Quick Release Handlebar Mount

Let me tell you about Outbound Lighting, the only bike light my kids now refer to as “the daylight cannon.”

We recently did the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo race, where my daughter and son absolutely crushed it. Through dust, rocks, cacti, and questionable trail snacks, their Outbound lights lit up the night like a spaceship landing. These lights didn’t just perform—they performed. While other riders were fumbling through the dark like raccoons in a dumpster, my kids were gliding confidently like they had laser vision.

All night. Zero issues. The lights stayed bright, stable, and cool the entire ride. I’m pretty sure my daughter was using hers to signal aircraft at one point.

Now, here’s where it gets extra fun.

After the race, in the exhausted haze that follows 24 hours of mountain biking and too many granola bars, I somehow forgot to strap in my daughter’s front wheel on the bike rack. Then we drove 50+ miles down the highway. At some point, we noticed an odd scraping noise and discovered her bike had been getting dragged along the pavement like a forgotten sled. Sparks, horror, and the unmistakable sound of me questioning all my life choices.

The Outbound light? Still fine. Bar mount? Toasted.

I reached out to Outbound Lighting to confess the full tale of mechanical neglect and parental guilt, and you know what they did?

They sent a brand-new mount. For free. No questions asked. Possibly out of pity. Definitely out of amazing customer service.

So, if you’re looking for lights that’ll survive a race, a highway drag, and some solid human error—and a company that’ll still have your back afterward—buy Outbound.

They’re kid-tested, parent-screwed-up-approved.

Bought both kids outbound lights this season. This Nica team practices at night , they complained last season about night riding and not anymore.

I received the Evo & Portal lights for Christmas from my wife. I was surprised to see that she figured out that those lights were going to be my next purchase to let me ride after work. I’ve got some cheaper lights but they don’t really work that well. My buddy and I were getting caught out with the sun setting and miles left on our ride. The crappy lights weren’t cutting it and the end of my rides began to feel like an accident waiting to happen. So I was planning an upgrade since crashing and rehabbing keeps me from riding.
The lights were powerful and well-engineered (which I’m an engineer too so I could tell that the details were well thought out). The only negative (if you consider it a negative) was that my buddy couldn’t ride in front of me. My lights were totally washing out his and his body/bike were casting a shadow from my lights. So if you use these lights you will need to be the lead rider which is fine with me since I’m not getting dusted.
So if you say it’s too much money, I say really? I don’t have a bike less than 5K so look at it as an upgrade for your bike and a chance to ride more. And that’s priceless…

Great! Now I can run my light on my second bike.

Excellent mount fits great and works good

As expected, it’s literally the same quick release mount that originally comes with the light. Outbound Lighting products are awesome, so I have no trouble leaving a positive product review for a handlebar light mount.