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VistaLite Strobe VS3001r

MSRP $ 24.95
# of Reviews 5
Average Rating 3.8/5
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Submitted by Jason a Cross Country Rider from Pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2002
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Price Paid: $15.00
Purchased At:a shop someone used to work at
Strengths:Gets people's attention;
different than what most people use and there isn't anything like it on the road or the trail
Weaknesses:light flashes weaker and less frequently as batteries weaken
Similar Products Used:nothing like it
Bike Setup:I have a few ....
Bottom Line:I use the blue lens on the strobe light and have it mounted on the front-end of my bike. I've had numerous people come up to me and say, "I wondered what the heck that was," which to me means it (and I, thankfully) am being noticed. I just hope people don't look too hard and drive into me stand there wondering what this blue light is that's hurtling toward them. So far that hasn't happened in more than two years.

I used to use only the blue light on the rear but switched to the Total Eclipse red LED for the back -- it's unbelievably bright and the batteries last forever. Friends ask me to turn it off it's so bright.
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Bike Rider a Cross Country Rider from Toronto Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2000
Favorite Trail:twisty, through red pine
Duration Product Used:6 months
Strengths:Bright, versatile, multi-coloured
Weaknesses:Not as bright as it could be
Similar Products Used:Vistalite red LED blinky, no name red LED blinky, Red Alert blinky
Bike Setup:Several, each with 2 wheels and a chain.
Bottom Line:The yellow isn't useless like another poster said, it's the only lens I use. It's legal (here, red flashers aren't, though the police don't seem to mind them) and more visible and says "caution" to drivers. I use the yellow lens on the back in bad weather in additon to a reflector and red LED flasher. I sometimes use it on the front when my real headlight goes flat half way home, but I wouldn't count on being seen with it (drivers might see it and think it's a stationary Owl-Light or something, not a moving vehicle).

Don't like the white lens. White blinkies are no good in front, you need a real light.

It is fairly bright, the red seems about as bright as my 5 LED red Vistalite (brighter than many other LED lights) and it is brighter with the yellow lens. But it isn't as bright as I'd hoped, nothing like ambulance lights or something like that.
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:4

Submitted by galilao tsu a Cross-Country Rider from Albuquerque, NM
Date Reviewed: September 9, 1999
Duration Product Used:
more than 3 years
Strengths:
Easy to mount on seat stay, seat post, rack basket, or brake cable housing. Battery life about 13 hours, before dimming and slowed flash rate noticed. Multiple colored lenses. Vistalite honors the warranty.
Weaknesses:
Could be brighter for daytime use. (However increasing brightness parameter would cut battery life.)
Similar Products Used:
Lightman strobe. Bright enough for day use. However, battery life about 1.5 hrs (alkaline), 1.25 hrs (NiMH), 1 hr (NiCd)
Bike Setup:
Mongoose IBOC with Manitou 3 and Kona Explosif with Manitou Mach 5 SX.
Bottom Line:Good value for the money, especially for night use. Most cites allow amber lens on the rear at night. With the amber lens, the light seems to be brighter. By day, I use the clear lens.
Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Todd a Weekend Warrior from Alliance, OH
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Strobe effect grabs some attention, comes with a red and amber lens.
Weaknesses:
Not as bright as I thought it would be.
Similar Products Used:
Other LED blinkers
Bike Setup:
Raleigh R600
Gary Fisher Wahoo
Bottom Line:I bought this strobe for my road bike. I wanted something extremly bright so I could use it in daylight also. This strobe fell short of what I had expected. It is bright and does grab your eye but it is just not that bright. Replacing the red lens with the amber helps but you have to have red in the rear. I sent it back and replaced it with a VistaLite 700 Eclipse. Read my review on that one, it is B R I G H T ! !
Overall Rating:3

Submitted by Chris a Weekend Warrior from Auckland, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 12, 1999
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Strengths:
Terrific visibility from Xenon strobe.
Weaknesses:
Mounting could be stronger ... doesn't inspire confidence, although it hasn't broken yet. On-off button a bit fiddly, but that's a small niggle.
Bike Setup:
Scott Comp Racing
Bottom Line:Put this on my bike for night-time road work. Very visible flash, cars give me ample berth. Comes with pretty pointless amber lens as well as red. Have a matching front flasher too.
Overall Rating:4






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