Originally Posted by
DBordello
More updates on the Amazon off brand light.
The model bought was these:
http://www.amazon.com/Bright-Eyes-Re...YZBZPSCDAN1WQV
unfortunately these had a tight spotlight like beam that is really not suitable for biking, and even worse as these are destined for a handle bar mount.
So, got the diffuser. Oddlyl the diffuser makes the spot into a wide thin line. Not a nicely dispersed pattern like a niterider or cygolite. So now there is marginally more coverage side to side, but still a very narrow vertical cut off. Sux.
If that wasn't bad enough, about 5 minutes after installing the diffuser, the light quit working. Switched battery packs, but its the light. The power button illuminates, but that is all. What a POS.
I'm so over using no name Amazon or DealExtreme bike lights. Nothing but frustration:
- power buttons that keep popping off (real valuable in the dark)
- short battery life
- quit working for no reason at all.