Customer Reviews
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J
Very happy with the Detour Light. Excellent design and build quality. The light pattern is just right for road and gravel rides. Battery life has been great and charges quickly. The strobe/flash function is great for being seen during day rides. I ended up using the optional action camera quick release mount below my Peak Design phone mount. Its just as solid as the handlebar mount and doesn’t bounce around at all. Also raises the Detour above my bikes cables so no weird shadows.
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It’s the best hassle free light I’ve ever used. I’ve done a ton of ultra bike packing in years past and have used many other lights and this is by far the best light I’ve used. The multiple light modes with the ability to use it while charging is a game changer. glad I bought this light.
J
Light didn’t seem to hold charge for long. Medium setting gave just short of 3 hours. Both mounts are plastic. Unable to tighten enough so light would be stable. Lever that secured light to mount kept vibrating open. Arkansas nights can be pretty dark. Expected better quality and performance. Sadly this was just a poor purchase on my part. Not going back on my bike
Hey Jim, I just checked to see if we had recevied any communication from you about this problem yet and I don't see any, so I'll follow up via email here to get this figured out. Bottom line is if runtime isn't meeting spec, we fix it, as we cover literally everything under warranty, we just need to know about it to do so.
The mounts are glass-fiber reinforced nylon, chosen specifically instead of metal because it actaully makes for a more durable part with much longer wear life, and while we've seen some fitment issues on certain bars, we've yet to see any levers pop open while riding, so that can absolutely be addressed immediately.
I see you've only had your light for a couple weeks, so if you'd prefer to just return the light for a full refund, we can help with that under our 30-day satisfaction guarantee. However, i would very much like to get to the bottom of both of these issues, as they are both rare and highly fixable. This response will generate an email to you, so we can discuss what you'd like to do there and get you taken care of quickly. Thanks Jim and sorry for the trouble!
J
Bought this light to hang it on an SE Fast Ripper. Haven't had a chance to ride it after dark yet, however, everything so far has been top-notch. Delivery was fast, the packaging the light comes in is very nice. USB C!!! Thank You! I'm trying to simplify my charging cable collection and I appreciate the USB C charging.
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I bought this after being blown away at how good the Trail Evo handlebar light was on the trails. I decided to splurge and get the road light since I commute to work on a daily basis throughout the winter. The light pattern is amazing and it's really nice to not have to take my hands off the bars to block the light so I don't blind oncoming traffic. I'm super happy and other users on the bike path are too so it's a win-win.
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My light doesnt seem to fit into the mount 100% smoothly, and I have to kinda finagle it in and out, which has caused the mounting square on the light to be s bit marred already, but its not a big enough issue to knock a star off.
From what I experienced, the pass thru charging works, but note that it seems to only show the charging indication on the 4 little LEDs for a few seconds, and then reverts to showing which intensity you have the light set to. So, it doesnt give any indication that the pass thru charging is working when you have the light turned on, but will immediately show that the light is being charged if you turn the light off.
Would be kinda cool if they were able to program the indicator LEDs to show a unique pattern to indicate the pass thru charging is active while the light is on. Maybe a zig zag pattern?
If the mount doesn't fit smoothly, then you should definitely contact us about that, since that's not a 'design feature' and something we should be able to address for you (this will generate an email to you that you can respond to with more detail). As for the charging indication, we deliberately have it only show a couple animation cycles during pass-thru charging because we didn't want the indicator lights blinking at you nonstop while you're riding, and we wanted the battery status to be always displayed like it normally is (shows mode for 3 seconds when the mode is changed, then reverts to battery status). On future products we will likely be using variable color to confirm that pass-thru charging is active while still displaying the standard UI and battery information, as this is a question that has come up before, always good to get this kind of feedback!
Automotive headlights
For your bike
Automotive headlights
For your bike
For your bike
Bringing our automotive lighting experience to provide a clean cut-off beam pattern that evenly illuminates the road ahead. You wouldn't use a flashlight for your car, why use it for your bike?
Optical Engineering
This is the game changer. Not only did we bring the automotive grade cutoff beam pattern to your handlebars, we took it a step further by precisely controlling how much light leaves the light and hits the ground from the front of your tire all the way up to where you are looking. When you read "it's like riding in daylight" this is why.
We are the only USA-based manufacturer of cutoff (also referred to as StVZO) beam pattern bike lights, we also made sure the light has unreal width to light up the ditches and keep the spooky things away.
No wires.
No fuss.
No Problem.
No wires.
No fuss.
No Problem.
No fuss.
No Problem.
Say goodbye to bulky battery packs, hanging wires, zipties, and rubber bands holding your lights on your handlebar.
Road.
Gravel.
Commute.
Road.
Gravel.
Commute.
Gravel.
Commute.
Detour was designed with your ride in mind. Long runtime, easy mounting, broad panoramic beam, fast USB-C charging, and all backed by industry leading customer service.
Rock Solid Mounting
A good light isn’t so good if
it’s bouncing up and down on the bars all the time. That’s why we made a bolt-on clamp mount for Detour so it’s solidly locked to the bar, With a simple shim it adapts from 35mm to 31.8mm handlebars (25.4 and 22mm shims available) and the beam won’t shake around like lights with rubber strap mounts do.
Keep Life Simple
Few people read instruction manuals, even fewer want to, we keep our lights dead simple so that you don’t need an advanced degree to remember some complicated sequence of button presses to get to the mode you want.
USB-C pass-Thru Charging
We were one of the first to offer USB-C charging as standard, except we took it a step further by offering pass-through charging as well. This lets you plug in any USB power bank and charge the light while in use,
in any mode. Game changer for 24 hour races and extra long night rides!
Keeping Cool
When you pick up this light you might be surprised to not feel any metal. Plastic?! Must be something we used to be cheap isn't it? Far from it. This material we use is an incredibly cool (ha) engineered resin that is not only very durable, but also conducts heat. The result is a lightweight, durable, and thermally balanced light housing.
Make your Night ride enjoyable.
Make your Night ride enjoyable.
It can be sketchy riding at night when you are used to narrow beam patterns better suited for walking in the backyard. Our incredible optical engineering makes riding at night a joy again.
Specifications
| Lumens | ~ 1100-1200 lumens |
|---|---|
| Battery Capacity | 5000mAH |
| Weight | 150g Detour Lighthead |
| 36g Quick Release Handlebar Mount |
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| Modes | Adaptive - High - Medium - Low |
| Daytime Flash/Nighttime Flash | |
| Materials | Thermally Conductive Nylon (CoolPoly) upper shell |
| GF30 Nylon for mount | |
| High Strength polycarbonate lower substrate | |
| Soft touch TPU overmold | |
| PMMA aluminized reflector | |
| Electrical Features | Thermal protection circuit |
| Constant current step-down converter | |
| Battery management system | |
| QC3.0 USB-C charging | |
| Pass-through charging | |
| Low Battery warning | |
| 20 minute "get-home" buffer in every mode | |
| What's in the box | Detour Lighthead |
| Quick Release Mount for 35mm Handlebars | |
| 31.8mm Shim (25.4mm and 22.2mm available) | |
| USB-C to USB-A charging cable (USB-C to USB-C available) | |
| M2.5 Allen Key | |
| Instruction Manual (Download HERE) |
Runtime Chart
| Mode | Runtime |
|---|---|
| Adaptive | 2.6 h (152 min) |
| High | 1.7 hr (104 min) |
| Medium | 4.2 hr (250 min) |
| Low | 8.5 hr (500 min) |
| Daytime Strobe | 10 hr (600 min) |
| Nighttime Flash | 4.5 hr (270 min) |
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Designed & Assembled in Chicago, IL
Designed & Assembled in Chicago, IL
Skillfully built by our passionate team (and robots) while listening to a lot of podcasts.
Industry-Best Customer Support
Industry-Best Customer Support
3 year warranty + Lifetime customer service support backed by a real person. (yes, that's Tom)
