User submitted reviews
Review by NCCyclist
Bought two of these and they look like a motorcycle coming down the road.Compact and lightweight but most of all is the performance. Charges up and ready to go again! Thanks
Review by Blue Samurai
I've used this light for daily commutes as well as weekend-warrior cycling excursions and find it's quality of illumination and durability to be excellent thus far. Riding on the main streets or back roads with this light allows me to BE SEEN!! I can't count how many times this light has 'saved my bacon' from being cut off or t-boned from a side street or other sudden dangers... day or night! When it's too dark on a side street or trail...Bright Light! The extra visibility keeps me from hitting bad ruts or potholes and getting a flat or worse. I've made it across town on less than a full charge & down from the mountain into town on a good charge. Not much for me to dislike about it so far. Glad I purchased this product. The jury is still out on how it holds up for me in a heavy rain, but I usually cover my lights up with clear plastic bags anyhow if it gets rainy.
Review by Anonymous
Excellent brightness for morning commute in the dark. Goes to half power use in half hour of full brightness so have to recharge at work as commute is a hour each way. Charging is a bit awkward to access port and have to remove from bike. So far rubber strap that holds light on bar is intact after a lot of on and off. Overall serves the purpose well for the price.
Review by Anonymous
I use it as a daytime front light and really appreciate that it runs 12 hours on the high pulse mode, no worries about it running out of charge during a ride. Great that the unit is fairly waterproof. One minor niggle is that the charge port is close to the front edge of the mount, so plugging it into a cable for charging is awkward unless I rotate the light to one side or unstrap the entire assembly from the handlebar (I put the bolt in the back of the mount to ensure that the light can't slide out of the mount during a ride).
Review by Anonymous
Headlight for my commuter bicycle. I like the side yellow lights as that increases my visibility. I think the handlebar mount needs work. I need to remove the mount to get the light charged. Would like to be able to remove light from mount instead. I think the on/off/changing mode switch is difficult to operate. I need to use two hands to operate the switch.
Review by EdR
Using this for commuting and visibility improvement on road bike rides. There is a lot to like about this light. It is bright. The kind of bright where people turn to look at you but not so bright that cars get PO'd with you. Also: rather than a seizure-inducing strobe mode it has a pulse mode that is attention getting but not offensive. The beam really throws forward which is important for seeing at a reasonable speed. Since I ride a couple of bikes it is nice to be able to easily move the light between bikes.
A few things to be aware of:
Recharge time takes more than 2 hours...more like 4-6
The usb charging port is a smaller connector than everything else I own. Had to take another cable to work to enable charging at my desk in addition to the one I have at home.
The side lights are a nice touch. Totally independent in brightness to the main light. Be sure to place the light so that nothing obstructs to either side.
It just feels solid.
Review by Anonymous
I bought this light for commuting on unlit bike paths and lit roads. The brightest bright works great on the darkest of roads, but normally, even on the unlit bike path I use the medium or low steady settings and I can see great. The pulse setting is great for being seen without blinding oncoming cyclists or causing seizures like some of the crazy bright strobes. I also like the charge indicator on the back so there's a pretty good warning when you're close to running out of juice. The only slight drawback is the light is kinda slow to charge-a few hrs plugged into the wall to go from blinking red (almost empty) to orange, and maybe another hour to get into the green. But I think that's just a feature of this type of battery and can't really be helped as it's powering a pretty bright light!
Review by richgfcst
Light is good, the onchange switch is difficult.
Too much pressure and too much time to adjust the light while riding. When trail riding, I like to lower my light intensity as a curtesy towards an on-coming rider. The switch is not responsive enough. In my opinion it requiring too much pressure and too much time for onoff function to work safely.
Review by Every day commuter
I had this light for 6 months and its plastic mount button broke off. It was not subjected to excessive force. Poor quality light
Review by JC
I enjoy the light, nothing I dislike about its performance.
Review by Richard
not much to dislike. well built and gives good vision in the dark
Review by Tony E
Wish it had a bit longer battery life then 60 mins at full brightness but will just have to pedal faster for now..
Review by Andrew R.
Use for commuting Easy to charge, plenty of light, but had a failure. One morning I left for work and when I arrived the light was gone. I didn't notice that it had come off somewhere along the way. The mount was still on the handlebar, but the light was gone. There is a locking thumbscrew that will keep the light from popping out of the quick release mount, but nowhere in the instructions is this explained. There is something about it on the Light & Motion website, but it's really buried and hard to find.
Review by Anonymous
Great light at a great price. Bright on the trail. But, i have the light on my helmet and have to unscrew the pin from the strap to remove the light to charge after each ride. Also, the cover for the usb port has already popped out of the light fixture which is a critical component to keep the dirt out of port.
Review by Desert Rider
I sometimes return after sunset.
Review by Soaper
Dusk and dark riding is no longer an issue for visibility. This light makes me visible and guides the way with a very effective lighting of the road surface ahead.
Review by Anonymous
Darkness has descended upon New England, and a good light is a necessity for trail riding in the afternoon and the daily commute. I bought this light on sale for a ridiculous price, so it could be half as good and still a great value. The light has worked well on the road and trails, and has been put to the abuse test by my 14 year old son mountain biking all fall in the dark on our beautiful, rocky, root-filled trails. The only quality I cannot address is longevity, since I have only had it for a few weeks.
Review by Anonymous
Used this for my first ever trail ride in the dark the other night. I've run in the woods with less lighting so I wasn't prepared for the shadows that freaked me out at first but my trail in front of me was lit up. It's very light and I barely noticed it on my helmet after a few minutes and it definitely did its job. I also have to get used to that branches won't just slide off my helmet anymore with that mount. I'm saving up for a more powerful one to go on my handlebars from light and motion.
Review by Anonymous
This light projects an intense narrow beam and illuminates very well. It is well made. The light is bright enough to illuminate even small objects 15 feet in front of you. I highly recommend this for cycling along completely unlit roads and bike paths.
Review by Ed
I like a number of things about this light, ok on a few and a couple don't work for me. I needed more light and this light is bright. It is even a little bright on low. I really like the side lights. They make me feel more visible on the beam. I had problems with the light staying on my spot. It kept rolling back horizontal which put my spot too far back. I like that I can bump it easily left or right it curves though. The race mode is cool, but it wasn't in the instructions and I struggled with it in a group night ride. I had to play with it the next day in daylight off the bike to figure out what was going on and how to get it in and not in race mode. The killer for me was that it interferes with my Cat Eye micro wireless computer. My interval training rides are typically done early morning when I need the light but I also manage my pace with my computer. I played with location but any time I get within 6 inches my speed reading goes to 0. I know it is not right because at zero I usually fall over an I wasn't falling over. It's fine for a night group ride when I don't use the computer as much, but even in this situation it keeps rolling up and shooting my beam out past the guy I'm drafting. The charging is easy and the plug cover falls off so I'll loose it eventually. I like the brightness, size and USB charging. I read one review where they thought the pulsing, instead of flashing, was too subtle. I have to agree. I like it at night but do not feel like it catches your eye enough during the day.
I had to either get a different light or a different computer. I like that computer. It's simple, effective, and installed. I'm going to add a lanyard to the light because it has a spot for it which is a plus, then throw it in my camping box. I think it will do a great job camping.