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Submitted by
pritch
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol, UK
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Evans | | Strengths: | Front and rear look cool, depending on whether or not you like yellow! Ease of use and decent brackets compared to Cateyes. | | Weaknesses: | The rechargeable batteries that come with the rechargeable front model.
Feeling their age now a bit, there are better lights out there. | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to list, though if you want the best quality for the least price, use Smart's range of lights. They are very good. | | Bike Setup: | Marin Nail Trail '99, w/ Avid front cable disk and Hope wheel build. | | Bottom Line: | I got these for my bike because my bike is yellow and I thought they wouldn't stand out too bad, but they definitely do! They look good though, I've got no complaints, but I doubt I'd put them on my black Saracen.
Performance from the front light is OK, but the rechargeable bateries that came with it are not that good. This is, really, an occasional use product. If you're riding for a long time every night (which I do on my road bike) then you'll need a stronger communter light, with external battery. These are fine for say, 15 minute rides at night back and forth between places.
The rear light is good, and like the front the bracket is strong, much better than Cateye who let themselves down badly with their brackets. I would still have preferred a hexagonal bolt to a hand-operating tightening screw though. The rear light itself is perfectly bright enough for most streets, and has a wider angle than most models. Again, if you're in heavy traffic I'd get a second unit on your seatpost, a vertically arranged light prefferably.
The bottom line is that there are newer and better lights out there now for the same price, but none look as unique as these. They are good enough for most people, and if you can pick them up for less than $20 for the front and $10 for teh rear now you'll still do well. Mine are still working after two years in the wet/windy/hot/freezing. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KELLY CARRINGTON
a Cross Country Rider
from BELFRY, MT USA
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | The Spoke Shope BIllings, MT | | Strengths: | Great for Police Patrol, in the front! Has an awsome flashing sequence! | | Weaknesses: | The mounting braket it hard to adjust. | | Similar Products Used: | Vistalite Nebula 5 (awsome light!) Vistalite Stobe
| | Bike Setup: | Vistalite Stobe & Vegas in the front for patrol, nebula 5 in the rear. POLICE PATROL | | Bottom Line: | Good pursuit light. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gonzo
a Weekend Warrior
from Wellington, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Mitchell Cycles | | Strengths: | Wide horizontal angle of view, bright LEDs, funky styling, easily visible in town and country. Only stops working when batteries fail, rain dosen't affect it. | | Weaknesses: | Narrow vertical view also means I use a light on my back for xtra safety but if adjusting properly I have no problem with visibility | | Similar Products Used: | Cate eye | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Road | | Bottom Line: | Awesome value for money as on special 9other did not like styleing)at shop so brought 2, Bright lite worth lots of chili's | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alfonso
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco Bay Area, USA
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | performancebike.com | | Strengths: | great angle of view, attractive shape (both in the functional and aesthetic sense), effective flash mode | | Weaknesses: | that seatpost mounting contraption is a pain in the arse; there are a lot of brighter lights out there; one trick pony that doesn't clip well to objects other than its own mounting bracket | | Similar Products Used: | Trek disco (cool but way too expensive), Vistalite Eclipse (see my review here as well) | | Bike Setup: | oh, it's set up, all right | | Bottom Line: | [This is a review for the Vegas tail light only]
While the light could stand to be a brighter compared to other makes in the market, what it lacks in luminance is made up for by its shape (wide, single row of 7 LEDs) which seems to attract attention from the rear quite effectively. The key: it's an unusual site compared to other blinking red things at night.
When traversing at night on city roads riddled with too many dumbass drivers (cell phone yakking idiots and San Francisco Muni bus drivers... enough said), it pays to ride invisibly, but EQUIP very visibly. All told, I personally wouldn't trust the Vegas tail light (or any other tail light, for that matter), on its own. I use a second light -- a Vistalite Eclipse -- to clip on my helmet or bag as a secondary.
I've used a wide variety of power sources for this light -- I highly recommend Rayovac rechargeable alkalines for all tail lights (hey -- I, too, was skeptical at first).
Ride safe, brothers and sisters, and look out for the moron trying to rush a right turn in front of you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Washington, DC
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Earth | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Battery indicator, light brightness, and a cool blinking strobe sequence on the taillight (reminds me of Las Vegas). | | Weaknesses: | Batteries, 4 AA Headlight, 2 AA Taillight | | Bottom Line: | The price is right for this light, ($20) from Cambria. The battery indicator is great, the lights are bright as hell, and even though the casing is yellow, no one can tell when you strap them on at night. I highly recommend this light to anyone not looking to dish out $150 for a high-end light when they could get the same performance from a $20 one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Krist Bussart
a Cross Country Rider
from Columbus
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | High and low light switch, bright even on low, Like the BRIGHT yellow color. Cheap price. | | Weaknesses: | Same as all other "AA" lights. Have to replace the batteries after only a short time. | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to name. | | Bottom Line: | This is a very good light for the price, I have always tried to use the "c" cell lights because the batteries will last longer, but you sacrifice being able to see. This light on bright will compete with the $100 lights on low. But if going on a night ride bring at least 2 sets of extra batteries. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ronaldo L. Dalisay
a Cross-Country Rider
from Dededo, Guam
Date Reviewed: November 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Nimitz Hill | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Price and low and high beam selection | | Weaknesses: |
Use of regular batteries and color | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
1999 Giant Rincon SE with RST 280 Front Shock | | Bottom Line: | The price is reasonbale ($20) for the light and you get more than you actually pay for, especially with low and high beam switches, which allow you to conserve the batteries. The battery indicator is a good idea and helps to inform you the status of the battery power. The only drawback is the fact that you have to constantly change batteries (4 AA sized) and recharging them will only last for one day. Also, the yellow color shell is way too bright and should be changed to something more neutral e.g., black, etc., in order to match the color of any bike frame. | | Overall Rating: |
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