If you are reading this in the southern hemisphere and spring has now turned to summer, well number 1, please don’t show off and 2, keep this review in mind for April onwards when those of us in the frozen/rain soddern northern hemisphere are feeling smug about there being more light in the day.

Unfortunately back in the reality of a UK winter where it’s starting to get dark at 4pm and other than riding at the weekend (or your designated day off in the week) you’ll be riding in the dark. To do that you need a decent light to enable you to be seen by other people and to see by.

The Moon TitanMax is pretty unique as its shape is cuboid and not like any other light I’ve seen. It is 62 x 48 x 56 mm and weighs 152g on my unvarified kitchen scales. It boasts 1700 lumens at full power and has two beam modes, Moon describes these as “city” and “highway”. this is a bit confusing as they both of these say urban commuting to me but city is the lower power setting. if you think of “city” as being a mode to not dazzle oncoming traffic (or dipped headlights if you are a car driver) and “highway” as full beam and much more suited to off road cycling. Essentially city has a shorter throw and highway lights up the road/trail further ahead.

City mode also gives you three flashing modes, mode 1,2 (100 lumens) and day flash (800 lumens) and will last a claimed 140hrs at the lowest lumen setting. “highway” has two modes, one is 1000 lumens and the other 1700. You switch from city to highway by double clicking the on-off button when the light is switched on.

In the box is an out front mount which comes with the option to just clamp on the light, to run the light and your favourite bike computer or using an included adaptor the light/computer and an action cam. It also comes with a bluetooth handlebar remote with which you can swap between modes. It has a USB-C charging port (2hrs for a full charge). This port is 2-way and you could use the light as a power bank!

Talking of charging, you can also charge the light wirelessly by just placing it on a charging pad. The light also comes in 5 different colours, which is nice, even if it’s pretty superfluous in the dark!

Riding in the dark on the road the city mode is more than enough and even in the lowest setting other road users would need a hell of an excuse to say they didn’t see you coming head on or behind them. Side on the moon titan max suffers the same as most lights and its much harder to see, this is where fluorescent clothing comes in handy. The flashing modes are great for those gloomy days or near dusk and help you stand out. The daytime flash is effective even in full daylight as it gives a very bright pulse of 800 lumens and is perfect for those that feel the need to have a light on at all times.

Off road you definately need the higher power setting as the city setting gets a bit lost and seems to spread sideways rather than projecting forward. The highway setting throws the beam much further forward allowing you to see obstacles sooner. Due to the shape of the lens the beam pattern is “square” rather than a cone seen on more regular shaped lights. This doesn’t detract from the lights ability to light up the trail but does take a little getting used to if you are familiar with other lights.

The big downside for me was the outfront mount. It’s just too flexible. With just the light fitted it vibrates on tarmac and when ridden off road that movement is much worse and makes the light seem to flicker. Add a computer or an action cam to it and this trait is exacerbated. I ended up using my stem cap garmin mount in the end and this proved much more sturdy but of course I lost the option to run other accessories at the same time.

The Moon Titan Max light is an excellent all rounder with a good run time, quick charging with a wireless charging option that is useful for commuting in day and night time and can hold it’s own against much more expensive lights. The fact it looks “different” is a plus point for me but it is let down by the plastic out front mount. Maybe spend the money saved over more expensive lights to by a metal mount?

you can find more details on the Moon Titan Max light here