Moon Helix Sense (150lm)

For such a small and versatile unit, the output of the Moon Helix Sense 150 is pretty impressive. Due to the size, you wouldn’t expect such a long run-time, but a quick charge via the USB-C port and you have yourself a nighttime companion that will keep you safe on both lit city streets and out on the trails no problem.

Charging in just shy of 2:30hrs, it can run all night long and into the day – and that’s with the sense mode activated, which provides a more intense beam when slowing and coming to a stop.

Various output settings will of course offer different run-times. Personally, I’ve come to really see the benefits of the daylight run mode: a blink- blink- FLASH. Is the most efficient way to sell that mode in writing.

While not constant, the irregularity is very helpful to provide reliable awareness for other road users. On most of my bikes I will always run two rear lights: one constant, and one flashing.

What really helps give you a steer with the Helix Sense 150 is that battery life has been listed in the manual with braking illumination incorporated into the respective run-times.

Should you not wish to make use of the braking and sense options, it’ll require just a two-second hold of the button found on the front of the light. You can then make use of the ‘Variable Lumen System’ which allows you to brighten and dim the light through a range of lumens from 5 to 150.

The lowest level will give you the ‘longest’ run time of 130hrs of flashing at 5 lumens. If you run a solid beam of 5 lumens, you’ll get 12hrs from the light.

A solid constant beam maxes out at 50 lumens, however, and this will only last you 1:30hrs hours, which isn’t ideal if you want to rely on it for a long night ride.

These figures from the Variable Lumen System and Standard mode are the reason why I generally chose to keep it in Sense mode, on the Day Flash setting.

The Sense mode also auto adjusts for daylight and nighttime operations, which means the flash option used during the day will get you a total of 14 hours in the right conditions. I found on colder days you might lose between 20 or 30 mins off that.

It’s useful to have all these options, but that’s no help if the light’s not going to sit in the right place. Fortunately, the Helix Sense 150 has all the attachments.

The fixing options are as follows. A seat post mount with rubber band loop, with two options to cater for both aero and traditional round seat posts; a clip for attaching to clothing, a pannier or a backpack; and a seat rail clip.

The last of those I found invaluable. As I now keep my tools in a bottle cage tool box, I was easily able to move the light (in its highest position) between bikes.

I do however have to put my hands up and say at this point that it is a light I will just have to remember, through no one’s fault but my own.

The seat rail clip simply pops over each of the rails under your saddle, and while in the manual it suggests one should also use a cable tie on one side, this did affect how easy it was to transfer between bikes – each movement resulting in one more cable tie going to landfill.

I’d been using the light a lot and changing it between the saddles of three different bikes to the extent that the plastic bracket slowly became worn. On one rough day out on the drove roads of the Somerset Levels, I lost the light.

Luckily for me, I do run two or three rear lights – usually a button cell on the chain stay or seat stay and two on the seat post – but it was disappointing nonetheless as I was very much looking forward to riding into a great many sunrises with my li’l Moon Helix Sense 150.

On a related note, one not entirely negative frustration is just how strong the connection is between light and bracket – especially on the seat post mounts. Two hands are definitely needed. If trying to twist and go one-handed, I sometimes found that rather than releasing the light, the mount’s rubber band was instead twisting to breaking point.

Value

If power is your preference over size and light weight, the Lezyne Strip Drive 300+ LED Rear Light is a solid option for £40, although it lacks any kind of brake sense feature.

If you do want braking technology, the Magicshine Seemee 200 Version 2 is a neat little light for £39.99, but you won’t get quite the same run-times.

While these two offerings are solid alternatives, they don’t offer the same range of mounting options as the Moon Helix.

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Conclusion

If you are set on making a lasting solid impression on road users, other lights may be better for you. However, if you’re confident enough in the flashing options and long life this small light offers then I recommend it highly for long rides and wet days on the bike.