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Planet Bike Superflash Stealth Rear Bike Light

CLEAR/RED

Planet Bike Superflash Stealth Rear Bike Light

$29.00

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Item # 772679

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Superflash Stealth™ is possibly the brightest bike taillight on the planet— it has a white lens with red lights!

Half-watt Blaze™ LED and 2 Extreme™ red LEDs provide visibility up to one mile
Compact vertical design is weatherproof, lightweight and durable
Flashing and steady modes; unique, eye-catching flash pattern
Comes with bike mounts and clip mount
Batteries included

Imported.

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Planet Bike Superflash Stealth Rear Bike Light Customer Reviews

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Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light

4.8

(based on 18 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Great visibility (18)
Long battery life (12)

Cons

Best Uses

Rear safety light (18)
Good for commuting (13)
Trail riding (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid cyclist (12), Casual/ recreational (4)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (4)

Reviewed by 18 customers

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Nov

2009

(27 of 33 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good Light;Choose Red SuperFlash Instead

By Hammock Hanger

from bugsville

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Great visibility
Helmet/Removable mount
Long battery life

Cons

Best Uses

Night commute
Rear safety light
Trail riding

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

Good light from Planet Bike, but not quite their best choice. First, photos are confusing; this clear-lens light looks like it blinks white for a headlight flasher, but its three LEDs actually blink in red.
BEST choice for high-visibility tail light is still their original SuperFlash model, same price, with white body and red lens. This model is, oddly, the identical light but with the red lens inexplicably replaced by a clear lens. Odd because there's no advantage, just the opposite, there's an obvious loss in removing the red lens from the tail light. In both 'flash' and especially 'steady-on' mode, the red-lens SuperFlash is a brilliant full-red light similiar to a motorcycle or auto tail light. In this 'stealth' version, only the actual LEDs are red in color, like tiny Christmas tree lights; the lens is clear, so no red multiplier effect on the LEDs. Side by side, the original SuperFlash is much more effective, especially so in 'steady-on' mode. Honestly can't imagine why they would make a be-seen bike light that's LESS noticeable than their bestseller model.
So for the same price, weight, battery life (long!)etc, buy the original Superflash from PB. PB is pairing this Stealth model with their very good Blaze headlights as a set; too bad they don't currently offer the original red-lens Superflash as a pair with the Blaze. So avoid the Stealth, buy the Original Superflash, you'll be glad.

Jun

2008

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Almost Perfect

By Clawdad

from Maryland

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Great visibility
Long battery life

Cons

Best Uses

Rear safety light

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

Fantastic light, super light, amazing battery life, wonderfully bright. Almost perfect, becomes a little unreliable in the rain-when really wet, unit can shut off. Worth it anyway.

Oct

2008

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Highly Visible

By Dugfresh

from Seattle Wash

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Great visibility

Cons

Best Uses

Night commute
Rear safety light

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

This is a great bike light. It's highly visible and gets you noticed.

As a commercial driver and a bike commuter in Seattle I see a lot of lights good and bad, and this is one that I really see a lot.

Oct

2008

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Get it! One of the best rear blinkys!

By Geobio

from Simi Valley, CA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Great visibility

Cons

Best Uses

Rear safety light

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

This is the clear-cover version of the regular Superflash, famed for this brightness even during the day. Regular and Stealth have red lights, but this one has a clear/black style rather than the original red/white style. The Superflash at its price is one of the best value: bright, reliable, long lasting, grabs attention even during the day. Do a search and you will see the number of people who firmly support this!

Mar

2010

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great visibility day+night, great price.

By beansong

from Riverside, RI

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Pros

Cheap for its capability
Great visibility
Long battery life
Many mounting options

Cons

Best Uses

Day Commute
Night commute
Rear safety light

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

This light and the original model are wonderfully attention-getting both day and night, remarkably lightweight and long-lasting, especially with lithium batteries, and extremely cheap compared to ultimate tailights like Dinotte.

The included mounts which let one attach the light in a variety of places, and the clip which can work on straps and clothing are superbly versatile.

In an unscientific test to compare SuperFlash models, I set up this light and the regular one (with red and white casing) next to each other during the day and at night and looked at them from a distance.

IMO it is possible the regular one is just a tiny bit brighter when flashing, but the stealth model seems a tad brighter on steady at night, and has colors that don't scream "steal me" when it's turned off.

So I wear the regular one on my helmet and keep this one on the bike, so that if I forget and leave the light unattended, it has a greater chance of being there later.

This is all-in-all a fantastic product, cheap enough to own more than one, and makes an excellent present.

(P.S. I use the two SuperFlashes when on a low bike below eye level and needing to be extra visible; otherwise I use one and carry the other as a spare--used them for years and never had one fail put prefer to have a backup, especially when commuting in traffic.)

Oct

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

BRIGHT! also ANNOYING - which is good!!

By roadcycle

from Oregon

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Pros

Great visibility
Long battery life

Cons

Best Uses

Night commute
Rear safety light

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

Used this for a year - purchased it in early Fall of 2009, used it the whole winter season, plus Spring and once again this Fall. Three times a week on a seven-mile night commute. Haven't changed the batteries yet.

Performance: BRIGHT!!! If I passed you, I'm sorry. Yes, it's quite annoying for people behind you. Which is a good thing right?! I see several commuters with this on their bicycle and I see them from several blocks away.

The design is pretty looking and it's durable. The switch isn't a simply button so you don't mistakenly turn it ON/OFF.

I ride a lot at night, and no ones has / makes better bicycle tail lights than these! Probably the BEST in the market!

Oct

2009

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Does the job

By Luckynumber4

from Boston, MA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Bright
durable
Great visibility
Long battery life

Cons

Best Uses

Night commute
Rear safety light
Trail riding

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

I commute to school most days, 14 miles each way. I am on paved trails, dirt trails, and city roads. This light gets me noticed. Just as importantly, it's durable. I've smacked it into railings and while it may break apart, it hasn't broken. Snap it back together and I'm on my way.

I've had a number of different rear lights, and this one is my favorite to date.

Aug

2011

4.0

Almost perfect except under rain

By VLO

from Philly, PA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Great visibility
Long battery life
Super bright

Cons

Not waterproof

Best Uses

Night commute
Rear safety light

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

Almost perfect. I have been stopped by police to give me the thumbs up, telling me how visible it was.

Not reliable under rain. It will shut off when it gets wet.

Feb

2011

5.0

Bright & clear!

By motojunkie

from Oakland, CA

About Me Avid Cyclist

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Pros

Great visibility
Long battery life

Cons

No palpable click

Best Uses

Night commute
Rear safety light

Comments about Planet Bike Super Flash Stealth Rear Bike Light:

This is a nice rear bike light, I love the fact that the whole thing is clear so it doesn't stand out during the daytime, and another added benefit of the entire thing being clear is that cars can see you blinking from the side a little better, and not just from behind.

One thing I don't like is, if you're riding down the street and you want to turn the light on...you reach back & push the button that turns it on...there's no click, or switch, or anything that you can FEEL to know that you turned it on...unless you look behind you & see it blinking.