Ion 700 Bike Light

Bontrager ion 700 is compared to other 700 lumen lights.

Ion 700 bike light.

The msrp has been increased to 120 but the light is available for 100 from some online retailers and local bike shops. Bike lights are the essential accessory for every ride day and night. One main beam for distance and a smaller wide angle beam for visibility. Claimed lumens by the manufacturer is 700 lumens.

Bontrager ion 700 light in brief review. Other 650 750 lumen lights typically retail for 110 180 whereas the ion 700 retails for 100 despite having equal or superior features. Bike of the week. Battery type rechargeable li ion.

This measurement uses the ambient light produced by the bike light. Some bike lights like the nitecore dual beam give you two lights. 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. Trek recalling bontrager ion bike lights by jeff barber on dec 20 2016 trek is recalling bontrager flare rt and ion 700 rt lights due to an issue that may cause the lights to turn off unexpectedly which could leave riders with reduced vision and or visibility.

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 ion pro rt front bike light lets you ride with confidence at all hours of the day. For a light that easily fits in your hip pocket recharges pretty damn quick and doesn t cost a ton of money it s. The lumen hour graph below shows how the light performs.

Most usb rechargeable bike lights are going to have a single 18650 battery which you recharge through the usb port right on the light. Integrating sphere measured lumens. Bike of the year. My bontrager ion 700 headlight is a few years old and it stopped working suddenly after a long ride.

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. Bontrager s ultra bright all weather headlights and tail lights provide visibility at night and help you stand out during daylight hours. 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. This light measured 661 lumens in an integrating sphere.