I bought this light several weeks ago but wanted to give it the ultimate test before writing a review.
Firstly - the quality of the light, charger and accessories is very high high. The mounting bag for the battery was slightly poorly stitched in places and I tidied it up with little black thread but that is being VERY fastidious.
Secondly - the light output is spectacular on both high and low modes. Speaking as a car driver for a moment I think anyone who uses the flashing mode on the road is an idi*t. It is very distracting and dazzling for drivers who can't really identify what or where you are.
I fully charged the battery pack (wait for the red light to turn green) and ran a test first at full power mode and the light lasted over 5 and a half hours. After recharging and switching to low power mode it ran for over 10 hours.
Last weekend I used this light on my road bike during a night time ride of 67 miles starting at midnight on Friday in central London and finishing in Whitstable at 08.30 (we stopped a lot to let everyone catch up and had an hour stop for food). It was an overcast night and the route was mostly unlit country lanes. With this light, aimed slightly down, even in low power mode the road was superbly illuminated so that any potholes or obstacles could be clearly seen. The beam pattern is a sensible nice cone shape so oncoming vehicles were not dazzled by the light.
We had some rain which was expected. I had put the battery pack inside a small ziplock bag before slipping it into the supplied mounting bag since the battery pack is not claimed to be waterproof. The rain caused no problems with the light.
Despite crashing down the occasional unavoidable big pothole at high speed when descending hills, the light stayed firmly in place. Note that for modern bikes large diameter handlebars you need the longer of the two silicon rubber bands supplied. I didn't find fitting the light to the bars at all difficult.
For this kind of adventure touring the light is perfect. If your intended use is for daily commuting, bear in mind it would take a minute or so to remove the light and battery pack and each end of your journey. However no tools are needed which is a bonus point.
For the modest outlay this is a superb bike light. Other riders on the night ride were using a famous British brand of lights costing in excess of £200 and frankly they were no better or even slightly inferior to this one.
| Color | Red |
|---|---|
| Material type | Plastic, Rubber |
| Power source | Battery Powered |
| Batteries included? | No |
| Brand | HLLP |
| Manufacturer | HLLP |
| Package Dimensions | 27.2 x 9.2 x 6.8 cm; 560 g |
| ASIN | B076V66JSV |
