The light is controlled by two buttons at the top of the light: one to control brightness, the other to skip through modes. These are easy to use with bare hands or when wearing light gloves or mitts, but I struggled with thick, full fingered gloves.

In terms of mounting options, the light can go directly onto the handlebar or on a helmet with the provided cradle. The cradle attaches to the helmet by zip ties and sits around five centimetres high. It works fine, although for the majority of the review I used the light on my handlebar, simply because I find it more convenient. It doesn’t take up too much room on the ‘bar due to its relatively svelte 53x30x75mm size.

The light is charged through a built-in USB, which flips out from the rear. The only slight issue I had with this was that to plug it into a laptop the laptop would need to be raised (on a book, for example) which isn’t ideal. It does mean you don’t always need a USB cable with you, though. When the battery is fully charged the red LED turns green, which is also a handy touch to stop you overcharging the battery.

In terms of build, the light is claimed to be 100 per cent water and dustproof thanks to the polycarbonate housing and PMMA lens, as well as the anodised aluminium fascia.

At £74.99 you’re certainly paying more than you would for other lights with a similar output but for your money you’re getting a powerful but compact light, with an easy-to-use mount and good build quality.

Conclusion

On the whole I really like the Blinder Road 400 and the main issue I had when riding was using the buttons with full fingered, well insulated gloves. Otherwise, it’s a great general purpose light, with enough power for careful riding on unlit roads and plenty of settings. However, the battery life could be better on high powered settings and side visibility is lacking.