Customer Reviews

Ventura Bicycle Headlight and Taillight Combo

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(14)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

Great set. Both the front and back lights are super bright, which is great for riding home at night on poorly-lit streets, particularly now that it gets dark before 5PM.

It's a little difficult to get the batteries to work properly on the rear light--it is cheaply made. That said, once you do get it to work (15 minutes later), it's easy to install and then you don't have to worry about it for another year or so.

Not bad for $10 with free shipping.

Great light combo. I was not sure on buying it because some had said they had problems with the buttons. But I found no problems. This is a must have because of the strobe effect. Almost like a cop car strobe. Will get you noticed also has a slower flash mode for those people who don't do well with quick flashing lights. Also a bright solid on. The rear light works great too perfect size and great product for the price. Must buy, I will get extras for around the house.

The light itself is attractive and works great. Sadly, the mounting system is terrible. It kept coming loose on the handlebars and drooping down no matter how hard I would tighten it.

Additionally, the light itself would never "click" into place as the snap mechanism doesn't quite reach the hole when you slide it in. This makes it vulnerable to sliding off the mount and falling to the ground.

Furthermore, the tracks on the light that slide onto the unit broke off the unit after less than a week's use. Now I'm left with a very good flashlight.

Took a chance with this purchase due to how cheap the price was & some other reviews said it was sub-par. I bought it anyway and im having no problems with it at all. The headlight does its job and you'll be seen at night, granted there are more expensive units with brighter light beams but for basic city riding wheres theres a lot of street light & you wanna stand out and be visible this will do the job. You can slide it off in a sec if you need too. The backlight is also nice, its bright and has about 4 different flashing modes also clips off to take with ya. My only complaint is it was a touch bigger than my handlebar diameter, but all I did was cut a piece of rubber to secure it on better. I plan on getting a 2nd set for my other bike.

The front light fell apart two days after I installed it. The cover for the on/off button fell off. No way to turn on. Poorly made product.

I don't know what these people are talking about the taillight being yellow. The one I got was exactly like in the picture, I guess there must have been a mix up at the factory or something. After reading some of these reviews, I was expecting a hit or miss, but this was definitely a hit! the light actually looks pretty cool, and makes a great addition to my bike. And yes, the mounting system isn't the easiest to set up but once mounted, it works great! I was amazed at how bright the lights were, especially considering how cheap it was. Another nice thing about the headlight is that you can easily un-clip it from the mount and then slide/click it back into place. Also, it came with plenty of rubber padding to help fit to most size handlebars, and for extra gripping. I honestly cannot think of one bad thing about these lights, I would definitely assume they're not waterproof though.

Firstly, this light is extremely bright, which was my principal concern when ordering a bike light. I can note the full reflection of the light in street signs 75 - 100 yards away, so I can only imagine what it looks like to an oncoming vehicle.

I guess I didn't read the product description very well before I purchased, but I was pleasantly surprised by the illuminated ring around the side of the light which improves your lateral visibility. Once the four AA batteries are installed, the light feels very solid. The included clip connects to your bike with a thumbscrew, and the light can snap on and off of that clip easily, which is convenient for when I leave my bike chained.

My only complaint -- and this is a very, very minor one -- is that when turning the light on, the light goes into strobe mode first. Clicking the button again changes the mode to a slower blinking mode, and finally after clicking a third time the light will be on continuously. It caught me off guard the first two or three times I turned the light on, especially because the strobe is almost nauseatingly bright, but once I learned to expect it it was no longer an issue. Perhaps this is the way all bike lights work -- I don't know -- but I would have expected the mode cycle to be the other way around.

I originally purchased this set for the headlight only as I already had a taillight on my bike, but I was more impressed with the brightness of this taillight so I switched the two. I also use the light to walk or run around the neighborhood at night, as it is lightweight.

In summary, if you want to be seen as much as possible by spending the least amount of money possible, I would strongly recommend this light.

I liked the front light it worked well. However, the tail light was yellow and looks nothing like the picture shown. I don't know what drivers would think of a yellow light as red is the norm. Returned and lost super saver shipping. Rip off

I was more than pleased with the light set I got when I ordered this. I got the headlight and the taillight for my bicycle. I ride in an area that has traffic from two major highways, and I ride early in the morning, so I wanted to have lights for safety. I like that both have a "flash" feature, and both come off of the bike mountings, so you can use the headlight like a small flashlight if you need to. Installation was super simple, took it out of the pack and on the bike in less than 10 minutes. The longest part was deciding where to mount it. Very good buy, very good product.

Just received these lights yesterday and mounted them on my bike. Since this is my first set of bicycle lights, I don't have anything to compare them to, but I can say that they came with their own batteries (which is rare for anything these days), were easy to mount, and are very bright, especially at night. I mounted them around dusk and took my bike around a few blocks a couple of times to test their brightness. I set the front beam to 'strobe' and the back to 'blinking' mode. I was surprised at the distance I could see the the bright leds reflecting off of street signs - probably a good 50 yards, if not more. My wife said she could see me coming down the street and I was lit up like a Christmas tree! Exactly what I was looking for, as my whole purpose of purchasing these are to be seen as we ride on pretty busy streets in San Jose, CA. Others posted them as being cheaply made. The back red light seems a bit cheaper than the front beam. I'm a person who believes "You get what you pay for", but for the price of these, it's a good starter set, and if you're not handling them too roughly, I'm sure they'll last. I'll re-post any updates to their longevity.