MARINA, California (January 10, 2025) — Light & Motion, a US based manufacturer of bike lights, announced in a statement on their website recently that they will be closing shop. The 35 year old company cites challenges of being a US manufacturer. Further, they will not be able to provide repair services going forward. Their website shows no lights available for purchase. Cycling West has previously reviewed their lights and have used the lights extensively for years.
The announcement is part of significant winds of change in the bike industry and comes on the heels of Rocky Mountain Bikes restructuring and GT Bicycles downsizing.
The full statement from Light & Motion’s CEO reads:
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
