Originally Posted by
dougmc
Do you have the exact same blinkie I suggested? Some of the other DX lights are crap (as I already mentioned) but this one is pretty good. It's similar to the Planet Bike Superflash, but slightly inferior in construction. But 85% less in cost. It's not *that* cheap in construction.
I do put a rubber band around it to make sure it doesn't pop apart mid-ride -- but I do the same for my PBSF, as it has the same tendency to do so.
I've seen the Radbot. It looks excellent -- but it's like $30 rather than $3.54.
It all depends on your budget. More money will get you better stuff, but you can pretty decent stuff without spending a bunch of money.
Yep. That exact same one. Except that I bought 3 of them for 2.91/ea.
IMO, they are cheap and are borderline (being generous) junk. When you turn on the DX blinkie, the blinkie moves unless you support it just right because the mount is so poor. There are 2 positives associated with the DX blinkie.
1) it is cheap
2) it is reasonably bright (I don't know how long the batteries will run it)
You can find the Radbot 1k for about $20 online. It comes with two different types of mounts. I had to buy a separate mount from PB for my PBSF to mount to my tail light bracket. The Radbot 1k includes the same mount as part of the package.
$22.95 including shipping
After comparing, the price difference is more than justified. I've never had either the PBSF or the Radbot 1k come apart during a ride. I did have the PBSF come off my bike once when I hit a bump in the road.. but that was because I bumped it out of the locked position when cleaning the bike after the prior ride and I never re-secured it in the locked position.
I depend on the blinkie for safety when I ride at dusk. $20 difference is worth it to me for a much better quality product.