Bicycle lights brand closes after 35 years, citing "political winds" and "decline" of US manufacturing

Light & Motion has ceased operations after more than three decades in
business, highlighting the "challenges of being a US manufacturer"...

by DAN ALEXANDER
TUE, JAN 14, 2025 10:34

Bicycle lights brand Light & Motion has closed and ceased trading, the company's CEO citing "significant" challenges as US-based manufacturing "continues its decline".

The established player in the cycling lights sector has been in business
for 35 years, but the brand's website is no longer accepting orders and features a statement communicating the news.

[Full story at the link below]

<https://road.cc/content/news/bicycle-lights-brand-blames-political-winds-closure-312099>


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On 14/01/2025 04:48 pm, Spike wrote:

Bicycle lights brand closes after 35 years, citing "political winds" and "decline" of US manufacturing

Light & Motion has ceased operations after more than three decades in business, highlighting the "challenges of being a US manufacturer"...

by DAN ALEXANDER
TUE, JAN 14, 2025 10:34

Bicycle lights brand Light & Motion has closed and ceased trading, the company's CEO citing "significant" challenges as US-based manufacturing "continues its decline".

The established player in the cycling lights sector has been in business
for 35 years, but the brand's website is no longer accepting orders and features a statement communicating the news.

[Full story at the link below]

<https://road.cc/content/news/bicycle-lights-brand-blames-political-winds-closure-312099>

Not likely to affect trading in the UK by very much.

Most chavs on fairy-cycles seem to regard adequate lighting as about as desirable as any other safety feature. They "think" it's up to other
road users to see them and make adjustments and allowances.

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