It’s a solid little unit with a robust rubber strap that’s easy to get on and off the bars for charging. The rear-facing radar keeps you informed on the traffic situation behind, notifying you about cars from up to 140m / 459ft away. But the competition is stiff and when there are better performers available for less - there’s only one way the recommendations are going to go. Still, away from all the peripherals, fundamentally the Exposure Strada remains a really, really good light.

As you have an E-bike it seems a shame not to tap into that battery, you'll get a light better than almost everything* run off dedicated batteries. Even if you plan on using a light to see, it will still perform the double duty of helping you to be seen by other road users. The front 600XL uses a permanently attached rubber strap to wrap it tight around the handlebar but it also rotates on the clamp allowing you to fit on fork leg or any odd angled position. The daytime flash mode is pretty good with those 90 lumens and a six hour run time, at least considering the size of the light. No doubt it’s better having those extra lights than not having them, but with a winter jacket and bulky winter gloves, there’s quite a range of angles from which the lights will be obscured.With the light so bright, it is quite nice and reassuring having it dip when faced with oncoming traffic - you can be quite sure that you won’t be dazzling anyone. talking about front lights) I'm a big fan of StVZO lights for road and cyclepath/track usage - they put the light where you need it (so are more efficient - more illumination for less power) and are much kinder to oncoming road/path users.

It uses a USB-A connector for charging doing away with the need for a cable and a vulnerable port but the battery indicator light itself is a bit hidden. The maximum brightness is 100 lumens and the burn time is listed as three hours on that mode, which is respectable, though not class-leading. Also looking for a rear light mount for a helmet like the decathlon ones where they have a built in clip. Still, it functions well, is an extra nice-to-have, and solidifies this light as a tech-packed de-luxe model. It's packed with neat tech and has a rear display which gives the battery life remaining down to the minute.One Touch Quick Release Button, press and slide the light out without removing the mounting bracket, mount and detach in just seconds, notools required. hours on the lowest light setting, but that only comes to five lumens - which is a little too dim for me! If your journeys are going to be ten or maybe fifteen miles and less than 3 hours then you might find running both your cateye ampp 400 and 500 on steady and low gives you enough light for the length of journey time. These are dropped, soaked in water, and put through their paces on roads at night, to reveal those that shine out.

She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between. I really like this sort of setting, as you get the constant beam which makes it easier for people in cars to track your movement - but you also are more likely to catch their eye with the flickering light. The brightness is perfectly serviceable for both daytime and nighttime use, it’s just the battery life is a little low and there isn’t much in the way of extra features - such as an accelerometer or visibility boosting from a range of angles. We normally add postage to your invoice, if this is the case all deliveries are processed within a 5 day time frame for parcels and 10 day time frame for pallets and Northern Ireland and Ireland.Lumens are used by the bike industry to measure the power of a light: a lumen is a unit of visible light.