Petworth, England, home of Exposure Lights.<br><b>Photos by Grant Robinson</b>
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Roger Sparrow, founder of USE, the parent of Exposure.
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Exposure was launched in 2005 and were one of the first companies to design bike lights that were self-contained and cable-free.
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Let's look at what it takes to create the Exposure Diablo Mk3 light.
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Like any modern product, the first step is design via CAD.
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The Diablo Light is only 124 grams with helmet mount. This is how the weather-proof body starts its life.
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Cut and shaped aluminum bodies get cleaned up in the Rumbler before going to anodizing.
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Once the Diablo bodies are anodized, assembly can begin.
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The high-tech lights are hand-assembled by experienced employees.
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Batteries are now small and light which benefit MTB applications.
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The Diablo's lithium-ion clusters allow custom-tailoring for 1, 3 or 10 hour settings.
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The circuit board (or CB) manages the output.
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The solid-state Cree XPG R5 LED lights in the Diablo are extremely bright and efficient.
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The custom-designed lens is a key ingredient to the 975 lumen output on the Diablo.
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Every Exposure light is tested in-house for a full cycle before shipping to the customer.
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Thanks to Exposure Lights for this look into their process. <b>www.exposurelights.com</b>
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Enjoy an in-depth look at what it takes to create some of mountain biking's nicest cable-free lighting systems at the Exposure Lights factory in Petworth, England. Exposure is a branch of Ultimate Sports Engineering, or USE. Photos by Grant Robinson
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