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Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount | 
| Brand: Planet Bike
Category: Sports
Department: Bike
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $17.50
as of 3/12/2010 21:07 CST details
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Seller: Performance-Downhill
Rating:  131 reviews
Sales Rank: 278
Color: Metallic Black
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 2.8 x 1.5
MPN: 130962
Model: 3029
UPC: 642016302909
EAN: 0642016302909
ASIN: B000HU11ZG
Release Date: June 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | LED bicycle light for illuminating path on the road | | • | Includes 3 white Nichia eXtreme v2.0 LED lights | | • | Quick Cam bracket mounts attach securely to handlebars | | • | 100 hours of runtime on 2 AA batteries (included) | | • | Offers flashing and steady modes; lifetime warranty |
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Product Description
3 White LED Headlight
Amazon.com Product Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Good value March 5, 2010
R.D. Monsoon
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.
Great Light March 2, 2010
Cindy Ulrey (Edmond, OK)
I am impressed by the amount of light that the Planet Bike Beamer bicycle light provides. If you ride at night, you should own put one of these lights on every bike in the family. I would recommend to everyone.
Really Bright Light February 27, 2010
David Jackson (Stratford, Ct)
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RWFIZ73TPJ95M This bike light is pretty good. It's bright and it flashes. I like the flash because it catches peoples attention when your on the road.
 Good light for the price February 18, 2010
toemaas (Seattle, WA)
I purchased this light to use on my commute to and from work in Seattle. The price was great and I have been very happy so far (I have had it about 3 months as of writing this). The positives include:
- The fact that the light only takes 2 AA batteries. Many similar lights seem to require 3 or more, or use watch type batteries
- Battery life seems good so far. Not sure how many hours I have used it, but I usually ride about 30 minutes per day with it on steady, about 3 times a week and I have been using it for about 3 months now without having to switch the batteries.
- The ease of use - the power button is nice and large and it just takes one click to start it flashing, one more click for a constant light, one final click to switch it off.
- The light is very bright and extremely visible. Pointing straight forward instead of down towards the ground the light projects very far and still remains bright
- Nice and compact.
The negatives don't really take away from the light, but they are things that I might consider changing or paying more for on another light:
- The light is definitely more of a spotlight that a floodlight, so while the beam is nice and strong, it does not light up a huge area, just a 2' circle where it is pointed. If you need a light to be seen, rather than to see, this light works great.
- The bracket is not the greatest. It takes a little messing with to get it working right, but nothing major and once on it holds nicely.
Overall a great light for the price and definitely recommended.
 Disappointing February 13, 2010
Justus Veen (Michigan)
I purchased the light because it seemed to be well made, but was disappointed with the Quick Cam Bracket mount, plus the front section that is removable for replacing batteries came off 1 day while I was riding on a quite smooth bike trail and the batteries fell out. Also, I ride a three wheel recumbant trike which rides harder than a conventional bicycle and I cannot get the quick cam mount to hold securely, every few miles I have to reaim the headlight because it starts to tilt down at the front. I have tightened the cam until I was afraid of breaking the mount when I locked in position, not to mention I prefer a more secure mount so I can leave it on the bike, not to mention the extreme effort required to lock it back on. If I leave it on the bike it is far too easy to remove for the purpose of vandalism or theft.Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount
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