Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light Reviews
Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated September, 2024
Latest Price: £175 – Save 8% (RRP: £190)
Take a look now to discover what makes Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.
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Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light features
Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black Other Lights found with this Spec: 6387 |
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Feature 1
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Material: Anodised 6063 aluminium Other Lights found with this feature: 8 |
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Feature 2
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Maximum Output: 1300 lumens Other Lights found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Light Type: 1x White HP35.2 LED Other Lights found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Battery Type: 3100mAh Lithium-Ion Other Lights found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 5
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Maximum Runtime: 36 hours Other Lights found with this feature: 4 |
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Feature 6
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Charge Time: 4 hours Other Lights found with this feature: 5 |
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Feature 7
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Water-Resistance Rating: IP6 Other Lights found with this feature: 5 |
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Feature 8
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Dimensions: 113 x 31mm Other Lights found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 9
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Weight: 102g Other Lights found with this feature: 3 |
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Price
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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 Axis MK8 Front Light.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Exposure Axis MK8 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.
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 Axis MK8 Front Light
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Exposure Axis MK8 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 Axis MK8 Front Light was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £175 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 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 £175.
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 23 cost more than Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light and 302 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, 9 were more expensive than Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light and 78 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 Axis MK8 Front Light comes in above average.
9 products that meet this search were more expensive than Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light and 61 were cheaper.
Exposure Axis MK8 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 Axis MK8 Front Light reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.2 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 Axis MK8 Front Light or another similar product, like Exposure Joystick Mk14 Front Light reviews or Exposure Diablo MK2 SYNC Front Light 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.
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.
YouTube Video of Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Exposure Axis MK8 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 9.0/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25308771655
- Product ID 2: 755025UK
- Brand: Exposure
- Model number: EXPAXIS7
- RRP: £190
- EAN: 5060369154450
- Description: Exposure Axis MK8 Front Light A simple and effective light for the regular commuter and low-light rider, this bar and helmet-mounting torch from Exposure illuminates your route with ease and versatility. Giving a maximum output of 1300 lumens from its HP35.2 LED, this Axis MK8 lights the way with a strong, narrow beam and features Optimised Mode Selector technology to adapt the strength of the shine to suit the light levels and conditions you journey though.Innovative and Intuitive Front Bike Light Housed within an anodised aluminium casing, this excellent Exposure model stays highly durable for year-round use and comes with an IP6 water-resistance rating for enhanced protection. The unit also features Intelligent Thermal Management which stops the light from overheating through prolonged. Rounding out this impressive illuminator is TAP technology which lets you change modes with a simple tap of the light or your helmet (when mounted to your headwear). Technologies:TAPQuickly switch between modes on helmet lights by tapping either the body of the light or the helmet without needing to locate the function button for fast control to match the pace of the trail. Three sensitivities allow greater versatility. Intelligent Thermal Management (ITM)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 Selector (OMS)Various 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 Material: Anodised 6063 aluminium Maximum Output: 1300 lumens Light Type: 1x White HP35.2 LED Battery Type: 3100mAh Lithium-Ion Maximum Runtime: 36 hours Charge Time: 4 hours Water-Resistance Rating: IP6 Dimensions: 113 x 31mm Weight: 102g Buy¬†Exposure Lights¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Accessories > Lights
- Savings percentage from RRP: 8%
- Unisex
- 15
- Adult
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 Axis MK8 Front Light included,
Exposure Diablo MK12 Front Light reviews, Exposure Sirius MK9 Daybright Front Light reviews, or we really liked the look of Exposure Sirius Mk8 and TraceR Mk2 Light Set reviews as another alternative.