Diablo MK 3 Headlamp Option

Check out the Diablo MK3 and the optional headband. Below is a quick review from one of our cycling athletes, Kevin Day.

Just when I though my Dia­blo MK. 3 couldn’t get any bet­ter, it did. Or at least the optional acces­sories. For those of us who spend a fair amount of time in the dark, here’s an way to brighten up the aver­age head­lamp or cause the crit­ters in the wild to go blind.

I can’t tell you how nice it’s been to do a lit­tle trail run­ning with 975 lumens beam­ing from my head. In the past, I’ve depended on a few great options from Petzl, for trail running. They’re a bit lighter in weight but no where near the light out­put. Strap­ping the Dia­blo MK. 3 will put an entirely new spin on trail run­ning, alpine tour­ing and xc ski­ing this sea­son. 


The MK 3 has been one of the most versital lights I've ever owned. Because it's so small in size and very light weight, it's super easy to pack along as a backup if you're already running a Max D, Six Pack, or Toro. It's been on every camping trip since I got it and is always available in emergency situations. 

Flash/Flare Review

This one comes to us from our good friend Kevin Day, regarding our power packed Flash and Flare combo.

"For those of you in the com­mut­ing busi­ness, you may want to check out the Flash and Flare lights from Expo­sure Lights USA. Weigh­ing in at 46 grams each and spit­ting out 100 lumens of blind­ing light, after one test, you’ll make this combo a sta­ple for your nocturnal navigation.

The Expo­sure Flash Flare combo seen below comes equipped with recharge­able bat­ter­ies that will burn for 17 hours. You can choose between high beam and flash modes to get you where you need to go and to make sure that oth­ers on the road can clearly see you. The Flash and Flare lights are built with a bomb proof alloy body and are fully sealed to pro­tect them from the elements.

I’ve really enjoyed using these on early morn­ing and late after­noon com­mutes. They’re small, extremely light weight and super easy to pack around. These are the kind of lights that are great to have in your pack to bail you out if you find your­self in the dark, or want to draw some atten­tion to your­self while ped­al­ing down the road."

Field Report: 24 Hours of Moab

This report comes to us from the top Co-ed Pro team from this yeas 24 Hours of Moab race, The Fantastic Four. All of them are veterans to the race and have their share of race wins and time on the famous Southern Utah course. The team consisted of Chris Holley, his wife KC Holley, Matt Harding and Josh Wolf; who all put in some amazing lap times during the day and with the help of Exposure Lights, kept it strong and fast through the night. Here is there report:

We competed in the Coed Pro Am category at this year’s 24 Hours of Moab.  The rain the day before helped make the normally soft, loose course tight and packed. While the course was fast, the weather was chilly and cold at night.

Our day laps were fast and things were going good.  Our main competition was coming from a 4 man pro team from Colorado.  They were laying down some very impressive day lap times and putting quite a bit of time into us.  Once the sun went down our Exposure lights came on and the our lap times were much closer to the Colorado team but they had built a big enough lead that there was no way we were going to catch them. We ended up finishing 2nd over all with some of the fastest overall night laps.

Each of the members on our four person team ended up running a MaXx-D as our main source of light. These lights were awesome. With the MaXx-D mounted on our handlebars, the smaller LEDs from other manufactures we used as secondary lights on our helmets were pretty much useless. The MaXx-D is so much brighter it just drowned out smaller lights.

The Exposure lights were not only incredibly bright, they are light and compact. No wires stringing to batteries. So We did not have to struggle to find someplace on the frame to mount a battery. They were convenient to use and set up especially while getting ready for colder laps at night.

The Expose lights worked flawlessly, were simple and quick to mount and were ridiculously bright. If you are looking for new or a first set of light, be sure to give Exposure a long, hard look. They are pretty sweet

24 Hours of Old Pueblo write up.

We've just had a debrief from one of our partner riders from Team Epic Endurance.  Bryan Alders checks in to let us know how things went at the recently held race in Tuscon, Arizona. Nice job guys and thanks for the write up!

"The Epic Endurance Cycling team has now had a week to recover from the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo down in Tucson, Arizona, and boy did we need it. Our first race could be considered more than a just a success as the two teams we entered in the 4-Person Men Open category finished in second and tenth out of 140 teams.

 Team Epic Endurance (team 1) takes second place over all.
Photo courtesy of Bryan Alders

The team came expecting to get out of the Colorado cold and enjoy the typically warm weather of Tucson, however, Mother Nature had other plans.  Wind gusts reaching over 40MPH, cold temperatures and heavy sheets of rain welcomed us racers as the sun set behind the nearby mountains.  At least we didn’t have to worry about the darkness of the night. Riders on both of our teams credit our flying night lap times to the dependability and sheer awesomeness of the lights themselves. Kelly Feagans on Epic Endurance Team 2 had actually only gone night riding once prior to the race and it involved just an average commuting light.  He was more than surprised when he hit the trail. “I can’t believe how the Exposure Toro and the Joystick light up the trail.  It’s like daylight out there.  I don’t even have to slow down!”  Epic Endurance Team 1 rider Chris Baddick, who arguably had the lap with the worst weather, wasn’t worried at all about his lights. “My lights and I are both from the UK and have been tested in conditions worse than this.  Neither of us let the weather shut us down”. “My night lap times were within seconds of my day lap times.” said Bryan Alders, “I had a 1:04:40 lap time at around 5:30PM (daylight) and a 1:04:28 at 2:30AM.  My lights were amazing".

Epic Endurance (Team2) Kelly Feagans's 24 Hours of Old Pueblo Exposure Lights set up.
Photo courtesy of Bryan Alders

At around midnight the rain finally stopped and the wind started to calm.  The course quickly turned from mud puddles to a singletrack speedway.  The dirt turned into what us mountain bikers like to call “hero dirt” it was smooth, fast and we could corner hard.  There aren’t too many ways to put a bigger smile on your face than racing your bike at 20MPH on singletrack, at 3:00AM, leaning so hard into a corner that your bike is on the trail but your body is over the cactus at the inside of that corner.  I know, we’re sick, but try it sometime, we dare you to not love the adrenaline rush.

Riders perspective on the course.
(looks nice and warm compared to our New England weather!)
Photo courtesy of Bryan Alders

The 24 hours of Old Pueblo was certainly the adventure we cam looking for.   Both teams battled hard to earn their respective finishes.  We can’t wait to head to our next race and get out on some more night rides!"
 
For further information and details regarding the Epic Endurance Cycling Team, visit www.epicendurancecycling.com, on Facebook, and twitter .

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Bryan Alders
www.bryanalders.com  

 Bryan Alders racing recently in the 24 Hours of Old Pueblo.
Photo courtesy of Bryan Alders

The Brits win in Patagonia again!

Exposure Lights sponsored UK team adidas TERREX have won the 2011 Patagonia Expedition Race and successfully defend their title in this most extreme of endurance events. The win makes it 3 in a row for the top British Team at the event. The race involved kayaking, mountain biking, running and climbing a 500KM course through the wildest parts of Chilean Patagonia.

The team were equipped with the Exposure Lights Joystick Mk.5 with triple cell batteries for unrivaled burn times and versatile multi-sport use in the dark (bike/run/canoe/climb etc.). The team also armed themselves with the Diablo Mk.2 light for when the navigation became more difficult. Keeping their kit weight to an absolute minimum for the event was again part of the winning strategy.

Slowtwitch.com Review on select Exposure Products

Slowtwitch.com has just released a great Exposure Lights review on their website.  Check it out and pass it on!

Side note: The lights reviewed here were provided through the cooperative efforts of CompetitiveCyclist.com and Exposure Lights USA. The folks at Competitive Cyclist were an incredible resource to me in my writing of the reviews, offering tips and insights on both the lights themselves and also the review process. Aaron Martin, the man to speak to at Competitive Cyclist for advice on what lights would be right for you, was the one who suggested the Beacon as a great accessory for making the lights more visible. As one of the most informative sites on the web, it can be easy to forget that they also sell things since it's very easy to think of them as a reference site. But CompetitiveCyclist.com sells Exposure lights (and a lot more), and in conjunction with this review, they've been gracious enough to extend a 15% discount to anyone wishing to purchase an Exposure light or two (or three or six…) with discount code SLWT15. For more information and to view the complete line of accessories, Exposure's website is ExposureLights.com.

Exposure Lights support Geraint Thomas MBE with kit for 2011

Gold Medalist and Sky Team member, Geraint Thomas MBE, is using the Exposure Strada Mk.2, RedEye rear light and the Joystick Mk.5 for his training and safe cycling. Keep up to date with Geraint's training and race news at his new website and facebook page.

Sea Otter Twenty Eleven

Exposure Lights is booked up for the annual pilgrimage to the Sea Otter Classic being held April 14-17, 2011 at the historic Laguna Seca Raceway in beautiful Monterey, CA.  Once again it will be a perfect opportunity to network with consumers and dealers who are at the event and we'll again be offering demo lights to folks that are camping who may want to "try before you buy". Stay tuned for more info as we near closer to the event.

Happy New Year, Free Shipping extended!

We've extended our Free Shipping offer on all Exposure Lights orders for the foreseeable future. Just enter coupon code FREE during checkout to receive free UPS Ground shipping on all orders over $49.