Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash Tail Light

by Planet Bike

Product Features

• Half-watt Blaze LED plus 2 eXtreme LEDs for visibility up to 1 mile
• Up to 100 hours of run time on 2 AAA batteries (included)
• Unique, eye-catching flash pattern. Flashing and steady mode
• Ultra compact vertical design is weatherproof, lightweight and durable
• Includes bike mounts and clip mount for multiple mounting options

Product Description

25% of profits donated to bike advocacy.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003RZ94MU
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (253 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

267 of 279 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I liiiiiike it !, June 2, 2008

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Billy "noshoes" (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews

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121 of 124 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blinding!, September 3, 2007

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P. Scott Pope "Scott Pope" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash Tail Light (Sports)

Currently, I have four bicycle taillights in my possession, including the new Cateye Opticube. The superflash is by far the brightest. Interestingly, it is also the smallest and weighs in at a diminutive 53 grams. When I first opened the box, I was actually disappointed as I expected something 2-3 times as large. Planet Bike truly hit a homerun with the Blinky Superflash.

With the incredible brightness of the main LED, this light is visible from a distance on a sunny day at noon. I haven't seen anything like it. In addition to the sheer intensity, visibility is enhanced by an interesting flash pattern that combines two smaller LEDs to produce a Morse-code-like signal.

As far as I can tell at this juncture, there are no design flaws with the Superflash. For my purposes, however, I would have preferred a larger clip for use on my backpack.

Pros
Extremely bright
Small
Built-in reflector
Sturdy housing

Cons
Could use a slightly larger clip for attaching to a backpack (very minor)
Too directional (i.e. not enough spread)

77 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great design in theory, poor quality control, November 20, 2008

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David "Cycledave" (SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash Tail Light (Sports)

I have tested countless rear bicycle tail lights. No tail light so far is without problems. Planet Bike makes very good products. To be considered a great tail light a few requirements must be met: Easy, secure mounting, great optics for viewing straight on and from the sides, and a durable, quality switch. Planet Bike has a good, not great mount (the light tends to jiggle in the mount, which may simply be a quality control issue, not a design issue), very good straight on optics, and average optics from the side. Where is fails is in the switch category. I have purchased 4 of these lights, and two of them have defective switches. The light will change modes (from on to off to blinking) when you hit minor defects in the road. 3 stars for the light (very good straight on viewing, average side viewing), 3 stars for the mount, and 0 stars for the switch, arrives at the 2 star rating. They need to either use a Cateye type switch, or a Princeton Tec Swerve type switch.

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