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The beam pattern and visibility for both lights are exceptional. Ideal for everything from commuting to being a backup set for longer trips, this is a set of lights that will provide reliable service for many a year. Tiny, robust, extremely bright and with long burn times, there really is nothing to fault the Exposure Trace and TraceR light set. But just like David against Goliath, size isn't everything. The Trace and TraceR lights are the smallest and most featherweight units Exposure produces and at first glance it's hard to imagine the sort of performance they are capable of.

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Read more: Lezyne Micro Drive 600XL and KTV Pro light set reviewĮxposure lights are usually more expensive than the competition but they do last Something you will need to keep an eye on. This does result in the light twisting off centre during a ride and reduces rear visibility. This recess is a little too narrow and the rubber a little too stiff to hold it tight against a standard seatpost. With regards the rear KTV unit, mounting is reliant on the thick rubber strap and slightly compliant rear recess on the light body. But we can attest that even the lower flashing modes are bright enough to light up road signs from over five hundred metres away easily.

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Only in the two brightest modes does it take on more of a spot pattern, highlighting a smaller but brighter patch of the road ahead. The LEDs are arranged in a side-by-side pattern and push out a decent spread of light that in most modes works as a flood light to light up the road ahead evenly. Despite being used on the fork leg for riding LEJOG, we had no issues with the light remaining steadfastly in place. 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. Read more: Giant Recon HL 100 and Recon TL 100 combo reviewĪt 600 lumens, the Lezyne 600XL packs a punch and isn't far off being a 'seeing' light. Perfect for a lightweight, versatile, good-looking, commuter light set with a very useful daytime mode. Landing in the middle ground price wise, they're well designed and have good functionality. The Head-Light (HL) is fine for streetlit commutes but is not enough for seeing on unlit roads – it is strictly a ‘be-seen’ light. It’s really all you’d ever need from a rear light. The Tail-Light (TL) is surprisingly bright – blinding even – for such a small light. I can live with form over function this time, but sometimes it takes a couple of attempts to activate it, especially with gloves. A protruding, rubbery switch would be easier but it would wreck the cube’s symmetry.

The switch, however, is a small oblong that needs direct pressure in exactly the right place. You just cycle through the five modes by short-pressing the on/off button and it’s the standard long press for on and off. The Giant Recon HL 100 and TL 100 are very simple to operate, with no long presses, counting flashes to determine brightness level or anything like that.

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Read more: Bryton Gardia R300L Rear Light & Radar full review It is priced very keenly for what it offers. The seat post bracket feels nicely secure and it locks the light on well, and conventional round, aero and D-shaped posts are catered for. The light can be turned off completely, as it is able to be run solely as a radar unit, with a 24 hour battery life in that mode. We found that the light is good, albeit not as great as the class leading lights, and it also has decent battery life. Then a look behind can be usefully deployed as necessary. You can concentrate on the road conditions more and then look down when it is appropriate to do so, having been alerted by the bleep. The great thing about this technology is how surprisingly useful it can become. Multiple vehicles can be displayed on your display too. Once the 'threat' has passed you or turned off, the unit bleeps again and the side bar turns green.

Then you know that it is a short way behind you. The unit can detect vehicles from around 150m behind, alerting you with a bleep as well as a visual change to the side bar on your display, then, as the car approaches you, an icon moves up the side bar until it is near the top of the screen. A built in G-Sensor can detect braking and change the light output accordingly, but it is the addition of radar that is the most interesting development.

The R300L is the first rear light and radar unit from Bryton. Not quite as good a light or radar as its main rival, the Garmin Varia, but it's close