Grinder Review: Helmet Lights Grouptest

Specs:

Exposure Lights Diablo Mk.3
Price: £199.99
Output: 975 lumens
Battery: 2600 amh Li-Ion
Settings: High, medium, low, flash
Lamp and mount weight: 124g
Battery weight: n/a
Burn times: 1/3/10 hrs
Battery indicator: 100%-50%, 50%-25%, 25%-5%, 5%-empty
Charging time: 4 hrs
USB charging: Yes

FOUR4TH Exodus
Price: £195.00
Output: 1200 lumens
Battery: 3300 amh Li-Ion
Settings: High, low, flash high, flash low
Lamp and mount weight: 94g
Battery weight: 389g
Burn times: 3/12 hrs
Battery indicator: 100%, 50%, 5%-empty
Charging time: 4 hrs
USB charging: No

Lezyne Power Drive
Price: £79.99
Output: 300 lumens
Battery: 2400 amh Li-Ion
Settings: High, medium, low, flash
Lamp and mount weight: 138g
Battery weight: n/a
Burn times: 2/3/5.5 hrs
Battery indicator: 15%-empty
Charging time: 4 hrs
USB charging: Yes

Exposure Lights Joystick Mk.6
Price: £164.99
Output: 325 lumens
Battery: 2600 amh Li-Ion
Settings: High, medium, low, flash
Lamp and mount weight: 104g
Battery weight: n/a
Burn times: 3/10/24 hrs
Battery indicator: 100%-50%, 50%-25%, 25%-5%, 5%-empty
Charging time: 4 hrs
USB charging: Yes

Lupine Piko 3
Price: £325.00
Output: 750 lumens
Battery: 5.6 Ah Li-Ion
Settings: High, medium, low, lower. Settings can be customised.
Lamp and mount weight: 65g
Battery weight: 291g
Burn times: 2/5.5/19/50 hrs
Battery indicator: 100%, 80%, 60%, 40%, 20%-empty
Charging time: 4 hrs
USB charging: No

LiteOption Ray3a MTB Light
Price: £245.00
Output: 1000 lumens
Battery: 2.6 Ah Li-Ion
Settings: High, medium, low
Lamp and mount weight: 83g
Battery weight: 259g
Burn times: 4/14/20 hrs
Battery indicator: 100%, 50%, 15 mins, 1 min.
Charging time: 3 hrs
USB charging: No

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Jenn Hill

Jenn Hill was the deputy editor here at Singletrack up until her untimely death from Lung Cancer in October 2015. She was and remains an inspiration to us all here at Singletrack. Jenn Hill - 1977-2015

Comments (0)

topangarider February 16, 2012 at 1:16 pm

Seems odd when testing only 6 lights to do 2 from the same manufacturer.

Would have been good to see the new ay-ups.

bigholty September 27, 2013 at 11:08 pm

i think you’ve missed an amazing light from MTB BATTERIES .CO.UK, ive got the v2 light from Mark , 1000 lumens and 3 hours on full power , brilliant spread of light , four modes high , medium , low and strobe …All for £90.00 , so good ive bought another , helmet mount and bar clamp included , customizable on order , batteries made to order ( size ,output etc ) brilliant service …