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HomeAccessoriesPlanet Bike Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount |
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 Good value Mar 05, 2010
This light has two practical safety functions:
It helps make your presence on the road more apparent to on coming traffic. The light is bright enough from even a few hundred feet that a driver would have to be extremely oblivious and distracted not to see it.
Perhaps more importantly, the light will illuminate street signs and signals that are made with a reflective material at distances of over 450 feet away (I measured using google maps). When I first used the light (in flashing mode), I was genuinely shocked to see how the street signs up to two blocks ahead of me were pulsating. I say that this is important because it helps you spot stop signs in the distance - assuming you're being a safe cyclist, biking in a lane, with traffic, abiding by traffic laws, you're probably most likely to get killed by accidently running a stop sign. When I bike home from work at night, I take streets that have no traffic lights and only stop signs, so being able to spot them is very important for me.
The light attaches to your handle bar through via a mount; the light can easily slid off the mount so you don't have to bike around with it during the day, nor leave it on the bike when it's parked outside.
The light does what it needs to do for a reasonable price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
Great Light Mar 02, 2010
I am impressed by the amount of light that the Planet Bike Beamer bicycle light provides. If you ride at night, you should own put one of these lights on every bike in the family. I would recommend to everyone.
Really Bright Light Feb 27, 2010
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RWFIZ73TPJ95M This bike light is pretty good. It's bright and it flashes. I like the flash because it catches peoples attention when your on the road.
 Good light for the price Feb 18, 2010
I purchased this light to use on my commute to and from work in Seattle. The price was great and I have been very happy so far (I have had it about 3 months as of writing this). The positives include:
- The fact that the light only takes 2 AA batteries. Many similar lights seem to require 3 or more, or use watch type batteries
- Battery life seems good so far. Not sure how many hours I have used it, but I usually ride about 30 minutes per day with it on steady, about 3 times a week and I have been using it for about 3 months now without having to switch the batteries.
- The ease of use - the power button is nice and large and it just takes one click to start it flashing, one more click for a constant light, one final click to switch it off.
- The light is very bright and extremely visible. Pointing straight forward instead of down towards the ground the light projects very far and still remains bright
- Nice and compact.
The negatives don't really take away from the light, but they are things that I might consider changing or paying more for on another light:
- The light is definitely more of a spotlight that a floodlight, so while the beam is nice and strong, it does not light up a huge area, just a 2' circle where it is pointed. If you need a light to be seen, rather than to see, this light works great.
- The bracket is not the greatest. It takes a little messing with to get it working right, but nothing major and once on it holds nicely.
Overall a great light for the price and definitely recommended.
 Disappointing Feb 13, 2010
I purchased the light because it seemed to be well made, but was disappointed with the Quick Cam Bracket mount, plus the front section that is removable for replacing batteries came off 1 day while I was riding on a quite smooth bike trail and the batteries fell out. Also, I ride a three wheel recumbant trike which rides harder than a conventional bicycle and I cannot get the quick cam mount to hold securely, every few miles I have to reaim the headlight because it starts to tilt down at the front. I have tightened the cam until I was afraid of breaking the mount when I locked in position, not to mention I prefer a more secure mount so I can leave it on the bike, not to mention the extreme effort required to lock it back on. If I leave it on the bike it is far too easy to remove for the purpose of vandalism or theft.Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount
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