Is the strobe setting on full brightness? Too bright for bike commuting?
805320
Yeah it is on full brightness. I would consider it too bright for bike commuting
805321
To be honest it is so annoying i cant even look at it long enough to tell but yest it is about half power. This is by far the most intense light I own and worth every penny!
364143
I never ride at night. I'm using this light only at daylight and I'm charging daily. For me is working fantastic!
520113
Easy to mount. Depending on the handlebar diameter you may have to add a couple of wraps of friction tape. At full bright it is overpowering indoors. Fortunately it has a lower power "walk-around" setting.
810287
Awesome. Mine is set at wide range. The flashing mode brings attention to you. Love the lifetime warranty.I bought 3. My better half rides his bicycle to work, nite shift.
1653787
The light does not swivel left & right, but the amount of illumination is above average and works well with my commute. The flashing mode is what attracted me to the light and it definitely gets drivers and other bicyclists' attention!
459686
Mine is the same brightness on strobe as the constant on. It will definitely disorient whoever is on the other side of it.
1720375
It is depend on battery life. This is a bright light. I have been using it for two weeks already. It is still good. I mounted two light on my bike because I ride in the dark and ride fast so I want to see the road bright and clean in distance and in front of my bike so drivers can see me too. This is a very bright light. I am please with the purchase. I am going to buy some more of this light.
1266807
It is definitely bright enough, but I would not use it as my primary defense. It does have a strobe function but takes six clicks to get to so it takes time to get to it. This light starts in low mode and takes two additional clicks to get to high. High is very bright. You've never seen so much light come out of such a small flashlight
605916
Excellent questions. It will illuminate reflective street signs to a point, but I found I really needed two lights, one aimed ahead, for signs, pedestrians, etc. and one aimed down, for potholes and debris. In fact, I did buy two of these lights. I mounted the straight-ahead one on my handlebars and got a handy device to be able mount the downward one on my front fork, at wheel-level.As for illuminating an unlit path, this light is good if you ride at a slow, leisurely pace. You will "outrun" the light if riding im dark conditions at 10-15 MPH, though.In thd end, I settled on a 600-lumen NiteRider (lots of other, similar choices are commonly available now) to provide a single light for signs and surfaces. Excellent questions. It will illuminate reflective street signs to a point, but I found I really needed two lights, one aimed ahead, for signs, pedestrians, etc. and one aimed down, for potholes and debris. In fact, I did buy two of these lights. I mounted the straight-ahead one on my handlebars and got a handy device to be able mount the downward one on my front fork, at wheel-level.As for illuminating an unlit path, this light is good if you ride at a slow, leisurely pace. You will "outrun" the light if riding im dark conditions at 10-15 MPH, though.In... » Read More Excellent questions. It will illuminate reflective street signs to a point, but I found I really needed two lights, one aimed ahead, for signs, pedestrians, etc. and one aimed down, for potholes and debris. In fact, I did buy two of these lights. I mounted the straight-ahead one on my handlebars and got a handy device to be able mount the downward one on my front fork, at wheel-level.As for illuminating an unlit path, this light is good if you ride at a slow, leisurely pace. You will "outrun" the light if riding im dark conditions at 10-15 MPH, though.In thd end, I settled on a 600-lumen NiteRider (lots of other, similar choices are commonly available now) to provide a single light for signs and surfaces. « Show Less
1577492
The strobe mode flashes about 3 times per second. It is not blinding and I would not rely on it as a personal safety device.
810285
Awesome. Mine is set at wide range. The flashing mode brings attention to you. Love the lifetime warranty. I bought 3. My better half rides his bicycle to work, nite shift.
1765976
Continuous light. Using it right now, and I don't even know if there IS a strobe option.
1676534
It is bright enough to illuminate road behind if it was aimed down. But my purpose for the light is to be visible to drivers approaching from the rear. Therefore, the beam is directed behind, vertically level with the bike seat (approximately at driver's eye height), and horizontallyslightly to my (biker facing direction of travel) left since I ride generally to the right side of roadway.
1078951
Not tested but it is seriously bright and it is certainly brighter than my friend's which claims to be 360 lumens. For me it is bright enough and I cycle through some pretty dark areas ...
1485158
It's bright enough to see easily during the day, so I expect it would very bright at night. They've removed the flashing feature due to customer feedback so it remains on steadily when your device is on the pad. "Customizing" it with black tape should solve any night time issues.
2134871
Yes. There are three levels of brightness. The brightest one is almost too much. I use level 2.
393057
Set on low or high (NOT strobe mode), depending on the amount of ambient and street lighting, I find it sufficient for lighting the ground in front of my bike to allow safe and confident progress at up to 15mph on streets with which I'm familiar. I wouldn't want to go faster because the further the light is aimed, the more diffuse is the bright spot it projects on the ground.