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Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light | 
| Brand: Planet Bike Category: Sports
List Price: $14.99 Buy New: $7.68 as of 7/30/2010 23:20 CDT details You Save: $7.31 (49%)
New (10) from $7.68
Rating: 76 reviews Sales Rank: 52
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.8
MPN: 3009 Model: 3009 UPC: 642016300905 EAN: 0642016300905 ASIN: B000RYAKHC
Release Date: June 13, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Planet Bike Blinky Bicycle Light with included batteries, seatpost, and seatstay mounts | | • | Three super-bright red eXtreme LEDs and a built-in parabolic reflector provide visibility for up to one mile | | • | Flashing and steady modes with up to 200 hours of run time on two AAA batteries | | • | Ultra-compact case is weatherproof, lightweight, and durable | | • | Easy to mount: clips to seat post, rear side strut, or your clothing |
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Product Description Planet Bike BRT-3 Taillights includes batteries, seatpost and seatstay mounts. Features: Brighter LED's. Over 100 hours run time. Soft-touch flash/constant/off switch. Includes batteries, seatpost and seatstay mounts
Amazon.com Product Description The Planet Bike Blinky "3" 3-Led Rear Bicycle Light provides 300 percent brighter eXtreme LEDs to ensure that you will be seen by cars coming up from behind for as far as one mile away. Users rave about the exceptional brightness of this powerful little light as well as its long battery life. The light features steady or blinking modes, and will run on two AAA batteries for up to 200 hours. Super convenient and easy to use, the light has two mounting options--a clip for the seat post or a clip for a rear-side strut. The clip can also be attached to a bag or clothing so you can use it for night walking as well as riding. Easy to detach from the seat post mount, the light is small enough to fit into a pocket or small bag if you need to take it with you. Altogether, the Blinky is an economical choice that offers long-lasting visibility for night riding and lots of convenience. What's in the Box? Planet Bike Blinky Bicycle light, seatpost mount, seatstay mount, two AAA batteries About Planet Bike In November 1996, Planet Bike was founded in Madison, WI. 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, the company strives to design and develop the best bicycle products in the world. In the company's short 10-year history, it has made important product innovations within the bicycle industry. Advancements include the four-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 10 years ago started as a one-man operation. Today, while still a small company, Planet Bike continues to evolve and improve its 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.
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Great light! Low price! July 29, 2010 Steve S. Park (Portland, OR) There's brighter lights out there. This is the best for the price though.
-Steve
Portland
Easy to lose July 28, 2010 P. Rich (Pittsburgh, PA) This is a great light in general, as it is very bright, easy to mount, and seemingly impervious to heavy rain. The light itself can be detached easily from the mounting bracket through a hook-type system. This is a plus in that it is easy to remove the light when leaving the bike unattended, but it is a huge negative in that if you ever leave the light attached to the bike it is very likely to be stolen, since taking it requires only a simple and discreet hand motion.
The body of the light can also apparently be detached from the hook that hooks into the mounting bracket, which is unfortunate because if it comes loose the light can just fall off. I don't think this would ever be a problem for most people, but I happened to crash my bike with the light on and when I saw the light on the ground, quickly hooked it back on without a second thought, only to discover later that the light had fallen back off leaving me with a bare hook attached to the bracket.
I really liked this light, and the first one lasted me over a year before it was stolen when I left it on my locked bike for a few hours accidentally. Unfortunately, the second one was lost to the woods within two weeks when I crashed, and within a few months the third was lost for no apparent reason - it wasn't left unattended or subjected to rough riding as far as I can recall. It's really frustrating to go through three lights in a season.
So, this may well be the perfect light for you, but you should keep in mind the above facts and consider your riding habits.
Does what it is supposed to do July 19, 2010 J. Piper (Ashby, MA United States) Seems well built, very bright light. I've used it about 7-8 hours so far and all is well. As usual, Amazon offered the best pricing...
Does its job June 17, 2010 Tejb Krahu (San Jose) It does what it needs to do, it provides safety
Really great product, can be seen for blocks
Bike Blinky June 9, 2010 James A. Smith (Ellensburg, Wa.) Good little light that is extremely bright. Gives good signal for safety to those behind you. Good quality and a great price.
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