Within the newest installment of our chats with the manufacturers we inventory, we meet up with Mark Robinson, the European Territory Supervisor from Lezyne to talk lights, pumps and multitools! Learn on to seek out out extra!

Inform us in regards to the historical past of Lezyne? The place is the model initially from?

Lezyne was based in 2007, by trade icon (and German native) Micki Kozuschek. Within the prime of his profession as knowledgeable triathlete, Kozuschek started Maxcycles and introduced reasonably priced, high-quality bicycles and clothes to the German market. Shortly after transferring to the USA, Kozuschek based Truvativ, which grew to turn into a number one producer of OEM and aftermarket biking parts. In 2004, Kozuschek offered Truvativ to SRAM.

In 2007, Kozuschek re-entered the biking trade with Lezyne – Engineered Design.

At a time when poorly engineered, plastic catalog-copied equipment had been the usual, Lezyne’s purpose was to engineer and produce premium high quality equipment that meet the identical excessive requirements as high-end bicycle parts. In few phrases, Lezyne’s purpose was Engineered Design. Right this moment, the purpose stays the identical and Lezyne is now a biking equipment trade chief with award successful merchandise worldwide.

Lezyne’s headquarters is situated in Reno, Nevada, USA, with workplace areas in San Luis Obispo, California, USA, Berlin, Germany, and Taichung, Taiwan.

We’re heading into ‘Mild season’, the mornings and evenings are darker – what makes Lezyne LED lights completely different to the remaining?

Since 2011, Lezyne has been growing LED lights with a group of in-house product designers and engineers who work below the lead of Micki Kozuschek to create the very best high quality lights within the trade. Part of the manufacturing unit crew, is an in-house high quality management group, made up of engineers that supervise building.

Lezyne develops its personal lenses to supply the very best optics for bicycle lights. Spectroradiometers are used to confirm lumen outputs and superior CNC-machined warmth dissipating aluminum our bodies are all manufactured in-house. The ecosystem is accomplished with in-house software program programmers.

Lezyne LEDs boast highly effective, uniform mild beams with trade main run occasions, are characteristic wealthy with quite a lot of strong and flash modes, intuitive, and are available IPX7 waterproof rated. The compact, all the pieces you want and nothing you don’t strategy makes a Lezyne LED a high-performance, but trendy addition to any trip.

Beneath Micki Kozuschek’s management and funding into the trade, Lezyne has full management over the event and manufacturing course of, permitting exquisitely designed, intelligently engineered, meticulously inspected and functionally full lights at a price-to-value ratio unmatched by the market.

What are the important thing launches for this Autumn/Winter?

Lezyne launched their 2024 product vary at Eurobike, asserting the Ai mild collection, together with the Strip Professional Ai Alert 400+ Rear, KTV Professional+ Ai Alert Rear (the Strip and KTV having StVZO criticism fashions for the German market) together with the well-received Saddle Ai Alert 250 Rear. The Ai Alert collection combines Synthetic Intelligence with our superior ALERT rear taillights which routinely detect brake occasions and intelligently change output mode to Lively Alert – a fast flash “brake mild” mode; signaling deceleration, successfully speaking your actions to site visitors and fellow cyclists, enhancing rider visibility and security.

Lezyne have additionally launched a mount vary, the LED qPro Mount – a CNC-machined aluminum, quick-release mount with GoPro compatibility designed for tremendous fast mounting and dismounting of appropriate Lezyne LEDs. The Garmin/Wahoo GPS Ahead Mount in addition to a GoPro appropriate variant, the Mega Mounts S/L, and the compact Flexi Stem Mount.

As well as, Lezyne introduced the 18k Gold restricted Version Pump that includes the Presta Professional pump head, a pump head with Lezyne’s modern (VBS) Valve Bleed System, permitting customers to tremendous tune tire pressures on the easy press of a button on Presta valves.

How does a rider select one of the best mild for them? Is brightest one of the best?

No. Brightest isn’t essentially greatest. Lezyne’s lineup consists of lights to see, or lights to be seen. Lights to see embody entrance lights, helmet lights, and E-bike lights. Lights to be seen embody taillights and alert lights. Lights are additionally supplied in pairs and sure fashions characteristic Sensible Join- a sensible method to wirelessly management your lights utilizing Lezyne’s LED Ally app. We advocate a mixture of entrance and taillights to extend your visibility and total security.

When selecting your Lezyne lights it’s best to be aware your international locations rules, for instance German legislation requires StVZO compliant lights. Your lights specification relies on your private wants as a rider. Highway and gravel cyclists might want glossy and compact lights with clear built-in mounting choices just like the Macro Drive 1400+ with the Strip Professional Ai Alert 400+ Rear. Mountain bikers bombing trails throughout evening rides might want the largest and brightest just like the Mega Drive 2400+ with the Lite Drive 1200+ helmet mild mixture. Bike packing bike owner could require highly effective lights just like the Tremendous Drive 1800+ with Infinite Mild Powerpack+ compatibility for prolonged runtimes. A favourite amongst E-bike riders is the E-Bike Macro Drive 1000- you will need to think about compatibility when selecting an E-bike mild.

Specs to think about could be max lumen output, max runtime and the mixture of strong and flash modes that suite you in addition to powerpack compatibility. Measurement and weight are additionally vital points to think about and these specs are all precisely listed on the web site. All Lezyne lights are IPX7 water proof rated, are designed for environment friendly warmth dissipation and are both USB or USB-C appropriate.

In addition to lights, Lezyne make an enormous vary of different merchandise – what are your private favourites?

A few of our private favourites are the RAP II 19 Multi software, The Highway Caddy Saddle bag, The Professional Tubeless Equipment and final however not least, the Alloy HV Digital Drive Ground Pump. 

What are Lezyne’s plans for the longer term? Something thrilling you may inform us to look out for within the coming months?

We’re significantly enthusiastic about our Ai Alert mild range- The way forward for bicycle mild know-how! Combining Synthetic Intelligence with our superior ALERT rear taillights to convey you essentially the most correct biking brake lights available on the market.

Mark, nice to meet up with you and thanks for the very detailed data!

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