Outbound Lighting is updating its Hangover wireless helmet light. Updates include replacing the shell with a unique thermally conductive polymer.
According to the company, the polymer is moulded in Michigan from raw material produced in Kentucky that is lighter weight, doesn’t require any surface coatings, and produces a sleeker finish.
Outbound Lighting adds that its Chicago-based team of engineering professionals has perfected the beam pattern for trail riding with optics that fill the entire field of vision from a wireless mounted helmet light.
Outbound’s Evo Downhill Package includes the updated Hangover helmet light paired with the complementary Trail Evo wireless handlebar light, positioned as an off-road mountain biking trail lighting solution.
The company claims that… ‘the Evo gives the widest, most even beam on the market, optimized for your handlebars so you never lose the trail, providing a ‘wall of light’. The Hangover provides vision on the trail at speed and lets you see through tight switchbacks.’
‘Both lights are intentionally designed to work together, so one doesn’t overpower the other as a ‘cohesive trail riding lighting solution’.
“The Evo Downhill Package provides the coverage you need to ride the trail as fast as you would during the day,” said Tom Place, co-founder of Outbound Lighting.
“You need to look ahead and see well down trail at speed, but also be able to see around your front wheel and your peripheral without turning your head, so we designed the Hangover and the Trail Evo to work together seamlessly to prevent any ‘tunnel vision’ or blindspots.
“Evo gives you a wall of light from the handlebars forward, side to side and down behind your front axle, so you can see everything in your peripheral vision with excellent depth even if your bars are turning. Hangover lets you spot your runout at a distance and around tight corners to eliminate blindspots, while blending smoothly with the Evo beam.”
Both the Hangover (US$125) and the Evo Downhill Package (US$365) are available at outboundlighting.com. Weighing 100g, the Hangover bike helmet light provides over 90 minutes of strong output, with the ability to USB speed-charge on the go. The waterproof USB-C quick charge 3.0 is included as standard.
