For decades, mountain bikers who wanted to ride at night had two reputable brands to choose from: NiteRider and Light and Motion. Sure, other brands have made forays into the market, including plenty of low-quality knockoffs, but despite those incursions, the two aforementioned brands remained stalwart.
Now, it’s down to just one.
Light and Motion has announced that they’re shutting their doors after 35 years in the business. CEO Daniel Emerson posted the following statement on LightAndMotion.com:
Dear customers,
Due to many factors, Light & Motion, a US manufacturer of dive, bike, photography and video lights is closing its operations. Over our 35 years in business, we have delivered some amazing products and enjoyed innovating to solve customer problems while building products in the US.
The challenges of being a US manufacturer are significant and the political winds, regardless of the talk, have been against US manufacturing, which continues its decline. We designed our lights to provide many years of continued use and we thank you all for your support over the years. We are not able to provide service, but some of our dealers are able to repair lights, including Backscatter.
Sincerely,
Daniel Emerson
CEO
Light and Motion joins several other brands in the mountain bike industry which have ceased operations, paused operations, or restructured to avoid bankruptcy — the two most recent being Rocky Mountain and GT.
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