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Submitted by
Ericmopar
a Cross Country Rider
from Nevada
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Cottonwood. | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Puts out a wide beam.
Water resistant housing.
Comes with helmet, head lamp, and handle bar mounts included.
| | Weaknesses: | It doesn't put out enough light for biking, except on high beam.
Low and medium are almost useless. | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye.
Planet Bike Blaze 1wt.
| | Bottom Line: | The EOS has a good light intensity and beam pattern for use as a head lamp during hiking, which makes sense, since that is the light's origins.
It however performs dismally as a bike's headlight.
The only time it put out an adequate beam for riding was on high, but the battery life is very short on high.
I would only recommend this light to someone that hikes, or rock climbs etc, as their primary sports. Then they could use this light as a backup on their bike in an emergency.
As a bike light, there are much better choices out there.
I'm giving it a 3 for value because it does come with three styles of mounts for other sports, and it does have a quality build.
I'm giving it a 2 as a bike light, although it does well for other sports that it was originally designed for. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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