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| The Cygolite Metro 420 |
Each month, our friends at Hawley share a review on the latest gear that is passing through their warehouse on its way to your local bike shop.
As always, thanks to Ken Klatte, Production Artist with Hawley, for
this sneak-preview and words of wisdom. For more from Hawley on the
latest and greatest in bike gear, check out their blog or YouTube channel.
One of the most reviewed cycling products are lights. Because lights come in all shapes, sizes and luminosity, the amount of review space devoted to them seems to be ever expanding. In keeping with this unsettling trend, this month’s product review focuses on a newly released light from Cygolite, the Metro 420!
One of the most reviewed cycling products are lights. Because lights come in all shapes, sizes and luminosity, the amount of review space devoted to them seems to be ever expanding. In keeping with this unsettling trend, this month’s product review focuses on a newly released light from Cygolite, the Metro 420!
The Metro
420’s name encapsulates the light’s capabilities in a nutshell. It’s meant for
commuting and it produces a healthy 420 lumens.
Like most newly produced lights, the Metro 420 is USB compatible so you
can charge it at your office desk as you check your Facebook instead of
churning out those excel spreadsheets.
The charge time is 5 hours so don’t forget to plug it in during the
morning. There are 5 different light settings (hourly run time shown in
parentheses): High (1:40), Medium (2:30), Low (10:00), Steady Pulse (3:00) and
Daylight Flash (25:00). The low setting
isn’t worth using and the medium setting seemed only worthwhile on city streets
with low lighting. Anything genuinely dark needed the high setting for truly
safe riding.
As with a lot of the Cygolite commuter lights, the Metro 420’s
beam pattern produces a solid central beam of light and a large halo of
diffused light that picks out peripheral terrain. The handlebar clamp is easy
to use and once attached is easily one of the most stable platforms on the
market. At a scant 110 grams, the Metro 420 won’t give you any handling issues.
We had our doubts if this light was truly waterproof as Cygolite claims. The
shell, while made of an indestructible alloy- plastic blend that was impervious
to any physical abuse thrown at it, seemed like it would have issues with water
seepage. After two unfortunate rides caught in freak thunderstorms, the Metro’s
“innards” were bone dry and the light worked flawlessly. The Metro 420 is a
sturdily constructed light made for the commuter who needs reliability and
luminosity at a price that is affordable. MSRP is $74.99
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