Customer Reviews
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J
I now have three Outbound Lights and all of them are fantastic. I purchased this to use while riding around town now that it gets dark much sooner. Unlike my MTB light, this light focuses more to not blind drivers. Such a bonus, I am no longer getting drivers flashing their headlights at me. And of course the build quality seems top notch.
C
With the days getting shorter here in Michigan my rides are extending into darker hours. I feel really confident that oncoming traffic can see my light (important for dirt roads where "centerline" is a fictional concept.
M
Outbound detour is a fantastic light! Super bright and great to be seen. Crashed on a night ride first time out with it (my fault). Light was so bright cars easily saw me, stopped and help piece myself back together. Wouldn’t trust anything else!
C
Got this light for a 315 mile / 20,000 ft gravel race that would continue through the night in a national forest with bombed out roads and steep descents. Made my ride so much more tolerable knowing I could see craters and handle loose corners properly. Tested the full 8.5 hour limit on low and can confirm it does last that long! Using it now for commuting where its overkill, but doesnt need to be charged every other day. Great light and will happily replace with the same if it gets destroyed.
G
Really happy with the ease of use and how bright these lights are during the dark Utah mornings. Also love you can keep them plugged in all day and not worry about damaging the battery.
W
Awesome product
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)
