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Exposure MaXx-D Front Light 2010
The MaXx-D is the established market leader in handlebar lighting. 10/10 reviews and thousands of cusomters agree that this Cable Free Design light can not be bettered.
That's why it's still top in the Exposure range for 2010 and is still the "MaXx Daddy". Own the MaXx-D and you will "Own The Night". Just short of 1000 lumen output with Smart Port Technology as standard and an incredible 320g.
The MaXx-D is the Daddy of the Exposure range with 4 LEDs and cable free design that boasts just short of a blinding thousand lumen output on MaXx setting, in a simple Cable Free package. A logical progression from our multi award winning Exposure MaXx range, the MaXx-D shares the fantastic selling features as the Exposure 2010 range including new "SPT - Smart Port Technology"
Only one Smart Port accessory can be used at a time. I.e. you cannot have the Remote Switch and a RedEye rear light at the same time
Only one Smart Port accessory can be used at a time. I.e. you cannot have the Remote Switch and a RedEye rear light at the same time
Cycle light technology has moved on greatly over the years, traditional 'bulb' lights have been more or less replaced by LED and HID systems. Battery, lens and reflector technology has been improved greatly resulting in brighter and longer run times. Wiggle lists a large selection of bicycle lights suitable for lit streets in the city, or unlit country lanes and even bike lights suitable for off road riding, ranging from around £8 to over £300 they vary greatly in purpose and performance. Tiny LED's with flashing or constant modes are great for being seen in built up areas, whilst rechargeable systems can keep the road or off-road trails lit up for non-stop riding at night.
Exposure are makers of lightweight powerful cycle lights, developed by racers and riders, Exposure Lights aim is to meet the needs of the modern day cyclist. Gone are the days of carrying around that bottle battery pack or clumsy batteries. Gone are the days of your cables and leads catching on branches, or having a loose connection on that bumpy dark descent. Just clip these Exposure lights into place, and you’re off – simple. Using ultra lightweight mobile technology, Exposure Lights are small enough to fit in your pocket, and powerful enough to race with. Exposure LED & lens technology produces a clear white beam that will light up your journey.
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The Exposure MaXx has always been a neat idea, but the new Daddy puts the niggles right in this top trail light. The four-LED head unit gives a great spread and decent depth, so accurate aiming isn't important any more. Its Smart Port adds a remote switch option, so you don't have to mess with the awakard double-click switch on the back.
This leaves plenty of power for pushing the pace on technical trails with a three-hour run time (plus there's the 'ride' and 'low' settings and optional 'piggyback' battery). The single can package also keeps weight low and ease of fitting high. It can be a knee knocker on small frames, won't mount on a helmet and its reliability is unproven, but we really like it so far.
Brand new and unproven, but superb self-contained trail light potential.
The four-LED array in Exposure's top-end MaXx-D produces a massive 960-lumen claimed output in a broad, even pattern that blankets a wide swathe of trail ahead of you in bright, white light.
The high-quality beam is free of dim spots or other distracting anomalies, and the relatively diffuse focus provides excellent peripheral vision - a key feature for a bar-mounted lamp that can't be aimed as readily as one that's helmet-mounted.
As a result, we enjoyed a more comprehensive view of the trail than with bar-mounted lights with a brighter and more centrally focused hot spot. Trail features - and textures - immediately ahead are easy to pick out and interpret, and the wide beam gives decent advanced notice through corners.
However, that same broad field of view that's so welcome at slow or medium speeds comes at the expense of long-range punch. Without a concentrated hot spot it's relatively easy to overrun the MaXx-D beam at speed - even when on full blaze - and we had to back off on several familiar trails because we couldn't see far enough ahead. The radially symmetrical beam pattern also wastes some candlepower up top by not having a sharp cut-off.
Run times are reassuringly lengthy, though. Exposure claim three hours on the brightest 'MaXx' setting but we regularly went slightly north of that. The medium setting's 10-hour run time should more than suffice for mere mortals but if not, simply plug one of Exposure's supplemental one or three-cell piggyback batteries into the rear accessory port (which can also accept rear lights, remote switches or other handy bits) to add more juice.
Unlike most high-output lights, Exposure conveniently package the MaXx-D in a unique one-brick bundle that houses the battery, emitters, optics and electronics. Unless you add on one of the plug-in accessories, there are no cables to deal with and no batteries to clumsily mount somewhere. As a result, the MaXx-D is easier to handle than most setups and it's also quite light at around 300g.
That single-brick configuration does, however, preclude using the MaXx-D as a helmet-mounted light. Though the total system weight is very light, 300g is still a fair chunk of mass to slap on your head, and there is no provision for a helmet mount.
Construction quality is typical for Exposure, which is to say extremely high. The stout, machined aluminium housing is anodised and laser-etched with the unit's key features and button operation. O-rings seal the innards from water and mud, and cooling fins add more surface area to the large-diameter body to dissipate heat. The single rear button doubles as a mode and battery life indicator, and it too is sealed against water.
The aluminium bar mount is a similarly thought-out bit with a stout clamp (with shims for various diameter bars) and a brilliant dovetail lamp interface that's rattle-free and rotatable left and right for precise aiming. Unfortunately there's no true breakaway function, though, so the mount is prone to damage if you crash.
All in all, the Exposure MaXx-D is a superb main bar-mounted light with fantastic total light output, excellent burn times and an appropriately broad beam pattern all housed in a compact, light, and easy to handle package - and at an appealing price, too, compared to lights of similar output.
For more casual riders and night rides on slow-to-medium speed trails, the MaXx-D alone should suffice, but more serious night-time riders will want to pair it with a powerful spot-type beam for a more complete high-speed package.
Excellent all-in-one unit for trail riding but, used on its own, it lacks the long-distance reach needed for racing
The MaXx-D packs a lot of technology into the head unit. Three power settings, a multi-colour fuel gauge/power indicator LED button and a Smart Port that supports a plug in a rear red LED remote switch or piggyback battery.
Because the head unit has an integrated battery, it is a bit bulkier than the others. It does, however, have the huge advantage of not having trailing cables or inconvenient battery packs to mount.
It shares the small quick-release mounting that, while it has an excellent QR bracket for the light, needs an Allen key to remove completely. The rear LED is a faff to power up but a real bonus feature all the same. The powerful 960 lumen output claimed is out to good use, throwing out a penetrating but smooth pool of light.A firm favourite among testers for its small size and quality of light.
The Exposure MaXx-D was an excellent option favoured by a lot of the testers.
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