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. Read more: Lezyne Micro Drive 600XL and KTV Pro light set review (opens in new tab)Įxposure 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. 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 review (opens in new tab)Īt 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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