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Wow, not the cheapest bike light on the market but had a bit of a torrid time with front lights, Leyzne one wouldn't take any charge, Knog one came without a lead, Moon one wouldn't last past the 3 hour mark so after googling and researching I settled for a Switch, plenty bright enough and as I want it as a be seen not see where I'm going it's flashing pulse mode is fantastic,
What an incredibly great bit of kit, well manufactured and such quality, this is the standard all bike lights should be made to,
Been looking at these, don't want the faff of separate batteries, thinking about the Sirrus for commuting and light off-road duties, their guide says no good for xc but I guess it should be ok?
My wife recently bought me a six pack for my birthday, its excellent, I know its a bit spendy but it's well worth it for me.
Ive had various chinese lights over the years, all have been ok, but this is in a different league.
Agree with above 'this is the standard all lights should be made to '
The cheap Chinese lights kind of forced my hand on making the purchase, it's all well and good buying a powerfull bright light then it catching fire in the charger, whilst I'm not in and when the wife and kid are.
This thing at 375 lumens in an intense bright white LED, I can't even begin to imagine what the Six pack puts out, as for the sirrus, I'd say that or better still the joystick.
I recently bought a bar mount for my garmin that specifically fits my aero bars, it is double mounted either side of the stem so it looks neat and tidy, on the underside is a bracket for a light mount or a go pro bracket and the light fits under there off the bars nice and neat and de cluttered.
This is one of those bits of kit that you open and think, "ah I don't mind spending on that" it is so well made.
I have a 5-year old MaxxD which I use for commuting & night riding - still works perfectly, still holds a charge well. Yes it probably would've been cheaper to get 5x disposable eBay lights but even though that might've saved money I wouldn't have had the pleasure of using something so well designed/made! Great products IMO. (I also have a Joystick for lid duties which is similarly great)
Been looking at these, don't want the faff of separate batteries, thinking about the Sirrus for commuting and light off-road duties, their guide says no good for xc but I guess it should be ok?
If you are mtb riding on your own 550lumen is fine (even with the road optimised flood beam pattern) but as soon as you are riding with anyone else that will be washed out by more powerful lights.
I've a 7 yo racemaxx (480l) and old mk5 joystick (300l) that are ace and still going strong (couple the racemaxx to a redeye) and recently treated myself to a reflex mk2 (for 24:12 mainly).
Ace bits of kit.
Zilo, well put, it's the pleasure of owning such a great bit of kit.
Last year on these threads i was mocking the amount people spend and saying how good my chinese lights are. And they are, but I have increasingly noticed that its the 4 year old joystick on my lid that is getting me home when the other lights are dead
I have used Exposure for past 7 or 8 years,. Currently on 2015/16 MaxxD and Joystick setup. I sell them on after 12-18 months as they hold value well at that age. After initial outlay it works out at around £100 a year, which for weekly use in all weathers, with up to date versions, is good value IMO. Had a couple of issues with some units over the years and the USE guys have always sorted with great service.
Can't recommend them highly enough.
I'm on my second Maxx D. The first was stolen from my garage. When it went I had no hesitation in getting another. Most of my riding buddies have to faff with the leads on their Chinese lights, and have had failures mid way down a fast descent.
For me, I'd rather spend the money and get something reliable.
Road optimised beam patterns are the exact opposite of flood, they're more focussed so you don't dazzle and can ride faster, seeing what you need further ahead. The Sirius is near useless off road (I have one) as its so directional, that even on the lid, it's difficult to get enough light to the places where you need to correctly judge the trail ahead.
The near perfect do it all light from Exposure is the Axis Mk4.
What is the Diablo like? Good enough for trail riding?
/bows to Duffy's superior knowledge (which makes sense on reflection).
The Diablo is awesome for trail riding, especially on your Lid. I've got an Equinox which is very similar, which I also unused to use for commuting, but the number of cars who flashed their lights at me (no matter how much I angled it down) was astounding.
I've had no problems since switching to the Strada.