Lezyne Femto Drive (Rear Light)

The story of my tail light....

Lezyne Femto Drive Rear Light - Blue

 After destroying my last AAA powered rear light by smashing it into a tree it was time for a replacement and being Lezyne, I expected the $24.95 Phoenix Cyclery charged me to be matched with quality and it hasn't disappointed.

The Lezyne Femto Drive rear light is classy with its CNC machined anodised aluminium housing and simple design. It is small and at 22g it's light yet it you'll been seen on those night rides, with 7 lumens shining out the back. I like it.

To turn it on, push in the lens for 2 seconds then press quickly to cycle through the 5 modes of: slow flash, medium flash, fast flash, organic fade away and steady. Then when it's time to pack aways press and hold the lens.

It comes 'ready to roll' with the required 2 x CR2032 button batteries and it is designed to be weather resistant with O-ring seals. It is available in various housing colours (red, silver, black, blue, purple, orange and gold) however, I chose blue coz it was the last one in the shop - suckers!

Runtime is rated at up to 60 hours flashing, or 30 hours on steady - I'm running on flashing at the moment so I'll let you know when it goes 'kaput.'

The lens is still plastic, but the housing protects it and the design does seem robust enough to survive a few mishaps.

It uses a silicone strap to wrap around and secure the light to your seatpost so is suitable for various seat post sizes but if your saddle pack gets in the way then apparently (according to the bike shop man), you can get a clip attachment designed to clip the light through a back loop on Lezyne saddle packs...so no excuses for not having a tail light.

Lezyne Silicon Strap

This strap makes it easy to re-position the light, particularly if you're a shorty like me and need to make sure that your rear light is not blocked by your rear tyre coz your's seat is so low! Here it is mounted on my seatpost on "Giovanni."

Lezyne Femto Drive Rear Light Mounted on 'Giovanni'

Lezyne Femto Drive Rear Light Mounted on 'Giovanni' - Side View

It works well and the plastic housing curves around the seatpost to angle the light upwards to help ensure it can be seen from behind. Although we'll see if I still think it's great when I put on a saddle bag... I suspect I may have to buy the bag clip so the light is not blocked by my rear wheel. 

In conclusion, the Lezyne Femto Drive rear light is pretty awesome. I like the fact that it is a simple design, it's easy to install and adjust, it's very light and it just looks cool. However, if you're short or ride with a saddle bag you may have to buy the bag clip so you can clip in a position that it can be seen and it is pricy but the cost is rewarded with quality.