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Cygolite Metro 360 USB Bicycle Headlight
- Super bright 4 watt - 360 lumens 2nd generation Cree X Lamp LED, Custom TIR optics for cycling, side illumination ports for added visibility
- Steady Pulse mode: alerts motorists with pulses while lighting the path at night, DayLightning mode :lightning-like flashes demand attention in the day
- 6 light modes: Medium > High > Low > Steady Pulse > DayLightning > Walking; Lasts up to 10 hours on a single charge
- Compact (110 g), water resistant and USB rechargeable with internal Li-Ion battery that saves cost of replacement batteries
- Includes headlight, USB charging cable and Lock-tite handlebar mount
List Price: $ 59.95
Discount Price: $ 44.70
Upgraded for 2014, the Metro 360 features 6 modes, new custom TIR optics and increased output that lights up the demanding roads with its powerful 360 lumen 4 watt LED. Recharge conveniently through a USB port to save you the cost of replacing batteries ride after ride. New 24/7 Safety Technology features night and day specific modes for added safety: 2-in-1 Steady Pulse illumination alerts motorists with flashes while constantly lighting your path while new DayLightning mode boosts 500 lumens of lightning like flashes to demand motorist's attention during the day. Compact, rechargeable and super bright, the Metro 360 is geared for any commute.
Customer Reviews
| 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful  A great light! Virtually identical to the older Metro 420, By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Cygolite Metro 360 USB Bicycle Headlight (Sports) This is my second Cygolite headlight. I purchased a Cygolite Metro 420 this spring, and it's performed so well that I decided to buy another which I could mount on my helmet or use on my wife's bike. Unfortunately, the 420 has been discontinued, so I decided to try the 360; in practice the lights have proven to be *very* similar (which I'll get back to later).The Metro 360 is a very, very bright light. Since I typically ride where there are street lights, I find the medium setting to be totally adequate for most of my uses. The full brightness mode is really overkill if you have any ambient light, and I save it for completely unlit areas to conserve battery power. Despite its brightness, the lumen ratings on these things should be taken with a grain of salt; I can compare the "bright" mode of th is light to a (nominally) 200 lumen flashlight and it's really not discernibly brighter than the torch. I find the beam pattern quite appropriate for bicycle mounting - it's wide enough to cover a reasonable chunk of the road ahead when mounted on the handlebars. With a single light I feel comfortable riding up to about 15 mph in the dark, but I wouldn't go much faster than that for fear of not being able to avoid unseen obstacles. For higher speeds I use one light on the bike and one on my helmet, and I can target the latter on the fly as needed (no helmet mount is included, though; I have rigged up my own solution as I await receipt of the official CygoLite Helmet Mount for ExpiliOn). Recharging is simple - use any USB port. A cable is included but a power adapter is not. You may use your PC's USB port, or use the cable with a charger from e.g. a phone for a quicker refill. Recharge from empty can take several hours, and a blinking green light under the power switch indicates that charging is in progress (it switches to solid green when finished). Since it's not totally dark during my commute, I often use the safety blinker ("Daylightning") mode. The battery lasts seemingly forever using this mode, and I can go weeks without charging when using this exclusively on my twenty minute commute. I've never had this thing run out of power during use yet; I just recharge it when I remember to, and it's always good to go. The only time I found it completely dead was after I had apparently left it on overnight. I've seen an 8 hour runtime indicated and I'd believe it. The mounting bracket is simple and effective. The thumb screw tightens and you can latch it in place. You can use the included spacers if your handlebar is too small, or cut some old tir e tube and use that as a shim instead. The mounting mechanism allows the light to be tilted from left to right; if you have problems with the light shifting from side to side too freely while mounted, you can tighten the phillips head screw in the mounting bracket to make lateral movements require more force. The light detaches from the mount when you depress the retaining tab and slide it forward. Although I've not tested the 360 in the rain yet, I used the 420 in the rain a great deal. It held up in the weather just fine without any discernible issues and I expect similar results from the 360. One caveat: make sure the USB port is covered with the rubber stopper. If you don't do this water can get inside the light's plastic housing. The UI is good. Single press advances through modes, long press turns off while "saving" the current mode for power on. The sequence is: Medium -> Bright -> Low -> Bright with periodic very brief flashes (aka "S teady Pulse?") -> Standard Flashing (the typical on/off/on/off regular flashing, AKA "DayLightning?") The sequence of the 360 is identical to that of the 420. "Steady Pulse" is a somewhat unique mode which is almost, but not entirely, fully solid, so you can use it like a headlight without being blind for long during the blinks. *** EDIT *** I initially erroneously claimed that "walking" mode was absent, but I just didn't know how to activate it (instructions? WHO NEEDS INSTRUCTIONS!). As a commenter points out, you hold the button from "off" for ~1 second. "Walking" mode is actually identical to "low," but when in walking mode single press does nothing and the light only responds to long press (which turns it off completely). I'm not readily envisioning a use for this, but... there it is. *** END EDIT *** Four stars instead of five because: - the battery does not seem to be interchangeable - having a spare ba ttery would sure be nice for extended trips, and being able to swap out the battery... Read more 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful One of the best valued bike lights available, By Bike Light Fanatic (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Cygolite Metro 360 USB Bicycle Headlight (Sports) This fall I reviewed over a dozen bike lights (http://bicycles.blogoverflow.com/2013/09/the-2013-headlights-review/), and this one had the best overall value for its cost out of all of them. For about , the Metro 360 has one of the best battery runtimes, a unique steady-flash mode that is great for commuters, USB charging, and plenty of light output for most rides on roads and even paths. No other light in this price range had such a good combination of brightness, battery life, and quality. 0 The Metro 360 is also available in a combination pack with the Cygolite Hotshot, the top pick from last year's tail light review (http://bicycles.blogoverflow.com/2012/03/tail-light-review). This combo pack is likely the best combination for the price if you're looking for reliable, high-quality lights that aren't too expensive. Note: The light I reviewed was provided as a free review unit by the manufacturer, as with most of the 30+ lights I' ve reviewed. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful Clips need work, Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Cygolite Metro 360 USB Bicycle Headlight (Sports) This lamp is great, strong beam, an almost scarily bright flash mode, and it doesn't switch on in my bag or break easily. The lamp can be removed from the bike in two ways by unscrewing and then flipping open the entire holder, or by clicking off only the lamp body off the handlebar holder. Unfortunately that's a bit the worst of both worlds. The screw on part that goes around my handle bar is a bit too loose, while the clip between lamp and handlebar ring is a bit too tight. The holder is not attached completely tightly to my bike, because it is screwed on and tightened by hand. When I ride over a bump, the lamps starts sliding and pointing downwards more. I have to adjust that a lot. Worse, the clip part is actually very hard to operate: when I use it to take off the lamp (which is so hard that the clip can cut into my finger), I invariably move around the ring that grips around the handle bar, and the same when I clip the lamp back on at night . As ide from the fact that then the lamp again needs adjusting, I'm also worried that all the sliding around while the holder is tightened onto the bar is going to actually reduce its grip further over time. 0 |
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