Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light

by Planet Bike

Product Features

• Planet Bike Blinky Bicycle Light with included batteries, seatpost, and seatstay mounts
• Three super-bright red eXtreme LEDs and a built-in parabolic reflector provide visibility for up to one mile
• Flashing and steady modes with up to 200 hours of run time on two AAA batteries
• Ultra-compact case is weatherproof, lightweight, and durable
• Easy to mount: clips to seat post, rear side strut, or your clothing

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light provides 300 percent brighter eXtreme LEDs to ensure that you will be seen by cars coming up from behind for as far as one mile away. Users rave about the exceptional brightness of this powerful little light as well as its long battery life. The light features steady or blinking modes, and will run on two AAA batteries for up to 200 hours.

Super convenient and easy to use, the light has two mounting options--a clip for the seat post or a clip for a rear-side strut. The clip can also be attached to a bag or clothing so you can use it for night walking as well as riding. Easy to detach from the seat post mount, the light is small enough to fit into a pocket or small bag if you need to take it with you. Altogether, the Blinky is an economical choice that offers long-lasting visibility for night riding and lots of convenience.

What's in the Box?
Planet Bike Blinky Bicycle light, seatpost mount, seatstay mount, two AAA batteries

About Planet Bike
In November 1996, Planet Bike was founded in Madison, WI. In many ways, Planet Bike began as a social experiment that dedicated itself to doing business in a different way. Instead of being just another company that develops and sells products with profit as its end goal, Planet Bike wanted to help bring about positive change for people, their communities, and the environment.

Despite being a simple machine, the people at Planet Bike have always believed that the bicycle has great potential to help improve the world and the lives of the people in it. From the start, they have embraced an alternative corporate purpose which seeks to help get more people on bicycles by making communities friendlier places for the self-propelled. By donating 25% of company profits to causes that promote and facilitate bicycle usage, Planet Bike hopes to make an impact.

Social experiments aside, Planet Bike was born from the heart of a cyclist with a goal of making innovative, high-quality, and practical bicycle accessories. Simply put, the company strives to design and develop the best bicycle products in the world. In the company's short 10-year history, it has made important product innovations within the bicycle industry. Advancements include the four-line computer which is now a standard in the industry and the world's first self-contained HID light. Not bad for a company that 10 years ago started as a one-man operation. Today, while still a small company, Planet Bike continues to evolve and improve its product line with the goal of always striving to build accessories that make it easier for people to ride their bikes. Since 1996, Planet Bike's financial support of the grassroots bicycle movement has totaled $500,000. By 2010, they have made a goal to donate $1 million to organizations that are dedicated to making America a friendlier place for cyclists.

Product Description

Planet Bike BRT-3 Taillights includes batteries, seatpost and seatstay mounts. Features: Brighter LED's. Over 100 hours run time. Soft-touch flash/constant/off switch. Includes batteries, seatpost and seatstay mounts

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000RYAKHC
• Item model number: 3009
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #35 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap, effective visibility from the rear when you bike., October 26, 2008

By	Joshua G. Feldman "Technophile" (New York) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light (Sports)

The purpose of any LED tail light is to make sure cars coming up behind you know you're there. The Planet Bike Blinky 3 does a fine job at that, stays put, has great battery life and doesn't cost much. You get two mounting options - a big cheap plastic clip for the seat post and a smaller clip for a rear side strut. I put mine on the seat post. In past years when I had a baby seat I would have used the side strut. You also get two settings - steady and blinking. That's the only negative in my book. I can't imagine using anything but blinking.

This is pretty much a no brainer. My wife's has been through almost 8 years of abuse and has had only one battery change. I didn't think twice when it was time for my bike and my son's to get this safety enhancement. I now bike a lot during the late night. I haven't had a close call with a car coming up from my rear yet. Enough said.

Update - 8 months later (6/5/09): I added a bike rack over my rear wheel and had to re-mount this because the rack's cargo obscured the seat post. Neither included mount fit the small gauge bars of the rack. I was able to use the small mounting clip by adding a small strip of black rubber (cut from an old inner tube scrap I had lying around). Because of the orientation of the rack's bars my light is now sideways. This arrangement works fine for me. I'm still on my original set of batteries and I use the light at least once a week.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its ok but check your seat post first, October 21, 2008

By	Martin Waterhouse "Lostinspace" (San Ramon, Ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light (Sports)

Nice and bright, different flash settings, great visibility, mounting needs a little improvement. If there's one piece of advice I can give is check your seat-post before using this light. The seat-post is the ideal spot for placing this since you want the flashing to be as high as possible. Unfortunately my Raleigh SC40 has a seat shock post which is far too wide to use the mounting :( The rear forks also do not accomodate the mounting so there are precious few places this can be done. Unfurtunately, this means my flashing light is relegated to operate from a plastic bag dangling from my seat :(

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars safe, really safe, July 18, 2008

By	W. L. Cummins (Santa Cruz, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

This review is from: Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light (Sports)

This rear light can be seen for BLOCKS!! A great feature is the clip--it can be either clipped onto its seat post attachment or to a piece of clothing, if you walk at night. Battery life on blink (which is IMO much safer than constantly on) is weeks, if not months. Small enough to easily fit into a pocket, if you need to take it with.