The 30-second verdict
The Olight FB-1 is an AED 89 handlebar mount that turns an Olight torch you already own into a proper bike light. It fits any Olight with a 10–35 mm body, straps on without tools, comes with spare straps in the box, and the base rotates so even a right-angle light like the Perun 3 aims straight down the road.
The catch is right there in the name: this is the only “bike light” on our shelf with zero lumens of its own. AED 89 buys the bracket — the light is sold separately. Whether that is a bargain or a false economy depends entirely on what is already in your pocket, so this review is mostly about that question.
Who it’s for — and who should skip it
Buy the FB-1 if you already own a Baton-family torch (or plan to buy one anyway for everyday carry). You get a bike light for the price of a bracket, and when you park, the expensive part comes off the bars and goes back in your pocket — nothing left for someone to unscrew.
Skip it if you own no torch and only want something for the bike. By the time you add our cheapest genuinely ride-worthy torch, the Baton 4 (AED 210), you are at AED 299 all-in. That is still decent money for what you get — but at that point you are buying a two-jobs kit, not a cheap bike light. If a light that lives on the bike forever is all you want, a dedicated bike light with a built-in bracket may suit you better.
What you actually get
| Price | AED 89 |
| Compatibility (official) | Olight flashlights, 10–35 mm body diameter |
| Mounting | Thick silicone straps, tool-free — spare straps included |
| Base | Rotates (tool included) for straight or right-angle lights |
| In the box | Mount, spare straps, adjustment tool |
Two details we genuinely like. First, the spare straps: silicone is the part that eventually stretches or tears, and Olight ships replacements up front instead of selling them to you later. Second, the rotating base: most strap mounts assume a straight torch, and the FB-1 is one of the few that officially accommodates angle-head lights.
What Olight doesn’t publish
We write this section in every review, and the FB-1 has real gaps. The listing does not state the mount’s own weight, and — more importantly for a strap mount — there is no published maximum load. There is also no temperature rating for the silicone, which matters here more than most places: a UAE summer regularly cooks anything left outdoors. Rubber and silicone parts age faster in this climate, so we would not leave the FB-1 strapped to a bike that lives in the sun all day — and we say that as advice from living here, not as an Olight specification.
Our practical reading of the missing load rating: the straps hold our sub-150 g torches with total confidence. Beyond that, physics gets loud — see the fit table below.
Which of our torches actually fit
All diameters and weights below are from the manufacturer spec sheets of lights we stock — not estimates. The 10–35 mm rule is Olight’s; the verdicts are ours.
| Light | Body Ø | Weight | Price | Our verdict on the FB-1 |
| Baton 4 | 21 mm | 52.5 g | AED 210 | Ideal — featherweight, nothing to bounce |
| Baton 4 Pro | 23 mm | 114 g | AED 369 | The sweet spot — see runtime below |
| Baton Ultra | 23 mm | 115 g | AED 499 | Fits like the 4 Pro, throws further |
| Baton 3 Pro Max | 26 mm | 148 g | AED 377 | Best runtime per dirham on the bars |
| Perun 3 | 26.6 mm (28 mm head) | 150 g | AED 369 | Right-angle — rotate the base, works |
| i3T 2 EOS | 15 mm | 41.8 g | AED 109 | Fits, but 200 lm is be-seen, not see-by |
| Seeker 4 Pro | 28 mm (35 mm head) | 205 g | AED 567 | Right at the 35 mm limit and heavy for straps — we’d keep it in hand |
Two honest footnotes. The Marauder Mini 2 technically sits under 35 mm at the body, but at 465 g we simply would not hang it off silicone straps on a rough track — that is our advice, not a rule from Olight. And our Acebeam torches: several fall inside the 10–35 mm size window (the TAC 2AA is a 20 mm body), but Olight’s compatibility claim covers Olight lights only, so pairing an Acebeam is at your own judgement — the listing does not promise it.
The runtime problem nobody puts on the box
A mount is only as good as the light you strap into it, and headline lumens are the wrong number to shop by — every torch above steps down from turbo within about two minutes. What matters on a ride is the output a light can hold. From the spec sheets:
| Light | Realistic sustained output | Enough for… |
| Baton 4 | ~300 lm for ~70 min (after High steps down) | Neighbourhood loops at easy speed |
| Baton 4 Pro / Baton Ultra | 600 lm for ~200 min | A proper evening ride, twice over |
| Baton 3 Pro Max | 800 lm for ~240 min | The long-haul pick — four hours at 800 lm |
| Perun 3 | 800 lm for ~180 min | Ride out, ride back, lumens to spare |
That is why we call the Baton 4 Pro the sweet spot and the 3 Pro Max the runtime king: on the bars, the number you live with is the sustained one. If you want the full reasoning on step-downs, our beginner’s guide covers it in plain English.
One more honest note: torch beams are round
Purpose-built bike lights often shape their beam with a cut-off so oncoming riders are not dazzled. A torch in an FB-1 throws a round, symmetrical beam — brilliant for seeing, less polite head-on. On shared tracks, angle the mount a few degrees down toward the tarmac. You lose nothing in usable light and the riders coming the other way will quietly thank you.
What we’d change
Publish the mount’s weight and a maximum load figure — a strap mount without a load rating makes buyers guess. State a temperature range for the silicone, because half of Olight’s market lives somewhere hot. And we would love the compatibility claim widened beyond Olight, even if only as a diameter rule.
Should you buy it?
If a Baton is already in your pocket: yes, without much thought. AED 89 is the cheapest upgrade in our store per unit of usefulness, and the whole rig disassembles into things you were carrying anyway. If you are starting from zero, read our Al Qudra night-cycling setup guide first to see the full kit thinking, then decide whether the two-jobs approach suits you. Either way, ride lit — and if your evenings are on foot instead of wheels, our night walking and running guide has the under-55 g answers.
Reviews of the torches mentioned: Baton 4 · Baton 3 Pro Max · Baton Ultra · Perun 3. Authentic Olight, stocked in the UAE, priced in AED.
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