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Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light

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Item # 756359

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This safety headlight offers five bright white LEDs to illuminate you and light your way.

Quick Cam™ bracket mounts, adjusts or can be taken off in seconds without tools
Flashing and steady modes
Inculdes two AA batteries

Imported.

Item 756359

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Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light Customer Reviews

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by PowerReviews

Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light

3.9

(based on 11 reviews)

73%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Long battery life (7)
Great visibility (6)

Cons

Best Uses

Front headlight (9)
Good for commuting (6)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (7), Avid cyclist (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (4)

Reviewed by 11 customers

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May

2013

3.0

Fix the clamp

By nerd1951

from Takoma Park, Maryland

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Great visibility
Long battery life

Cons

Poor Clamp Design

Best Uses

Front headlight
Night commute

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

The light is fine but the clamp that holds it on to the handlebars does not work well. If you adjust the clamp tight enough to hold the light in place, you can't get the cam to stay closed.

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Oct

2012

4.0

Good but limited

By eastbaycommuter

from Fremont CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Long battery life

Cons

Weak beam

Best Uses

Front headlight

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

Other commenters have noted that this light is not usable in complete darkness, and I'll agree with that. It's ok in urban lighting, going from streetlight to streetlight, but in complete darkness, it's not bright enough.

HOWEVER - if you use a helmet-mounted light with it, you'll find that it's quite adequate for all but the darkest night riding.

And the battery lasts a long, long time!

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Sep

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Mine must be defective

By mchevy16

from Houston, TX

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Great visibility

Cons

Short battery life

Best Uses

Front headlight
Night commute

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

I had been using a friends 3 bulb version of this light for awhile and decided to get the 5 bulb version when he moved. The 3 bulb version worked great, but I figured I could get a little brighter one since I ride at night. It must be my unit, but after a month it started flickering and would not remain on anymore. I replaced the batteries with no improvement. It has been a big disappointment for me. I have bought cheaper lights that have lasted much longer than this one. I'll be hesitant to buy this light again.

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Jul

2011

5.0

Great Light!

By Jen the Camper

from Aromas, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easily detaches
Great visibility
Perfect size

Cons

Best Uses

Front headlight

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

I purchased this light for my daughters bike as a safety precaution for those evening bike rides and she just loves it! It's really bright, easy to install and she can remove it and use it as a flashlight. Love that feature! I will definetly be purchasing another one for myself.

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Aug

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Nice addition for night riding

By Ranger27

from Chicagoland area

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Great visibility
Long battery life

Cons

Best Uses

Front headlight

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

I bought the Beamer 5 to complement an existing front lamp to help light the bike trail after the sun goes down. The last place I want to be caught on is a dark pitch black trail with a burned out/dead light. This is a nice head light that fits my needs perfectly.

Its a bright LED so I won't have to worry about a burned out bulb and the battery life seems to be quite lengthy.

Go for it!

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Aug

2009

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Safety Light 5/5, Headlight 4/5

By Bjornar

from The Burbs of MN

About Me Avid Cyclist

See all my reviews

Pros

Great visibility
Long battery life

Cons

Best Uses

Front headlight
Night commute

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

I have found this light to be an excellent front safety light on commutes and night rides and a good front headlight as well. The mount makes it easy to tune the angle of the beam to be hitting the ground far enough out that the light can work as a headlight. As long as you're not moving super fast and on roads as opposed to trails the light is plenty bright for this purpose as well. Its far brighter than most of my bikey friends' front lights and I end up lighting the way--even if I'm not riding lead! Just remember to get a strong rear blinky light--it's not the cars in front of you that are going to run you over...

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Jun

2009

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Better than CatEye

By Subie Aggie

from Texas

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Great visibility

Cons

Best Uses

Front headlight
Night commute

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

I returned a CatEye 3LED light because it stopped working. This light is brighter, easier to mount, easier to operate, and only uses 2 AA batteries instead of 3 AAA (pain to deal with for rechargable batteries).

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Jul

2008

(7 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great for what I use it for..

By Meaty

from Salt Lake City

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Long battery life

Cons

None

Best Uses

Night commute

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

This light should not be used to see in the dark, its for people to see you.. if you want a headlight than you will end up paying more money. REI is the best place for you cycling needs

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Mar

2008

(10 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Good compact light

By S-Dot

from Bay Area, CA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Bright
Inexpensive
Lightweight
Small

Cons

None so far

Best Uses

Front headlight

Comments about Planet Bike Beamer 5 Front Bike Light:

The above reviewer is not using this light for its intended purpose.

It is a SAFETY LIGHT, not a headlight. Its only purpose is for other vehicles and people to see you, which it does fine at a great price. It is not intended to light your way down a dark country road or something.

Well recommended!