The clamp needs a bit more attention once you remove it – and if you don't use lights on bright days it's a bit excessive – but other than that it's very good it gets the job done well.Shortlister Connect is a tool specifically designed to be utilized by the HR and Procurement/Sourcing teams within mid-size, large and jumbo employers. On the bike the CatEye ViZ is simple, secure, effective and long-lived. It's a feature it shares with my 270lm Knog Cobber (still in constant use two years on), and though the Knog's broad pinboard of tiny lamps is considerably easier on the eyes, it needs charging every ride and is now £78.99. In fact, the ViZ 300's spread means you can check it's on with just a glance down while riding, which is something I appreciate. If you don't typically run lights on bright days and find 100lm enough, you can save a bit with something like the Gemini Juno 100 at £29.99, though that lacks the kind of side visibility this gives. The Moon Sirius Pro is even brighter at 350lm and built really solidly, though it's complicated, and £54.99. The Lezyne Laser Drive gives 250lm and is £65, for instance, though that also draws your own bike lane on the ground for you. ValueĪt £39.99, the ViZ 300 is cheaper than many lights of the same power. I certainly never had it shut down even after multiple rides, as there's ample opportunity to top up before it gets critical (and a red warning light at 1hr left, when it also switches to a special power-saving flash pattern). With an 8hr claimed run-time from the 800mAh li-ion battery, Group Ride is very usable too. Thus it's never fully dark, and consequently easier on the eyes (I was looking from the side, in case you were wondering.). It's hard to tell exactly, as looking at this straight on can literally make your eyes hurt, but Group Ride appears to switch each LED between two brightnesses, and leave either two dim or one bright one on at all times. At 100lm it's bright but not tactical nuke bright, and it's actually easier on the eye than the dimmer flash as it always seems to leave something lit. I found the final mode – Group Ride – the most useful. > Buyer’s Guide: 22 of the best rear lights for cycling Again it's a personal choice, but I don't want to give the worst drivers another excuse to throw a cretinous shut-your-eyes pass. I also avoided the Daytime Hyperflash in anything but strong sunlight, because it's so bright and so luridly chaotic it's like riding around on a distress beacon. I shunned the 30lm Flashing mode (though it lasts a claimed 45hrs) as the flashes are such short bursts, and the pace just high enough to make it look (at least to me) like it'll almost instantly annoy following drivers. That doesn't sound very bright, but the 30lm glow from all three LEDs through the transparent case is actually pretty eye-catching outside of bright sunshine or night-time commutes. The shortest claimed run-time is a useful 5hrs, and that's pretty accurate – surprisingly it's not for the eyeball-grilling 300lm 'Daytime Hyperflash,' which can signal nearby planets (probably) for up to 10hrs, but for the 30lm Constant mode.
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