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Anybody use one of these ? If so how do you find it.
Thanks
Not suitable for a wet climate i.e. the uk.
Mine has lasted years but I do have proper mudguards so it only gets wet from the sky not a constant deluge from the rear wheel.
Mine have survived several good drownings .
I think they are great.
I really like mine. The length to the light means it's eye catching in a way that an equivalently powered dot of a light would never be. No reliability problems at all.
While I liked mine for this reason, I've broken two of them. One died when it got wet, the other just kind of fell apart. Plastic clip snapped and rubber tore.length to the light means it's eye catching in a way that an equivalently powered dot of a light would never be
I love mine and have two.
Love them & found them to be reliable, look at chilli lights too!
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Love them & found them to be reliable, look at chilli lights too!
+1 for chilli lights, worth a look. I have a chilli helmet light and ones that go on the wrist/ankle. I find they struggle to be seen in conditions such as dull/overcast, where a traditional light could still be useful, but in darkness they offer a big and 'different' shape of light which can be seen a good distance away.
I've had no problems with my fibre flares and have several but I don't leave them on a wet muddy mtb in the shed and the comuter bike has guards.
I've been running the next Flex model this winter - fits great on a backpack and very visible, lots of mounting options particularly if running a large seatpack.
I really like mine
I have noticed cars give you a lot more room when I use it
No problems with water getting in so far, but only been out in moderate rain
I like mine too, good on battery life, very visible and contrary to the experiences above, mine have survived seriously nasty conditions, don't know why though.
I have one at the bottom of a drawer not being used if anyone is interested. Email in profile.
My son has had 3 for a couple of years, no problems at all.
Edit, come to think of it, I think he stole one of them from me. 😐
I've had a couple for years and they're still fine, even washed the bike with them on a few times (I generally take them off though) so seem plenty water-resistant to me.
I think the only downside is they aren't that bright so if you want a day time rear light it's probably not the best - the 360o light makes them very visible in the dark though.
Also I reckon anyone doing club rides at night should use them, they don't dazzle the rider behind you (unlike the stupidly bright rear lights some people use on training rides which IMO are at best annoying and at worst dangerous for those riding behind you).
It might depend on how they're mounted. Water runs down the light and into the compartment at the end, where a battery is kept
Mine is on a vertical bar of my rack, and this bike is my commuter so has full guards. Has been fine so far, it's a nice light with good visibility
I think the only downside is they aren't that bright so if you want a day time rear light it's probably not the best - the 360o light makes them very visible in the dark though.
use a radbot 1000 for daylight - which works well but only really visible from rear - use fibre flare as secondary in dark as fuzzywuzzy said good 360deg visibility (living in Aus but it does rain and not been a problem for me) wouldn't use as sole light