I absolutely love these lights (both Hangover and Trail Evo), I bought 2 pairs right off the bat just to make sure I could always night ride with a buddy.
As a bike nerd, I dig the clean cockpit setup, and the though put into the beam pattern. Having a large field of view for your peripherals from the Trail Evo, and having the spotlight on your head with the Hangover is amazing. One tip that I've noticed is that you should angle the headlight a bit higher that you would expect so you can really spot your line up ahead. I have set some descent PR's at night using these because you can see just as well as during the day. The feeling of riding at night is amazing, its not too hot or too crowded. You begin to trust your bike more because you cant look down and see what's directly under your tires. Your arms and legs loosen up and work in conjunction with your suspension. These aren't the first night lights I've used, but they are the best and the first ones I bought.
As a engi-nerd, I am super impressed with the battery life, charge time, and thoughtful cooling of these badass LED's. I love showing my friends the intake scoop on the Trail Evo. The lights themselves seem indestructible and well built. And the craziest part really is the pass through charging, meaning you could very well ride for 24hrs straight if that's your thing. We <3 USB-C!
One comment about the Trail Evo, is that I have gone through 2 sets of mounts.
The first one, totally user error. My girlfriend crashed into a tree (she was fine) so obviously the mount broke, but the light itself wasn't even scratched, which is exactly what you want and expect! I swapped my Trail Evo onto her bike and we finished the ride, and I was able to bike even with just the Hangover!
The second time, I was tightening the mount to my 35mm carbon bars, so there is a textured center part causing the diameter to be slightly larger, and while tightening (probably too much) the mount snapped at the hinge pivot. Again, we rode anyway and I just used the headlight and it was still awesome. And again, probably user error.
The takeaway here is don't crash into trees, and don't overtighten the mount where the diameter of the bar is slightly larger. Now however, I have a spare mount on deck.
Both times I ordered new mounts, they arrived on my doorstep 3 days later and I was able to night-bike during the same week because of Outbound Lighting's awesome customer service!
I tell all my friends about how awesome these are, and they are like "dude i don't even bike" but still. These are the best bike related purchase I have ever made! Talk about game changing, it opens up a whole other time to bike! Which is great for night owls like me. It is a lot of money but it isn't over priced for the quality of this product!
Thanks a lot for this awesome product!
