Cygolite Metro 1200, 1100, 950, 800, 650 Lumen Bicycle Headlight Models – Night & Day Modes– Compact– IP67 Waterproof– Secured Hard Mount– USB Rechargeable– for Road, Mountain, Commuter Bicycles

For long rides at night under a moonless sky, this isn't your light. Mainly, the battery will wear out in a few hours.But for just about everything else, the Cygolite Metro 1100 checks all the boxes.It's light. Cheap. Durable. And powerful.The bracket works reasonably well, with included shims, but I still long for a stem attachment (I would buy separate). It's hard to keep the light tracking level after you hit the rough stuff. And by rough, I'm talking about the kind of hits that sting. Most riding does not affect the position.I recommend these lights primarily for commuters, but I use mine for much more. It's great "insurance" if your ride ends up taking long than you expected, and you have to pedal home in the dark.I also use this light for winter fat biking, paired with a helmet mounted Metro 360. This is a decent setup.It charges with a MIcro USB, a common plug-in these days, and comes with an included cable. And this one charges a lot faster than the 360 I have.The battery does seem to last as advertised, and I normally run it on strobe for daytime, and the highest setting for night riding.I do see lots of these on the racks when I commute. Or out in the wild. They're common because of all the boxes they check.If you're on the fence about this light, buy it. You won't be disappointed.

Very bright, small, well-made, no real complaints. The beam pattern is really great, the diffuser helps get a nice wide beam that feels safer than non-diffused lights I have used, especially when riding through corners. Longer battery life would be nice, but then it would be a bigger light and for me, 1 hour at the full 1100 lumens is enough for me; and on the "medium" setting you get about 3 hours at about 366 lumens . If you need more run time at high brightness, check out the Cygolite Trion 1300, which gives you 1:45 at 1300.I think 1100 lumens is probably overkill if you're just trying to "be seen" by drivers, but it's great if you are riding at night down a dark road with no street lights. Part of my ride is on a forest path in the early morning with basically no lighting, and the 1100 lights it up like I was driving a car with the high beams on. When I'm on the main road, or when it's daytime, I can turn the power down to medium (about 366 lumens) to conserve battery life and not blind people.The Cygolite 1100 really is just an incredible achievement, and the engineers should be proud. It makes a nice little flashlight to take with you as well - it's small, bright, and easy to recharge on USB.Comparison to a much older LED light:It really amazes me how powerful bike lights are now with all the advances in LED technology. About ten years ago I bought a Niterider Minewt X2 for a princely sum of about 150 dollars. It put out 150 lumens on max power and is almost twice the size of the Cygolite Metro series. That's a dollar a lumen. Today, I can buy a 1100 lumen light for about 10 cents per lumen! So, the size of LED bike lights has come down noticeably, and the price has come down 90% in terms of dollars per lumen. Just for fun, I charged up my 10 year old NiteRider and compared it to the Cygolite 1100. It's like comparing a cheap old flashlight to a car headlight or something - really incredible.

I am comparing the Metro 800 with an eight year old Metro 550 that I have and still use on a daily basis. It surpasses the capabilities of my 550 in every aspect. I can't rate the battery life because I haven't put it through its paces but if the quality is the same, it should last me as long as my 550.One design feature I hope gets added to future versions is a little lanyard loop on the body so when I take it off the bike I can use it as a hand held light and clip it to my belt or pack when I'm not using it.Make sure you measure the diameter of the handlebar that you are going to attach it to. The mount that comes with the light will not fit a 32mm handlebar. I had to special order a bigger mount. Luckily, the mount for the 800 fits my 550 as well so now I have a spare mount for my other bike.Product support from the company is outstanding. I wore out the on/off button on my 550 a few years ago and the manufacturer sent me a free replacement.

I have had 10-12 of these for different bikes. All have very good light. Only issue is the plastic mount. I have had the screw-down hinge strip on a couple of them (after using for some time) and the light mount rotates (which is handy depending on how you attach it to your bike) but can work loose and requires screwing down to firm it up periodically. Overall a very good product. If you get really bright lights (800 lumen or above) and use it on flash mode on trails during the day, expect people to say nasty things to you as they pass opposite.

I have used Cygolite Metro for many years. It is such a good product, I recently misplaced it and bought another one. A very well constructed, waterproof, easy to use light. I highly recommend.

I bought this to try it out because the NY Times Wirecutter said it was the best . They did not even mention Niterider which is just as good. Comparing the two is difficult but I think Nite Rider is slightly tougher and has slightly better software. This light performs well though and has a slightly better clamp-on system than Niterider. It sat unused for two years and then charged right up with the same endurance as ever. Easy to use as a super bright flashlight. The on-off button flashes green to show it is charging and steady green to show it has been fully charged.

Bought four of these over the last few years and they’re very bright, and which are easy to charge and also very easy to set up on either the bike or a helmet.I usually bring two lights though on any ride that last more than 40 minutes because the batteries at full charge never make it to the duration clean by the manufacturer. This is consistent across all four of the lights that I’ve had at various output levels. My brightest light is 950 lm and it lasts only 40-50 minutes.Also I’ve had two of these lights now die completely outside of Warranty. About 2 years in each case. There’s no way to change the battery so they go in the garbage. I don’t like to buy stuff which can’t be recycled or repurposed or fixed and the only reason I do so with these is that they are cheaper than alternatives and when they’re working they’re great lights. Two of them together riding on forest trails lights everything up nicely so I can see where I’m going and it seems to work well in any temperature. But I wish the manufacture would deal with this battery issue and make it possible to replace the batteries after they stop holding charge.No I use these several times a week so that probably shortens the lifespan a little bit, but by comparison I have a good light from another company that has lasted me for four years now and still holds about 80% of the original charge. However I still recommend these lights because they’re well constructed, easy to attach, easy and quick to charge, and most importantly they throw a ton of light which is really important especially for biking at night.

Tengo varias lámparas de marcas reconocidas como Magicshine, las utilizo para ciclismo de montaña en total oscuridad, la adquirí para usarla de reserva en las salidas, sin embargo, la facilidad de montaje y carga, la autonomía de su pila, así como la luz que emite me sorprendieron al punto que ahora la usaré como mi lámpara principal; su haz de luz cubre todo el ancho del camino y la profundidad es suficiente para bajar rápido incluso en piso mojado. La puedes utilizar incluso como lámpara de mano. Los materiales y acabados de construcción son muy buenos. Recomiendo mucho esta lámpara.Actualización: En unos días cumplo 3 años de usar esta lámpara y sigue funcionando como el primer día, muy bien por la marca.

I have used this lamp for about 6 months now and it had been brilliant, in every sense.The brightness is amazing, so you really can ride with confidence in dark country lanes which are otherwise pitch black.The battery actually lasts as long as the manufacturer says. That is a long time obviously depending on the setting.It has a good range of settings.During the day use it with "double flash" and be sure oncoming motorists WILL see you, in in bright daylight.It recharges quickly.It is very light weight.It is not the cheapest cycle lamp you can buy but it is unquestionably great value for money.Unhesitatingly recommended.

Was just what I expected would be lights up extremely well

Dura bastante la batería y da un brillo muy intenso