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Yes, you can 'see' it from 100 or so metres away, but as we know 'being seen' is entirely subjective – there are plenty of internet examples of drivers ploughing into the rear of police and highway vehicles painted entirely in high-vis fluorescent paint with gigawatt-power lights flashing. On the road, it works pretty much like every other light of this brightness. The charging current was only 0.1 Amp and I know the chargers are good for 2 Amps at each port, so it's the light's internal charge circuitry limiting current and therefore extending charge time here. Lezyne lists the charge time at three hours, but in repeated tests it took five hours each time, using different USB chargers.
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The rubber bung is very secure so no chance of losing it on the road, and as per its IPX7 rating, it survived a full minute under the Lukewarm Kitchen Tap Of Doom without letting a trace of water past. Depending on what you're trying to charge it in, especially a low-profile laptop sat flat on a desk, you may run into issues here and require an extension cable (not provided) to facilitate charging without damaging the USB port or the light. It's handy not to need a cable, but inserting it into a standard low-profile Apple USB charger there was only just enough space to accommodate the depth of the light lens without excessively bending the USB tongue. ChargingĬharging is via Lezyne's now-commonplace USB stick design, where you insert the light directly into a USB port after removing the secure rubber bung. The strap is thick yet also pliable enough to hold the Pro Drive 75 firmly on all diameters of seatpost, from skinny droppers to full-fat 30mm+ models. Unlike some other Lezyne designs, the ladder strap isn't retained, so make sure to hook it back up when chucking in a bag or it might go walkies.
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For 2019 Lezyne has angled the rubber mount so as to make the lens vertical when on the bike. Inside the rubber 'wings' there's a deep indentation to allow fitting to an aero seatpost without slipping, and enough give to also adhere securely to a normal post. Mountingįitting to your seatpost couldn't be easier: unhook the rubber strap, then rehook it around the post. When the light is turned on these charge level LEDs remain lit, so you can get an idea of time remaining without having to turn the light off and back on again. It seems to run forever in 75-25% remaining, meaning the 25%-or-less indication doesn't seem to map to expected time remaining, so when you see that come on, get it charging sharpish. Handy, and nice to see charge level indication in a light so small and cheap. The same LEDs show charging state: red for charging and green for charged. Green = 75% or more, green and red = 25-75%, and red-only means under 25%.
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There are two tiny battery charge level LEDs in the top right corner as you look at it, displayed by a single quick press of the power button without actually turning the light on. There's only the one button and it sits reasonably proud of the top of the light, making operation with gloves on easy. Press to cycle through the five modes, and it remembers the last mode used when you restart it. The Pro Drive 75 is dead simple to operate: press and hold the button for on, same for off. For 2019 the changes are tweaked optics increasing the advertised illuminated field from 180 out to a huge 270 degrees, a significantly increased run-time of about 40%, and a redesigned, angled rubber seatpost interface – all for about the same weight. Cons: USB-stick charging design, charge time & low charge remaining indication timeīack in 2017 Shaune reviewed the previous KTV Pro Drive, only really questioning the usefulness of the 3-lumen Economy setting.Pros: Fits any seatpost, wide angle, long run-times, memory mode, angled bracket.Just 50g and compatible with any seatpost, its 75-lumen output sits somewhere between 'be seen' and 'legal obligation', and makes for a good backup choice. The Lezyne KTV Pro Drive 75 is a compact, bright rear light with long run-time.