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 bright, efficient headlight September 1, 2007
dabigpaybackski (OR)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
I've had mine for almost two years of heavy use. The light is very bright, providing a great deal of visibility and some illumination of the road in front, which is enough for the city, and batteries last a very long time. Most pleasingly, the mounting system is very durable and it seems likely that it will withstand several years of regular use. The unit appears to be impervious to rain. As with all of the gear I've purchased from Planet Bike, a superior level of design is evident. A good, basic LED headlight.
 Decent light, horrible mounting bracket November 30, 2007
Jeremy Chadwick (Mountain View, CA United States)
20 out of 26 found this review helpful
This product's light is actually quite good; it's a "spot" light, but the projected light is a perfect circle, VERY large, and has a decent amount of falloff for seeing surrounding areas. The projected spot itself is paper-white (a sign of high-quality LEDs), and is decent. The light requires two AA batteries. One negative to the light itself is that pushing the on button once results in blink mode rather than steady mode. Not a very good default!
However, the mounting bracket is a complete travesty. Instructions and box claim it will mount "on any bar", which is completely false -- maximum bar size permitted is 30mm, which Planet Bike claims is "oversized".
Anyone who owns a Giant Yukon 2005 or later will not be able to use this mounting bracket, because the bar on the Yukon is not a consistent size, thus you must mount things at the base of the bar (near the headstem/middle), which is about 37mm. Otherwise, the light will slide up and down the bar quite easily. Additionally, the majority of the mounting bracket band consists of plastic, with an "adjustable rubber grip", which provides very little grip. Thumbs down.
Planet Bike should redesign the mounting bracket for this light, but keep the light itself. Two stars for the light, but minus 3 due to the atrocious mounting bracket.
Very very good product ......at a very good price October 22, 2007
MB (Gaithersburg MD USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Very good product .......bought it after reading the reviews on here . I was still a bit skeptical about the actual quality of light which would come out of this bicycle light ,but I was sure not dissapointed . The beam which comes out , is very bright and very focussed . It forms a small circle / elliptical shape on the light beam in front and very clear + bright .
Has 2 modes - flashing and constant-on
The light can be seen ffrom a far distance away . The color of the light is white instead of yellow , so was easier to spot when far away . Like I said , its very bright and with the flashing mode , would definatly warn the drivers of your presence . A very good buy , you would not be dissapointed , go for it .
Have not used the for the quick cam mount , just using it as a bike light on my handle bars .....
Better than I expected November 6, 2007
M. Miller (VA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This light really lights up the road well. It's easy to install. Some have mentioned it don't fit tight enough on the bar handle. I just wrapped some electrical tape around the bar enough so when I installed it on my bar it was snug.
Bright Light! September 2, 2007
M. Reynolds (From the place most folks call Arkansas, Disunited States)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am very happy with this bike light. In the flashing mode if anyone where to run into me at night it would be because they are drunk or on drugs or maybe using their cell phone which according to studies leaves the user with about the same amount of brain available as someone drunk does. Anyhow, I am happy and would highly recommend it because it works great, is nice and portable and can be removed very easily. Plus the price is fair unlike some other brands that you pay for their name for.
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