Exposure TraceR MK2 With ReAKT And Peloton

Exposure's TraceR with ReAKT and Peloton rear light impressed us previously without the latter Peloton technology, but one year on it's gained this extra feature to help keep it near the top of the pile.

• Pros: Very bright, lots of modes, good run-time, added Peloton feature
• Cons: Still expensive

If you want to know how Exposure's TraceR MK2 ReAKT rear light performs, and what we already think of it, then allow me to direct you to Dave Arthur's full review.

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In this updated version, the recipe hasn't changed, it's just been added to: you still get a beaming 75-lumen max output from this little unit, with six modes of varying brightnesses that dictate how much burn-time you can have. That ranges from 3 hours in the brightest static mode to 24 hours on the lowest flash mode, while you get access to Exposure's DayBright pulse in the flash settings too.

ReAKT is probably the best feature of the lot, as it allows the light to adapt to the light conditions at the time, as well as flare up when it senses that the rider is braking.

It still comes in a nifty little alloy package with a tool-less attachment system that keeps it secure and pointing in the right direction.

Everything Dave thought, I agree wholeheartedly with, and now there's a new feature to add to the mix. It's called Peloton, and in short what it does is recognise when there is a front bike light behind you and dim accordingly, to save dazzling the rider of said following bike.

I went out for a specific test run with a friend of mine and found it to be a fairly nifty thing – sure, I never noticed it, but I know that my friend appreciated the auto-adjustment given that the light itself is pretty darn powerful.

When he moved out of the way, the light would flare up again to full (or chosen) strength, completing the job.

It's obvious that this feature is there for use in a peloton or pace line, and from my look at it, and Dave's, it seems that it's effective. (Liam also tested the Exposure Blaze that has the same two features, and pointed out that the following riders do need to be displaying a front light for Peloton to work.)

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The new feature has added a fiver to the price tag (well, £5.05, to be exact), matching up with the See.Sense Icon, which isn't so bad – hardly worth knocking a value point off given the general excellence of the light itself. If you are looking for lower priced rear lights, Blackburn's DayBlazers are worth a look: £27.99 for the 65 and £44.99 for the 125.

To quote Dave himself: 'It's at the very top end of the rear light market in terms of price, but the performance is near-faultless.' With the added Peloton feature, you could say that it's just strengthened its hand despite the slight price increase – although as for 'top end', the Blaze is £115...

Verdict

The additional Peloton feature genuinely adds to the TraceR MK2, with only a fiver price hike