[{"id":272202760363,"handle":"bike-lights","title":"Bike Lights for Every Rider","updated_at":"2025-09-04T06:09:55-05:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are the experts in bike lights. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d9e1e1e1;\"\u003ePouring years of automotive lighting knowledge into developing the best bicycle lights no matter what kind of riding you are doing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.outboundlighting.com\/products\/trail-evo-bike-light\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrail Evo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d9e1e1e1;\"\u003e is our\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eflagship mountain bike light\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d9e1e1e1;\"\u003e designed for the handlebars with a wide even beam that makes night riding an absolute 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My Detour light battery was finally spent after over two years of daily use. As advertised, I was offered the service of battery replacement for free. I sent the light from the U.K. and it got lost in the post, so I was sent a new light as replacement for free.
This company does not only make some of the best lights in the market, but back it up with sterling service. Thank you.
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Christopher C. (Des Moines, US)
Daily use
I pair the detour with a hangover, and actually use them most running my pointing dog with an e scooter. Both produce copious light, although you’ll have to charge fairly often. I have had an issue with the helmet-mounted light’s male prongs breaking, but OL sent me a free replacement immediately. Also, my detour inexplicably quit working after about a year, and again, OL immediately sent a replacement. Great customer service and great illumination.
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Jesse (Berkeley, US)
Good light for road and tame gravel, not recommended for more technical gravel
I bought this light with high hopes thinking it would be a game-changer for my night gravel rides, but it's actually a bit of a downgrade from my super cheap lights. When riding straight it lights up the way really well, better than most lights I've used. But as soon as a sharp turn comes there's a terrible dark spot right where light is needed. To the point that it's caused me to crash because I couldn't tell how sharp a turn was. For a dedicated gravel light this one doesn't cut it for me.
UPDATE: Outbound replaced my Detour with a Portal and that completely solved my problems. I didn't want a light on my helmet and the Portal is perfect on the bars. I'd highly recommend the Portal over the Detour for technical gravel - just remember to block the beam with your hand for oncoming cars.
Well that's not good at all! It sounds like you're approaching some significant lean angles at high speed on gravel, for applications like that we typically supplement with a helmet light like Hangover, since Detour is optimized for road and great in high-traffic areas to avoid blinding traffic, but when you're out in the woods on more undulating gravel and less traffic the helmet light can help fill in where the cut-off beam falls short. I'll shoot you an email so we can discuss ways to either make this work for you, or take the light back for a refund if you'd rather go in a different direction, as it seems entirely related to beam pattern and your specific use case.
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Jason S. (Cypress, US)
Let there be light!
The light was well packed and easy to unbox. Attached easily to my handlebars and just took a few minutes to adjust the aim of the beam. I am on the road before the sun comes and this light has been amazing so far. The cutoff allows me to extend the center of the beam much further than my previous headlight and the peripheral lighting is something that I didn't know I needed, but couldn't live without now. A+ product and will buy another when this one wears out!
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Andrew C. (Birmingham, US)
worth the money
Much better than the many cheaper lights I've used in the past. No regrets.
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Peter H. (Atlanta, US)
The Best!
The detour light is the best light I have ever owned. The pass through charging lets you go long with confidence.
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.
Say goodbye to bulky battery packs, hanging wires, zipties, and rubber bands holding your lights on your handlebar.
Road.
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.
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.
