The Radavist

If 2020 brought anything, it was an unexpected amount of time spent locally and at home. It feels like ages ago that we were spending seven months of the year on the road, traveling to events, races, and bike rides throughout the American West living out of our truck, grinding our morning coffee and cooking dinner under the stars. While it was and is a huge downer to be stuck at home with the Nation’s strictest Covid-19 restrictions, I cannot deny how much fun we had sticking to a radius close to our new home in the Land of Enchantment. While we didn’t do any month-long road trips, quick weekend jaunts provided plenty of inspiration as we familiarized ourselves with this beautiful state we now call home.

This year, a handful of products made my life easier in one way or another. Check out a quick list of some of my personal favorite products I used this year.

Whether you like it or not, shorter days are on the horizon and that means your after-work rides will be most likely happening in the dark. We’ve already been putting in miles once the sun dips behind the Jemez mountains here in Santa Fe and I’ve finally figured out what my winter riding kit will be. After Light and Motion worked on the video profile of the Radavist last year, I got a bag of lights to try out. My favorite in the bunch is the lightweight VIS 360 PRO. When mounted on a helmet like so, it’s a great supplemental spotlight to help guide your way on even the darkest trails. Check out a quick review of this system below.

The Light & Motion VIS 1000 is one of the best cycling lights son the market and with the summer soltice long behind us, it’s time to consider lighting options for the forthcoming months. These 1000 lumen lights have multiple modes, allowing you to run them for 1.5 hours to 12 depending on energy settings, they weigh 121 grams, charge with a USB 2.0 cable, and now, you can fully customize the colors online, all for $99. Head to Light & Motion to see more If you feel fancy, post up your color concoctions in the comments.

Specs:
-1000 Lumen output certified to the FL-1 Standard
-Waterproof to 1 meter for all conditions reliability
-Custom engineered reflector optimizes the light to provide a smooth, even beam pattern that places the light where you need it.
-Beam pattern was engineered to maximize riders’ depth perception using optics that eliminates the snowball effect with a clean transition across the beam.
-Amber side lighting provides safe visibility to cross traffic
-SafePulse mode
-Race mode toggles between high and medium modes to quickly adjust output
-Ultralight aluminum body with integrated heat sink
-Micro USB Rechargeable (fully charges in 6 hours)
-Accurate battery status indicator with low battery warning and auto shut-off
-Multiple power settings allow for 1.5-12 hour runtimes.
-System weight: 121 grams
-MSRP: $99.99

Before we packed up and moved out of Los Angeles, Light and Motion came out to check out our “operations” and go on a sunset ride with me on my then-new-to-me Starling Murmur. I’m rarely in front of the camera but if you’ve ever wondered how this website came to be and what our office looked like in LA, then check out this video!

Thanks to Josh for doing such a kick-ass job with this video!

From Laos to Idaho, ultra-endurance athlete and complete bad-ass rider Rebecca Rusch opens up about giving back to the sport that has given her so much.

Light & Motion spends the day with artist and Cadence-founder Dustin Klein as he goes about his day-to-day routine.

Cooper and Pius decided to quit their jobs and spend the foreseeable future traveling from Seattle to Mexico by bike, with their surfboards in tow. They’re riding, surfing, and cleaning up the beaches along the way… More videos like this, Light and Motion!