Jul
01
2010
Planet Bike Beamer 3 HeadLight
Posted by Blogmaster in Bicycle Accessories, tags: Beamer, Bike, Headlight, Planet
Product Description
The three Nichia eXtreme LEDs in Planet Bike?s Beamer 3 Headlight would like nothing better than to illuminate the road on your late-night and early-morning commutes. Choose a flashing mode when you want to make sure motorists will see you and switch to the steady mode to light the way once the sun sets. The QuickCam bracket mount makes it quick and easy to take this headlight off (and put it on) your bike and the mount doesn?t require any tools.
Product Features
- Bulbs: 3 Nichia eXtreme V 2.0 LEDs
- Modes: Flashing, steady
- Lumens:
- Batteries: 3 AA (included)
- Battery Run Time: Up to 100hr
- Weight:
- Recommended Use: Biking in the dark
- Manufacturer Warranty:
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I’ve had mine for almost two years of heavy use. The light is very bright, providing a great deal of visibility and some illumination of the road in front, which is enough for the city, and batteries last a very long time. Most pleasingly, the mounting system is very durable and it seems likely that it will withstand several years of regular use. The unit appears to be impervious to rain. As with all of the gear I’ve purchased from Planet Bike, a superior level of design is evident. A good, basic LED headlight.
Rating: 5 / 5
Very good product …….bought it after reading the reviews on here . I was still a bit skeptical about the actual quality of light which would come out of this bicycle light ,but I was sure not dissapointed . The beam which comes out , is very bright and very focussed . It forms a small circle / elliptical shape on the light beam in front and very clear + bright .
Has 2 modes – flashing and constant-on
The light can be seen ffrom a far distance away . The color of the light is white instead of yellow , so was easier to spot when far away . Like I said , its very bright and with the flashing mode , would definatly warn the drivers of your presence . A very good buy , you would not be dissapointed , go for it .
Have not used the for the quick cam mount , just using it as a bike light on my handle bars …..
Rating: 5 / 5
This product’s light is actually quite good; it’s a “spot” light, but the projected light is a perfect circle, VERY large, and has a decent amount of falloff for seeing surrounding areas. The projected spot itself is paper-white (a sign of high-quality LEDs), and is decent. The light requires two AA batteries. One negative to the light itself is that pushing the on button once results in blink mode rather than steady mode. Not a very good default!
However, the mounting bracket is a complete travesty. Instructions and box claim it will mount “on any bar”, which is completely false — maximum bar size permitted is 30mm, which Planet Bike claims is “oversized”.
Anyone who owns a Giant Yukon 2005 or later will not be able to use this mounting bracket, because the bar on the Yukon is not a consistent size, thus you must mount things at the base of the bar (near the headstem/middle), which is about 37mm. Otherwise, the light will slide up and down the bar quite easily. Additionally, the majority of the mounting bracket band consists of plastic, with an “adjustable rubber grip”, which provides very little grip. Thumbs down.
Planet Bike should redesign the mounting bracket for this light, but keep the light itself. Two stars for the light, but minus 3 due to the atrocious mounting bracket.
Rating: 2 / 5
Some reviews have mentioned problems with the mount being too loose. That’s not the case – the mount strap is adjustable and at its loosest setting out of the box. It retracts inward to tighten up, and there is a tab there to loosen it back up. I had no problems having a good, tight fit on my bike after adjusting the strap.
The light is very bright and energy-efficient. In comparison, my previous equally-bright halogen headlight required two C batteries and lasted for a tiny fraction of the time.
Overall excellent design.
Rating: 5 / 5
This 3-LED bicycle headlight is designed to be bright enough to fill in what street-lights don’t. For this it is great but don’t expect to be able to go biking through dark woods with it. The price is reasonable, and the mounting is secure. You won’t be dissapointed.
Rating: 5 / 5