Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light Reviews

Review score: 9.4/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £210 – Save 2% (RRP: £215)

Take a look now to discover what makes Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light worthy of a review score of 9.4 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Exposure
• Videos
• Summary
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Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Lights. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Lights. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Lights. Brands like Exposure are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Lights category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Lights.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £210 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.1 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Lights

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Lights.

We found 327 in the Lights category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £63.00, making it above average at £210.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Lights. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £425.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.99.

With 327 products available we worked out that 14 cost more than Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light and 312 were cheaper.

Cost of Exposure products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 89 products from Exposure, of which 72 were in the Lights category.

For now though we’re looking at Exposure branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £64.54 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Exposure product we found was £2.50 and the highest price we could find from them was £415.00.

Of the 89 from Exposure, 7 were more expensive than Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light and 81 were cheaper.

How much are Exposure Lights?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Exposure products that are listed in the Lights category.

The average price of the 72 products that match this search was £76.60, with the cheapest coming in at £2.50 and highest price was £415.00. With the average being £76.60, Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light comes in above average.

7 products that meet this search were more expensive than Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light and 64 were cheaper.

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Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Lights category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.0 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light or another similar product, like Exposure Sirius MK9 Daybright Front Light reviews or Exposure Sirius Mk8 and TraceR Mk2 Light Set reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Lights.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Lights. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Exposure, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.4/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25308771657
• Product ID 2: 755028UK
• Brand: Exposure
• Model number: EXPDIABLO11BK
• RRP: £215
• EAN: 5060369154375
• Description: Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light Lighting your way through the traffic or the trails, this handy helmet and handlebar-compatible light by Exposure illuminates your way with 1750 lumens of brilliant brightness. Using TAP technology, this Diablo model makes moving between light modes as simple as possible. TAPThis Limited Edition torch features an innovative TAP system which changes the setting of your beam with a simple tap of the light (or your helmet if the lamp is mounted to your headgear). This setup allows you to focus on the ride ahead and switch-up your brightness with minimal distraction. Intelligent Thermal Management Patented circuitry within the light will reduce power to the LEDs, if they go beyond the optimum temperature, keeping the light as efficient as possible to maximise output and battery capacity.Optimised Mode SelectorVarious programs in the lights can easily be selected to offer a choice of run times and modes so you can find the right one for your ride, be it an all-night adventure or an intense blast.Features Body Material: Anodised 6063 Aluminium LED Configuration: 3 x White XPL2 Maximum Lumen Output: 1850 lumens Battery Type: 3400mAh lithium ion Maximum Runtime: 24 hours Charge Time: 4 hours Charger Type: USB Water-Resistance Rating: IP6 Dimensions: 115mm x 41mm Weight: 120g In The Box Diablo Mk12 Handlebar Bracket Helmet Mount Lanyard Fast Charger USB Charge Cable Quick Start GuideBuy¬†Exposure Lights¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Accessories > Lights
• Savings percentage from RRP: 2%
• Unisex
• 5
• Adult

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Other options for Lights

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Lights. 327 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light included,
Exposure Diablo MK2 SYNC Front Light Pack reviews, Exposure MaXx D MK13 Front Light reviews, or we really liked the look of Exposure Switch Mk4 with TraceR Light Set reviews as another alternative.