Howdy,
Well, I've been using the Ixon IQ Premium for my daily commute home from work for well over a year, and thought I'd report back on how it's going.
I must say, I still giggle EVERY single time I turn on the light and start riding home, because I absolutely LOVE this little light. It's just been SO perfect for my needs, and it's such a good feeling when I spend a lot of time researching a purchase, and then make leap of faith on a product like this, and then it turns out to be everything I had hoped for.
First and foremost, the beam profile is fantastic, FOR ME. It's WIDE. I love not feeling like I'm in a tunnel. And because it's reasonably even front to back, my eyes can focus down at the end of the beam and really see what's coming 60 feet away. And of course I enjoy knowing I'm not blinding oncoming bikers or pedestrians, even if some of the bikers are not so nice and use their blindingly bright lights coming at me. Luckily they are in the minority.
It's plenty bright. I've not once felt like I needed any more light to see where I'm going. It may not be bright enough for some folks, but for me it's perfect.
I usually recharge it once a week, and I've never had a lick of trouble with any part of it. Now, I don't ride in the rain, but there have been quite a few times when it was misting heavily, and there was no issue with the light in those conditions. I did end up taping over the recharge port, because I charge the batteries outside the light.
The one thing I was concerned about was the plastic latch on the battery compartment, but with careful handling I've had no issues with that either.
So, I give this little jewel a 100% thumbs up :twothumbs.