Planet Bike 3044 Blaze 1-Watt LED Headlight
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Description of Planet Bike 3044 Blaze 1-Watt LED Headlight
Ideal for safe commuting and for low-light riding, Planet Bike's Blaze 1-Watt LED headlight will keep your path well lit. The Blaze offers a high and low power beam along with SuperFlash flashing mode, which is highly visible in daylight as well as darker conditions. In addition, the light attaches securely to your bike thanks to the Quick Cam bracket mounts, which adjust or remove in seconds without tools. The Blaze--which offers high/low/flashing run times of 7, 14, 20 hours--runs on two included AA batteries. About Planet Bike
In November of 1996, Planet Bike was founded in Madison, Wisconsin. 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, they strive to design and develop the best bicycle products in the world. In the company's short ten year history, they have made important product innovations within the bicycle industry. Advancements include the 4-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 ten years ago started as a one man operation. Today, while still a small company, Planet Bike continues to evolve and improve their 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.
Sports reviews of Planet Bike 3044 Blaze 1-Watt LED Headlight
Customer Review: A very good light. At the price and weight, an excellent light
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I ride on rural roads with kangaroos on pitch-black moonless nights.
I have had this light for one week. It scares kangaroos. Truck drivers dip their lights. Motorists slow down and move over.
At a distance of about 20 metres (say 60 feet) the beam is wide enough to light up the whole road. It will pick out reflectors on road side posts at about 400 metres (say quarter of a mile).
The mounting is stable, secure and easy to adjust. The on-off switch is easy to use, even with gloves, and has good tactile feedback. The side illumination is good, to ensure visibility in urban streets, without light shining back into the rider's eyes.
If you want to look into the beam, get some welding goggles.
Customer Review: Fantastic, Bright, and Cheapish
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I have owned this light for about 6 months and it is fantastic. During the day you can put it on Super-Flash mode and been noticed by drivers. During the night put it on High or Low mode and you have a decent spot light in front of you that will light up the street signs two blocks down. Now I do wish it was a little brighter, and a touch wider spot light, but there really isn't any more I can as for from this light.
The mount is just fine, I use it on drop bars that have a changing diameter so it actually doesn't clamp on to well because of that, but that is my fault for mounting it there. Even so it stays where I put it and works great. Love this light!
Customer Review: Planet Bike 1 watt LED headlight review
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This light is pretty much perfect for the biking that I do. I use it for commuting to and from work. Sometimes I don't get off work till 11PM so its completely dark outside when I do get off. It works very well to help me see potholes and other obstacles in the road in front of me. I haven't had any problems with this headlight so far, but I've only had it for 3 months now. The only thing I would say is that I had a hard time getting the light to stabilize on my handlebars, but once I tightened it more, its been working perfectly. Great headlight for commuting at night! I would buy this again if I had the choice.Customer Review: Great light!
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I was hesitant to pay twice as much for this light as a basic front light, but it turns out to be well worth it. For various it is much more important to me to have a strong front light than a strong rear light. You can tell this is strong because it lights up stop signs blocks away. The attachment is the same Planet Bike uses on all its front lights, so if you have one laying around you can use it on your second bike and never have to fuss with taking it on and off, which I find convenient. And Planet Bike is a swell company that gives a portion of their profits to bike advocacy.Customer Review: Bright light
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This light works exactly as advertised. The light is really bright, and once mounted correctly is stable on the handlebars of my bike. My one complaint is that the mounting hardware is not as intuitive as other systems I've used, but once I figured it out the light mounted quickly and hasn't moved since.
I normally bike in the daytime and bought the light for safety, as a result I have the light on flash mode most of the time. People can see me from hundreds of feet away, and I feel safer with the light on.
I would recommend this to a friend.