Ion 700 Bike Light
Most usb rechargeable bike lights are going to have a single 18650 battery which you recharge through the usb port right on the light.
Ion 700 bike light. Bontrager ion 700 usb the smallest model in our test delivers 700 lumens of bright light that is wide in scope and long reaching rivaling that of the 800 lumen light motion urban 800 fast. Usefully powerful practical and good looking light at a great price. As for sheer firepower well the ion is never going to offer the midnight sun experience of say a 3600 lumen niterider model but the ion s 700 lumen beam definitely gets the job done for short mountain bike rides. The msrp has been increased to 120 but the light is available for 100 from some online retailers and local bike shops.
Battery type rechargeable li ion. Bontrager s ultra bright all weather headlights and tail lights provide visibility at night and help you stand out during daylight hours. Replacing the battery in bontragers ion 700 bike light. The price to replace it with a new unit is in the 90 100 range so as with previous instructables that i ve done i decided a diy solution was in.
Bike lights are the essential accessory for every ride day and night. The usb rechargeable light features 5 modes for day and night and its compact design and adjustable hard mount make it easy to securely attach it to the handlebars of any bike. This light measured 661 lumens in an integrating sphere. This measurement uses the ambient light produced by the bike light.
Some bike lights like the nitecore dual beam give you two lights. My bontrager ion 700 headlight is a few years old and it stopped working suddenly after a long ride. Bike of the week. One main beam for distance and a smaller wide angle beam for visibility.
For a light that easily fits in your hip pocket recharges pretty damn quick and doesn t cost a ton of money it s. Integrating sphere measured lumens. The lumen hour graph below shows how the light performs. Bike of the year.
Claimed lumens by the manufacturer is 700 lumens. Other 650 750 lumen lights typically retail for 110 180 whereas the ion 700 retails for 100 despite having equal or superior features. Skip to view. Bontrager ion 700 light in brief review.