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Old 08-24-09 | 10:48 AM
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I have the set, it was on the clearance rack at the LL Bean outlet down the street from work.

I actually like the blinky, I do get at least six hours out of a charge. The headlight is a joke and I wouldn't rely on it as my primary option.

The first setting on the headlight isn't bright enough to see anything. The second setting will drain the charge within a couple of hours. After a few uses, it only charges if the contacts on the charger are touching the contacts on the light at exactly the right angle.

I just tried to charge the light the other night and after three hours on the charger, it was still dead within 20 minutes.

Also, the light mounts so low on the handlebars that the beam actually gets obscured by cable housings, at least on one bike that I tried to mount it on. On both bikes I've mounted the head light on the beam is diffused by the fact that the bulbs are sitting right on the handle bar, notice how other head lights extend the bulbs AWAY from the bar? There is a reason for that.

And I just noticed that the velcro strap that holds the headlight onto the handlebar has already begun to fray on the edges.

Spare yourself the aggravation don't get the headlight.

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