The Spok USB lights are the latest generation of Planet Bike’s popular Spok lights. Designed to be small and easy to mount, the lights have been modified to feature USB rechargeability to make them easier use. In this review we’ll be looking at the $40 light set which includes a headlight and taillight. This saves you a few bucks of the individual prices of $22 for each light and makes a good set of secondary lights to ensure you remain visible at night. Each light has a 270mAh Lithium Polymer battery and offers up to 20 hours of runtime or more in the Superflash setting. The Spok USB lights, as with other ‘be seen’ compact lights on the market, offer extra illumination at night without the weight penalty or bulkiness of traditional lights.

The Spok lights are designed to be quick and easy to mount, and as such both the front and rear lights use a simple rubber strap mount. The straps are wide with multiple circular cutouts to accommodate a variety of mounting locations. A simple plastic hook holds the strap securely in place. The lights also rotate a full 360 degrees on the mounts for extra flexibility. We found that we could easily mount the lights on our fork, seatpost, or frame with the straps. However, the straps are too short to mount the lights on a helmet. It’d have been nice if Planet Bike had included a body clip to allow the Spok USB lights to be mounted on backpacks or saddlebags.

The Spok USB lights use a simple Fresnel style (i.e. the round rings on the lens) plastic lens which help focus the light forward. Despite the fact that both the headlight and taillight have the same weight and batteries, the headlight puts out 20 lumens versus the 5 lumens of the taillight. Both the headlight and taillight have three output modes: Steady, Courtesy and Superflash. Courtesy mode is a slow pulsing mode that we like as it attracts attention without blinding others. We can’t say the same about Superflash mode which is a high frequency flashing that also alternates between two output levels. It’s effective at drawing attention, but will also annoy any riders around you.

Overall, we found the Spok USB lights to be compact and bright little lights. With flexible rubber straps and the ability to rotate a full 360 degrees, the Spok USB lights are great for ensuring you remain visible at night. With only 20 lumens on the headlight and 5 lumens on the taillight, the Spok USB lights aren’t a replacement for higher output lights but instead can be used as secondary lights. Their diminutive size and USB rechargeability means you can easily attach them to your bike and keep them charged. Although we wish they included clip mounts and had a battery status indicator, the Spok USB lights are great for supplementary visibility for night time riding.
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00:00 Intro
00:13 Unboxing + Specs
02:31 Fit + Finish
06:05 Light Output
06:32 The Final Score
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