Baja Designs says its top-end Double Strykr churns out up to 1,800 lumens at the highest setting.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Durable hardcase Li-ion batteries are included with all Baja Designs lightsets. The company claims its systems are even waterproof down to 10m.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Weight weenies will undoubtedly prefer the lighter weight of the Baja Designs Strkyr SL (left) but the Strykr II head (right) is both cheaper and seemingly more durable courtesy of its big rubber bezel protector.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Light output on the Baja Designs Strykr SL (background) and Strykr II is identical at 925 claimed lumens but the SL is 76g lighter and significantly more compact.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
A battery indicator LED resides beneath the sturdy push-button switch on the Baja Designs Strykr SL.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The industrial-looking Baja Designs Strykr SL lamphead features aluminum fins to help keep things cool. If that fails, though, built-in protection circuitry cuts the power as needed to prevent overheating.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Baja Designs includes both spot and flood reflectors with its single-beam systems.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Baja Designs is using the latest Cree XPG emitters for its range of Strykr mountain bike lighting systems.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Baja Designs Double Strykr comes with this tidy CNC-machined quick-release handlebar mount. The lamphead is light enough that we'd want to use it with a helmet mount, too.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
The Baja Designs Double Strykr is built with a compact CNC-machined aluminum lamphead. The top-mounted fins help dissipate heat.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
Baja Designs' lightest setup is the Strykr SL, which weighs just 428g complete.(Image credit: Jonny Irick)
California-based Baja Designs' background in off-road motorsports lighting lends a distinctly more industrial look to its relatively new line of LED mountain bike lights. Common features include finned aluminum lamp housings, claimed waterproof construction (down to 10m), auto-dimming circuitry to prevent heat damage, burly cords, and sturdy metal push-button switches – all backed by a lifetime warranty for everything except the hardcase Li-ion battery packs. It's function-over-form design for sure but the specs are impressive enough that most users likely won't mind having what looks to be military hardware strapped to their bars and helmets.
The top-end Double Stryk boasts a claimed 1,800-lumen output via twin Cree XPG emitters – one spot, one flood – tucked inside an extremely compact CNC-machined aluminum head. Run time on the highest setting is a modest 1.5 hours but three light output levels extend that to up to six hours while still putting out a very usable 450 lumens.
Suggested retail price for the Double Stryk is US$449.95 and total system weight is 495g including the quick-release aluminum handlebar mount.
The single-beam US$299.95 Stryk II and US$349.95 Stryk SL share the same 925-lumen maximum claimed output, three output settings, and 3/6/12-hour run time specs, differing primarily in size and weight. The more compact Stryk SL weighs 428g for a complete handlebar setup while the Stryk II tacks on another 76g. Given the lighter weight, Baja Designs also packs the Stryk SL with a tidy helmet mount.
One unique feature shared by both single-beam models is the user-switchable reflector. Rather than force users to choose between a spot or flood pattern, Baja Designs includes both 6° and 20° reflectors to better suit the desired application. Swapping the reflectors is a piece of cake, too, with the Stryk II requiring users to just pull off the rubber bezel guard and then unscrew the plastic lens cap. The Stryk SL, on the other hand, has four small bolts to undo but it's still a quick operation.
These lights arrived a little too late to be fully reviewed in time for our "Lights Week" but stay tuned for a more in-depth report in the coming months.
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Light output on the Baja Designs Strykr SL (background) and Strykr II is identical at 925 claimed lumens but the SL is 76g lighter and significantly more compact
