NiteRider  Swift 450 Headlight

The visibility in bright sun is just right with the flashing brightest setting of 450 lumens. This is important to me for alerting "impaired" drivers, which seem to be more numerous than I expected. I don't need the 11 hours of run time they claim for the flashing function, but I returned the first unit after it ran down after only 4 hours, and Nightrider customer service was very efficient about sending a replacement. I strap it to a short PVC pipe mounted horizontally on my helmet with zip ties, which works well.

I prefer USB-C charge port. Multi function. The first time I tried the light I hadn’t realized it comes in locked mode. This is a good feature to prevent accidentally leaving it on during transport. The light has multiple settings. My most common is daytime flash. Press and hold X 3 sec easy and effective. Happy so far.

Great design, easy USB-C charging with provided cable, five light options (200, 400, 700 lumens, flash and 50 lumen for walking), excellent build quality, and most importantly, great night road visibility. This unit takes about two hours to fully charge. Easily mounts on handlebars with no separate hardware. This light also has a power lock to avoid accidental turn-on in bags, avoiding overheating and potential fires. I'll definitely be checking out their other products in the future, plus, designed in California! Rock on!

I have purchased two of these lights and both have failed to work: one right after purchase; the other after one battery charge. In both cases the lights showed a blue “charged” but the light would not function. Both are simply bricks at this point.