Posts Tagged ‘led’
works fairly well. the first day i had it, it didnt work quite right. pressing the button the first time didnt turn it on, took a few presses. and it would initially turn off after being lit for about a minute.
its been about 3 weeks and so far its been working correctly. assuming that it was just sitting at the amazon warehouse for a long time and took a few times to get it working right i give it 4/5
Knog Beetle 2 LED
Wow. I’m super disappointed in this DVD. Just watched a bit today. The sound of Bonham’s drums is awful! They are all full of reverb and the crack of the snare is completely gone. Jimmy Page is losing it. The powerful “Thunder of Drums” is not there. Zeppelin is not Zeppelin without the classic sound of Bonham’s Vistalites. I’m sorry I wasted my money. I’ll probably go back to watching my old DVD of TSRTS.
Led Zeppelin The Song
Good Deal, bright enough for the city. Nice small lights for evening riding in the city. Not bright enough for nighttime trail riding but small, cheap, removable. What more could you ask for for $10.
Great for blink lights, Okay for seeing in the dark. I bought this set to comply with bicycle light laws in San Francisco, and these lights got the job done. Both the head lamp and the tail light have a couple of settings: on and blink. I would recommend using blink, at least for the head lamp, to save the batteries.
If you’re looking for a head lamp to illuminate the road/trail, this is not the set for you. The lamp does do a halfway decent job of lighting the area in front of you, but there are better options in terms of battery life and illumination. On the other hand, if you just need a front blink light, this lamp works wonderfully. Since the lamp doesn’t give off tons of light, you won’t feel like you’re driving into a strobe light while it’s blinking. Most importantly, people will easily be able to see you with the lamp.
The rear lamp is pretty standard, and makes you plenty visible.
The braces for attaching the lights to your bike are plastic, but solid nonetheless.
To conclude, this is the perfect set of blink lights, and a mediocre head lamp for vision in the dark.
Excellent light. I purchased this light for an electric SLX scooter with relatively small diameter handle bars. Regarding mounting the bracket to the handle bars, the instructions are very clear. The mounting strap has ratchets that allow 3 clicks. When I clicked Planet Bike 3044 Blaze 1-Watt LED Headlight to the tightest position and then used the cam lock for the final adjustment it was fairly snug, but since the handle bars of the scooter were just over 3/4″ dia and a regular bike handle bar diameter is 1″ I found that using a rubber shim strap that I have from previous Cat Eye light made for a more secure fit. For a regular bike handle bar the built in rubber shim that only covers part of the strap should be more than adequate. I doubt it was designed for the very narrow handlebars of scooters.
As to the light itself it definitely lives up to its name, having a much brighter and whiter spectrum than the Cat Eye incadescents which take 4 AA’s. The Blaze is very bright easily lighting up refective signs and this from only 2 AA’s and at a very reasonable price. Another useful safety feature is the “cutouts” around the sides of the lens that help make you more visible to motorists from the sides. The power switch has 3 settings first steady light, second a noticeably brighter constant on and lastly the flashing setting with a brighter flasher every 6th flash.
I have been very impressed with several Planet Bike products and this is no exception. Hope this review helps.
A brief update. Having received a similar model – the 1/2 watt Blaze and mounting it to a regular bike handle bar, I have come to conclusion that if you want a really secure fit it requires using a rubber shim – these are widely available – that fits between the bracket and the handle bar itself. The small included shim, which is permanently attached to the mounting strap, does not cover enough area to really allow the bracket not to slip. Most lights come with these rubber shims and their Protege 9.0 computer comes with several of differing thicknesses.
Still a great light and still would give it 5 stars, but does require a little modification for a really slip free mounting.