans. (Some are alright though)

Best company I've ever dealt with, all my lights save one is an Exposure.

Can't rate them highly enough, whether it repairing a light in a muddy field at 3am in the morning during a 24hour race or swapping out and upgrading LEDS's on an old Joystick, their tech team is amazing. Consumer society is at fault not USE.

As for comments complaing about making stuff out of metal tubes? LOL seriously? If it works it works, I don't really like the boxy shape of a Landy Rover said nobody ever.

I bought the earlier Exposure rear light due to  the underseat mount. It looks a bit obtrusive on seat post mount, but as long as you don't use a saddle bag it tucks nicely under the seat....I'm not one for things cluttering up frame....

Had mine a few years, use it daily in all weather and it's not dead yet.  I run an Exposure front light too....lightweight, easily removeable, and bright enough to see and be seen.  

Exposure lights ... they don't innovate enough, but instead build very overpriced products in the UK. They are good products and better quality than most other makes, but the designs are pretty lacklustre ... nearly all are round metal tubes because that is cheaper and easier to make, but the price is still high. I don't like the shape of the TraceR, it adds nothing to the useability and does look fugly. Custom lithium cell and 75 lumens are also pointless. Maybe I'm being too harsh as I don't own one. It would be nice if the battery could be swapped on longer trips.

I have a two year old Trace rear light which is now proving unreliable, think it's just the spring in the base intermittently losing contact with the battery, but regularly switches itself off, not good

Got one.  Love it.  Reliable.  Performs well.  Peace of mind.  

Big fan of the previous version of this light. You'll be able to get this discounted soon no doubt around xmas (if you can't already)

I've had plenty of lights over the years...this is one of the best. Certainly the best rear light I've had. You do have to pay for quality

The Tracer is an outstanding light. I'm generally a bit of a tightarse but bought the Mk1 front & rear pair as a 'be seen' backup. The quality's great and the rear light is worth the price alone really.

What price can you put on your visibility?

And if you don't like being behind it, don't wheelsuck! 

It is however extemely irritating to be behind mind, even in the daytime. 

After years of replacing regular plastic LEDs that either fall off/smash or seals fail you realise you need to spend more to spend less - plus they offer an excellent backup service - old mk 6 Joystick fixed by Exposure recently, still going strong after 5 years. In my opinion this is a far greener option.

I've had several TraceR lights over the years (and the matching front light, the Flare) right from the days when they used CR123 batteries and operated off a little twist on/off of the lens case. They're brilliant lights, Exposure back up and warranty is  superb and the new lights are even better. Rock solid in use yet the entire mount comes off in seconds making it easy to swap between bikes or take with you if locking the bike up.

They've lasted years and even when they finally fail you can just send it back to Exposure and they'll put a new battery in, recyle the old one and send it back all for a very reasonable price. Basically you've bought a light for life.

As to what it looks like - it's on the back of the bike, you can't see it in use so what does it matter?! The ReAKT & Daybright technology is amazing, a mate commented the other week on how good it was during a daytime ride.

I've got two on my commuter, one is the newer TraceR with ReAKT mounted under the sadlle, the second is an older TraceR with just the three brightness modes. It'll last an entire week of commuting. Brilliant bit of kit, worth every penny.

£60 for a rearlight, that alone shuld knock a full star off the rating, utterly preposterous.
As for run time, absoutely pitiful, FWE do their own brand quick fit USB rear light, 2.5hours constant and 13hour flash. Small enough to fit in a pocket, plenty bright enough (75 lumens is ridiculous and far too bright) has a pulse mode too and costs £14 (similar can be bought cheaper). It also has a metal body.

I also still use a knightlite rear that has an integrated reflector, runs for around 20 hours on 2AAA but despite not having as big a power draw it's quite bright and from a wide angle too due to its lens design. Whilst not a quick fit it's a permanent fixture on my daily since around 2004.
Many offerings of 'modern' lights are getting silly expensive and offer no greater advantage over lights from 10+years ago.

It's a British owned, British manufactured light that works extremely well, no need to look elsewhere

That negative comment has prompted me to actually create a road.cc account to respond!

I've had a TraceR for years and it’s been hands down the best investment in cycling tech I've ever made. Still going strong after 10,000+miles in all weathers. Totally dependable and built like a tank. 

It may look different from other lights, but exposure have thought out of the box with the mechanical design and it totally works. 

I've always liked Exposure products., solid, well engineered and made in the UK. Pricing though is of course the pain point.

I agree with you comments on See Sense. Were they the first with reactive functionality? Worth contrasting with the new See Sense on Kickstarter. It's 100 lumen with all the reactive stuff and Garmin integration too. Best of all, it's £25!!!