The light flashes blue when you're in race mode and green when you're in standard, and you just hold it down for a few seconds when you turn it on to change between the two. The app also gives you a battery readout for each light, but it would be nice if this feature was updated so the information is a little bigger, and more granular: getting useful battery information is a big plus for the app, but the current implementation could be improved. The light has seven settings and two different modes. The first mode allows you access to all seven settings, which are blast (650 lumens), enduro (450lu), economy (150lu), femto (15lu), flash (150lu), pulse (150lu) and overdrive (1100lu). Race mode lets you toggle just between overdrive and economy. Mode memory remembers whether you're in race mode or standard whenever you next turn the light on, and which setting you were last using – which is useful if you favour one setting in most situations. It's a good job it lasts so long, because when it came to charging, this is where I found my first issue: the charge port for the micro-USB cable is narrow, deep and fiddly, leaving you rummaging around inside to get the pin to connect. Most mini-USB chargers won't fit because the plastic body behind the charge pin will be too wide to for the Macro 1100's port, so you need to use the one supplied. For the size of the light the run-times are pretty impressive, often over-achieving not just hitting the targets, in use.

Flashing-wise, there is a DayFlash which pumps out the full 1,000lm for 7.5hrs, which grabs plenty of attention when riding in the sunshine or filtering during daylight, though it is way too antisocial to use during darkness. The twin MOR (Maximum Optical Reflection) lenses delivered a well-spread beam of light, with sufficient brightness for unlit urban routes, but you’d probably need more oomph for off-road forays. Lezyne KTV Pro 75 rear light The CNC machined aluminium body looks quality and makes the light look way more expensive then it actually is. It's available in a range of anodised colours too, so you can achieve a bit of coordination with your bike.

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When you normally turn ON or turn O FF a Lezynelight, you hold the button down for 2 seconds. If you hold the button down for 5 seconds from OFF, it will enter Overdrive Race Mode. The light will confirm by flashing the LED while the button is held down. This means that all flashing modes are removed from the cycle of modes, and it will only toggle between the highest steady setting and the lowest steady setting. To leave this mode you can hold the button down for 5 seconds (from OFF) again, until the light confirms by flashing.

USB rechargeable battery complete with charging cable means you do not have to buy batteries again. When it's time to top up, the unit is USB rechargeable via a rubber covered flap at the rear, and a full charge takes around four hours. An app for your lights? That might sound like a chore, but it's not: Lezyne's Smart connect app is simple and very effective. If the lights are turned on then they'll show up once you fire up the app, and you can connect the front and rear light to your phone. This also pairs them together (they come set up like that anyway), so that turning the front light on will also activate the rear. It doesn't work the other way round but this makes sense: there are times you might want to be running your rear light but not your front – on a busy road in the daytime, for example – but none that spring to mind where you'd need your front but not your rear.

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The light can also spin full circle on the mount, which means you can arrange it horizontally and mount it to aerobars too. You can get a solid aluminium bar mount if you want ultimate stability, and these are now widely available for around a tenner. Output Tell us what the light set is for and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it? With eight different light modes to choose from, including Blinking light and Continuous light, the Lezyne Lite Drive 1000XL offers flexible options to suit personal preferences and road conditions. It is also lightweight, weighing only 153 g, making it easy to mount and transport.