Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount
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Description of Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount
The Planet Bike Beamer 3 Headlight has 3 white LED's for enhanced visiblility and illumination.
- 3 Super bright white LEDs visible up to 2,000 ft
- Soft touch Power Switch accesses flashing + Steady modes
- QuickCam bracket mounts, adjusts or removes in seconds
- Up to 100 hours run time on 2 AA Batteries (included)
| Item Specifications | |
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| Weight | 93g |
| Battery | 2AA |
| Bulb | 3 LEDs |
| Run Time | 100 |
Whether you're a 24-hour racer or a super commuter, the Planet Bike Beamer 3 bicycle light will keep your path well lit. The Beamer 3 is equipped with three white Nichia eXtreme v2.0 LEDs, which not only illuminate your way after the sun has gone down, but also make you visible to passing cars or pedestrians. 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 Beamer 3--which offers up to 100 hours of runtime on two AA batteries (included)--boasts both flashing and steady modes and carries a limited lifetime warranty.
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 Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount
Customer Review: perfect for my use
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I bought a pair of lights, a habit I have from decades ago when battery life was short and reliability shaky. The idea was that there is more light and a broader beam, usually, and if batteries on one died mid-trip there is still one light working. I've realized something else since, from a motorist's perspective. Two lights are more visible than one. It helps to associate the light with a bicycle.
That said. One of these lights provides enough light for my urban commuting. I want the light to be bright enough that I can see hazards in the road and that I can be seen. I also want to preserve my night vision so when there is other light I can see around me. That one light is sufficient is demonstrated by the fact that the second light does not significantly change my illumination comfort. I still prefer a brace of lights for the second reason.
These lights are thoughtfully designed. Illumination suits me perfectly. A small feature I really like is the dim side-lighting illuminating my handlebars, again aiding identification of my vehicle by a motorist. LEDs extend battery life to where it no longer concerns me. I pack spares. Flashing LEDs redouble battery life, and I have found that strobe frequency is again thoughtful. It is slow enough that I am not bothered by it, yet it is fast enough that I don't feel a sense of discontinuity. The flashing still pictures I see have the same sense of continuity as a continuous beam light. Battery life is doubled without sacrificing comfort or function. Thus, I run the flashing mode. Finally, these lights make great flashlights, dismounting easily, comfortable in the hand.
These are a product from a reliable manufacturer, and the price was right. These are a bargain.
Customer Review: PB Beamer Is Now An Excellent Helmet Light
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I commute on pitch black roads sometimes and needed a serious light to see the road ahead with. I like going at a pretty fast pace too, so it had to be a powerful light. I ended up getting a Cygolite and have been very pleased. But what to do with the little outstanding PB Beamer that I bought some time ago?
With just a little velcro it becomes a well needed second light mounted to my helmet. I have always heard a 2 light set up is by far the best way to go and I can vouch for that now. I have light wherever my head turns, but more importantly with the PB mounted to my helmet, I can direct the light right at cars turning into my path, etc.
Two lights create the perfect blend of being able to see the road and the ability to alert cars to see you in any direction. Another good thing is the battery life on the PB is excellent. And again, having two lights (the Cygolite is rechargeable and the PB has two AA's) guarantees I won't get caught in the dark. Superb little bright light that will always have a place with me... even camping... but I digress.
I should note that while I did use this light with its handlebar mount, I never had some of the problems with it as stated in other reviews. I also do not feel this light is heavy or I wouldn't put it on my helmet now. I have a CatEye EL320 as well, and it is significantly heavier with its 4 AA batteries and the trade off is not double the brightness or double the battery life either. The PB packs a lot of bang for the buck. Whether you are using it as a primary light in urban settings, or a second light in rural or dark settings, the PB Beamer is a winner.
Customer Review: Good value
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This light has two practical safety functions:
It helps make your presence on the road more apparent to on coming traffic. The light is bright enough from even a few hundred feet that a driver would have to be extremely oblivious and distracted not to see it.
Perhaps more importantly, the light will illuminate street signs and signals that are made with a reflective material at distances of over 450 feet away (I measured using google maps). When I first used the light (in flashing mode), I was genuinely shocked to see how the street signs up to two blocks ahead of me were pulsating. I say that this is important because it helps you spot stop signs in the distance - assuming you're being a safe cyclist, biking in a lane, with traffic, abiding by traffic laws, you're probably most likely to get killed by accidently running a stop sign. When I bike home from work at night, I take streets that have no traffic lights and only stop signs, so being able to spot them is very important for me.
The light attaches to your handle bar through via a mount; the light can easily slid off the mount so you don't have to bike around with it during the day, nor leave it on the bike when it's parked outside.
The light does what it needs to do for a reasonable price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
Customer Review: My first headlamp
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
This review is more about the construction of the lamp than about how it actually works. That's because I never got the chance to test it. I decided to get a lamp after mis-judging the time and having to bike through pitch-black woods for more than an hour. I don't anticipate needing to use this lamp in the near future but I got it just in case.
The lamp itself has a solid plastic construction and is waterproof. It's compact and looks pretty slick. It has 3 LED's that seem to be very bright (tested in a dark room) but the circle of light doesn't seem to be very large. Doesn't matter, in pitch-black darkness it is sure to light up the whole surroundings.
I should also mention that the lamp can be easily slid off the holding mechanism, turning it into a regular flashlight.
One thing bugs me about this lamp but it's nothing serious: the fact that its 2 settings (intermittent and continuous) are exactly in this order. Meaning that if you press the power button once you get the intermittent setting; pressing it again gets the continuous setting. I realize this is probably convenient for road-bikers but for me it doesn't seem like the correct order.
Customer Review: Mount worked better than I thought. High-quality light.
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
I bought this light with full knowledge that the mount was likely going to be the least desireable part of it (I read this in multiple other reviews). My bike is a Trek FX 7.1, and the mount actually works much better than I expected--at least on my bike. The part that wraps around the handle bar is adjustable, and I set it as tightly as I could. If I really wanted to, I could force it to move, but it doesn't seem to be a problem on pavement (I have ridden it over some small bumps and didn't notice any movement). I might still add some electrical tape to make it a little more snug, but the bottom line is that this is not enough of a concern to cause someone not to buy this product. The light itself is exactly what I have read in some of the other 4 and 5 star reviews. It probably won't completely illuminate a road that doesn't already have street lights, but in an urban environment, it's perfect. The beam is not at all diffuse and creates a crisp line between lit and non-lit areas. It creates white rather than yellow light. Drivers should have no trouble knowing that you're coming especially when it is operated in the blinking mode. Great bang for the buck.