Customer Reviews

Planet Bike Tail Light Rack Bracket

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought this to attach my BP tail light to my Topeak Super Tourist rack. The hole pattern in the bracket exactly matches the hole pattern on the rack's bracket. All good there, though just a note that the bracket in this situation ends up reversed....the light clips in snugly, fortunately.

However, the PB bracket comes with zero instructions. OK, it's not rocket science to figure out, but I do think that any product that needs to be installed should at least come with a diagram. Next, fasteners: while there are four holes in the bracket, you get two bolts, two lock washers, two nuts, and an assortment of washers in various sizes. No idea what the extra washers are meant for. And I guess with four holes I might have gone with four bolts/nuts/lock washers. I can always go to the hardware store to fill the vacuum that nature abhors.


Last point: aim is very critical with any light, and especially with LED lights which are very directional. The seat post bracket that PB supplies with their lights allows for this adjustment, but the rack bracket does not, so you may end up with a misaligned tail light.

But worth it for not having to "gerry" rig a mount to a rack.
I mounted this on my Surly Nice Rack and it works awesomely. You can't use the included nut though, but the boss on the rack is threaded, and while tight, it works wonderfully. Very solid, albeit subtle, feeling when I cut my Superflash on for the morning commute.

Works great. I've used it for several thousand road-miles with a superflash. You do need to have a rack that is designed for tail light mounting to use it. The mount has held up well and the light is much more visible on the back of the rack instead of the seatpost. PB should include this with the light, but it is well worth $5.

Attaches the Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light securely to the rear taillight mount on a Topeak Explorer rack. Allows the rear light to be set to the proper angle and keeps it from vibrating around (lost the first rear blinky I purchased due to it vibrating off the rack when using the clip mount included with the light). It would have been better (and less expensive) for me to purchase the Planet Bike 3018-1 Rack Blinky 5- 5 LED Tail Light with Rack Mount and Batteries which includes the rack mount hardware.

Sturdy, easy to attach, works exactly as advertised and holds the Planet Bike Taillight securely to the rear rack on 2 of our bikes. Works best when the bracket can be mounted to the extreme end of the rack or by re-tasking the rear reflector bracket/arm as a mounting point. On one bike, we have a welded steel one-piece rack/basket that has a projection over the mounting point (similar to Wald 520 Rear Baskets 13.5" x 6.25" x 11" Silver.109227). This condition required that I remove the face of the light (as if to replace the batteries), mount the back portion of the light to the bracket, and then re-install the front portion of the light. This is a slight hassle, but once the light is mounted we just leave it in place unless we feel the need to remove it when locking the bike in public.

I got this for the Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash Light. $5 + $5 s/h. $10 down the drain for a plastic part worth .50c . No instructions. Made in China, cheap plastic, screws. Hope it will last long but I needed it.

It fits only on a reflector groove on the rear Bicycle Rack. I had to remove the rear red reflector to put this on. It stays tight so I'm not wary of having a $25 Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash Light falling off due to some bumps. Flashes good at night.

It's held up after 5 months of riding and the Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash looks bright from the rear (not sides).

In all, very handy if you have a rear Bicycle Rack, plus put another Bicycle Tail Light under the seat post as well.

Easy to install and allows use of the Planet Bike Blinky Super Flash Tail Light. I purchased three of these; one is for my bike and two are on the back of our Burley bike trailer. I have two Super Flashes. When riding solo, one is on the back of the bike, and when riding with the little one, both lights are mounted on the trailer for extra visibility.

This bracket came in a plastic bag with one staple at the top. The small washers had come loose into the Amazon packing box. An essential purchase if you use the great Planet Bike blinkie and a rear rack, but overpriced and poorly packed.

The mount does what its supposed to do. It fit my rear rack just right, but beware that the flasher slides in from the top so you need access through the top of the rack to mount & un-mount the flasher. If you have panniers or some other thing blocking access from the top you can't get to flasher into the mount.

...if you plan to mount your Superflash to your rack. it does its job well and holds the light securely but i knocked 1 star because it really should come with the light in the first place.