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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Light is floody but can also light a decent distance on the higher modes. The tradeoff is that this has a more focussed beam than the hotrod. I love the variety of lighting options you get with cygolite and especially like the steady pulse mode, which...  Read More

Light is bright enough on the high setting for night riding on dark streets and paved trails. Brightness is enough to light the pavement ahead of me, and i don't fear not seeing a pothole. It's definately bright enough for drivers and pedestrians to s...  Read More

The light charges via a micro usb port on the back of the device, a bit of a nuisance but not a big deal.



Cons

Will be sending this back asap. Cygolite expects the customer to pay for shipping the unit back and forth and *might* repair it if they feel like it. The warranty is terrible.

The clamp mechanism doesn't fit the larger diameter section of my handle bars. The base is poorly designed. The thumbscrew loosens a long way, but not quite enough before it falls off. Still very slippery on a metal handlebar.

The real issues here are the light's brightness, and'sequence modes' of switch. Don't know about the battery life. It only blinks if i hold down the button, in other words, useless.

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Highlights

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Quality


This is my second light that i bought the last one i bought was 15 years ago i like it because it’s nice and bright easy to use...  Read More


This a a great light and speaks volumes to the engineering design and manufacturing by this company


Given that usbc has been out for nearly a decade now and is now the standard for nearly all consumer electronics its frustratin...  Read More


The battery only lasted about 5 hours on blink mode

Price


Ive owned two or three of these lights and theyre worth every penny


I figured it was the best overall purchase for the price


I bought this light from rei on sale 15maybe longer year ago i believe

Shipping


Tldr i paid for an 1100 but received an 800 in the package and had to return

Packaging/appearance


Its not meant for that but would be nice to include the larger clamp as well in the package


Time will tell where it saved me was that i was able to charge the light while using it on the last leg of a long bikepacking event

Competitiveness


This is on the efficient frontier build quality is important for bike lights many products break easily and as of a few years p...  Read More


My old planet bike blaze that was considered a good light at one point used mostly in strobe mode is pretty pathetic in compari...  Read More


The model i bought was the second to lowest brightness rating


It doesnt attach to road bikes as easily as id prefer

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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 57.1% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 2,153 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 26 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im not really sure why these have different modes – for biking id only want the brightest and blinking is a nuisance


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Button is a little hard to press


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Charger is miniusb a bit offstandard


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I waited for many months to review


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Literally came up on a pot hole one evening real quick and if it wasn’t for this light i may have been head over and in bad shape


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Bought two and actuate for a flash light too


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Problem is the attachment is for thick handlebars only im having a hard time keeping the light in place


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive had a cygolite streak 450 for the past 7 years

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