Magazine Reviews and Product Reports
UK review by Gary, Mountain Bike Instructor - Aug 2010
The bike kit is staggeringly good. Used for the first time last night over two hours on technical, wooded, single-track that I’d never ridden before, and (as far as is possible to gauge) I don’t think I’d have been going any faster in daylight.
The lights give complete confidence, instantly. There simply isn’t any “getting used to” them, you just ride without thinking. I was taking rough ground, gullies, drops and jumps on-sight, at pace, without any degree of hesitancy. The units never needed adjustment, as are seemingly impervious to trail wobble, and the gecko system on the helmet was comfortable, and un-intrusive. This is genuinely “fit and forget” stuff.
I’m hugely impressed by the quality of the light output. Having used a variety of headtorch/lamp combinations in the past, I’m overwhelmed with the consistency, clarity and colour response of the beam. There are no dim spots (or bright patches), and the depth perception even with just one light-unit is excellent. A lot of the sandy trails I run and ride can appear to go “flat” under certain weather/light conditions, so I was really impressed with the level of detail they pick out.
With regard to the intensity of light, I rode almost exclusively with the lights on their lower setting, as I’m most interested in their performance as an endurance product. I can see why you don’t advertise this as “half power”, as the step down is marginal, considering the extended burn time this level offers. I can see the full power level being really useful in bleak weather, really technical trails, or just when the brain starts tiring, but also for navigation across more open ground that I was riding last night. The narrow beam on the helmet is certainly useful for picking out features either stationary, or on the fly, and this is what I’ve always looked for in an “adventure” set up.
We have many riders around the globe using our lights. We will slowly gather a wide spread of comments from our customers for you to read before you buy.
April 2010 - RIDE ON - Bicycling Victoria - see 
rideon_apr10_lights_test.pdf (2.1 MB)
Dec 09 - MTBR.COM - latest review from the USA. See here
MBR, Nov 09 edition - see mbrlights.pdf (2.0 MB)
Here's some words from MBR UK. 'It’s all very well looking at lumen counts on paper, beam patterns in theory and battery life on quoted tables, but it is out on the trail that everything is brought together'
After the test they found the following 'Ultimately though, the Ay-Ups were favourite with all the testers. In the comprehensive Adventure V4 kit, you get both helmet and bar lights with more than enough power and battery life to satisfy any riding need' Oct 09
Enduro, Australian Endurance Mag - June 09 edition - see here
BikeRadar.com read their review and customer comments here
Mountain Bike Australia July 09 - coming soon
Outer Edge, Australian Adventure Mag - June 09 edition - See here
outer_edge_1.pdf (180.8 KB) and here outer_edge_2.pdf (194.5 KB) For Outer Edge's webiste go here
Worldwide reviews posted on MTBR.com - see here
David Shepherd, Australian Orienteer - Read his product review here
MTBR.COM review from the USA, see here - released Jan 09
Gear Review from the USA, see here - released Jan 2009
MTO Bikes in the USA have posted a detailed report here - definately worth a read
2008 Reviews
220_triathlon_mag_uk_2008.pdf (1.8 MB)
what_mtb_uk.pdf (1.3 MB)
nzmtb_2008.pdf (533.3 KB)
mba_mjj08_evolutionary_lights.pdf (1.1 MB)
American Handgunner Magazine
- web review
Ride On - Road Cycling - coming soon
UK customers - Did you know we are Singletrack recommended 
and we scored an MBR 10 rating in their reviews in 2008 & 2009. Unfortunately we didn't get an invite into Singletrack and What MTB for 2009
Stay tuned as we update this page with more reviews
