He started racing downhill at the tender age of 11 before going on to compete across Europe. The Volt did get quite hot during usage but it didn’t overheat or enter a life-preserving lower power mode.Īlex Evans is BikeRadar’s senior mountain bike technical editor.
The mount is very secure too, and I managed to get it more than tight enough so the light didn’t have any unwanted movement, even over gnarly terrain. The bar clamp is very easy to use, and I appreciated the tool-free mount which is great if you’re planning on using the light on multiple bikes.
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There’s also a ‘Daytime HyperConstant’ mode with a 1,700/200-lumen alternating flash, plus a standard 200-lumen flashing setting. However, if you’re looking to ride all night, the option is there to invest in a second battery.Īs well as the headline 1,700-lumen setting, the Volt has modes emitting 500 and 200 lumens, with claimed run times of 5 hours and 15 hours respectively. Instead it’s better to get a feel for the light’s battery life rather than relying on readouts.Ī replacement battery costs £99.99 but the 1 hour 50-minute run time on max power means a second battery isn’t an absolute necessity, despite that run time being 10 minutes shorter than claimed. The battery indicator, while present, doesn’t give a very accurate grading of remaining power and shouldn’t be relied on to time your rides. The button is easy and intuitive to use with gloves on, but the lack of a mode indicator means it’s possible to get lost as you jump up through the light’s options.
The amount of power on offer does mean that if the trails are fast, open or particularly straight the beam’s side-to-side spread is less of an issue.Ī rubber shim helps to keep the light from moving. It does feel like very little of the light’s mighty power is being projected to the sides. The beam’s spread is quite narrow from side-to-side and, like other lights with a narrow beam, this makes it particularly hard to pick lines and ride fast, especially when the trail is twisty or there are lots of obstacles off to the side of your line of sight that need to be spotted. The 1,700-lumen Volt certainly puts out plenty of power and the light’s beam is very intense, but that power is all very focussed. The plastic mounting clamp is compatible with both 31.8mm and 35mm handlebars, but there should be enough strap left on the flexible plastic strap to attach the light’s clamp to larger diameter tubes.Ī worm-gear thumb wheel tightens the strap and the light mounts using a sliding quick release system with a small button on the side of its body to release it. A double click of the button will bring it to its maximum mode no matter which mode it’s currently in. The button doesn’t change colour indicating which mode you’re in, however, and there aren’t any other displays on the light. The twin LEDs pump out up to 1,700 lumens.
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