Just in: Lezyne Zecto Drive Pro LED

Look what’s just arrived here at road.cc HQ – Lezyne’s new Zecto Drive Pro LED. It’s a front light AND a rear light, priced at £44.99, and it’s available to pre-order at UK distributor Upgrade right now. 

We showed you this light briefly earlier in the year when we went to visit Lezyne. For such a small light – it weighs just 51g and the body, not including the clip, measures 45mm x 45mm x 25mm – it packs in a lot of functionality.

We don't usually do Just Ins on products that cost this little, but we reckon the Zecto Drive Pro warrants one because it's such an interesting little light.

There are three LEDs here, two white ones for using as a front light, and one red one for using as a rear light. We’re a way off doing our annual lights test where we compare light outputs and beam patterns, but we can tell you that the LEDs are really bright – surprisingly bright. Lezyne claim the white LEDs give 160 lumens when the light is in the daytime flash mode. It gives out up to 80 lumens in a constant mode.

There are two different constant modes and four flashing modes if you use the Zecto Drive Pro as a front light, two constant and three flashing if you use it as a rear light. It’s easy to cycle through them until you get the one you want. Put the red LED onto a flashing mode and it’s bright enough to add extra visibility in daylight.

There are a few other neat features too. You get side illumination, so people can see you when you’re passing junctions, for example, and the side windows also act as charge indicators to tell you how much juice is left. Speaking of charge, the power comes from a built in lithium polymer battery that you can recharge from a USB port.

Lezyne’s new mount system is well thought-out too. You get a clip on the back to attach the Zecto Drive Pro to a standard LED loop, a bag or clothing, and there’s a stretchy rubber strap that you can use for attaching it to your bike.

Anything else? Oh yes, it’s waterproof, and run times are from 2hrs up to 6:30hrs, depending on the mode you select. And you get a two year warranty.

As you can see, our Zecto Drive Pro has a red knurled alloy bezel, but black and silver versions are available too.

For more info visit the websites of Lezyne or Upgrade.