Planet Bike Superflash - Red / Blaze Bike Light Set

I bought this a year ago to use for my bike commute to/from work. I wanted a low cost product that would make me visible to traffic and would provide just enough light to be able to safely ride down the road.

The superflash rear taillight is excellent. Very bright and in strobe mode makes you impossible to miss.

The blaze front headlight, on the other hand, is not worth wasting your money on. The half watt LED is sufficient if you are alone on a dark smooth road, but as soon as there is an oncoming car you will be unable to see any detail on the road in front of you. Not a problem if you are on pristine road, but biking home in the winter in Pennsylvania I have had more than one scary close call encountering some surprise ice chunks/ branches/ roadkill.

In addition to the inadequate light output, the handlebar mounting bracket does not firmly support the front headlight. The center of mass of the headlight is offset from the mounting point. This combined with the tightening limitation on the mounting bracket means that the headlight slowly droops down w/ every small bump and every minute or so i need to reach down and readjust. Bad design.

In conclusion, if low cost is your #1 priority then MAYBE consider buying this product. If you don't want to be disappointed every time you need to make it home in the dark, then spend some extra money and get a real bike headlight.

Ok..so outside of the weak front beam. (I don't think this light is for pitch black trail application). The flashing mode is EXCELLENT, you can be seen for blocks in ambient light city riding. You definitely NEED to use this light with another "steady" front light if you need to illuminate your path.

Which brings me to the 2 star rating point. The rear tail light is no doubt bright. However, the tail light clips over, not onto or through, any mounting. Consequently---what happened to me---if you leave the street, ie..go over curbs, down a few stairs, cut across a bumpy non-paved portion of your ride, the clip "over" tail light will bounce and bounce until it falls off.

Very poorly designed in this regard. But I found the perfect solution. Buy the front light singularly (go up a watt)and instead of the set, buy the Serfas TL-ST Bike Light. Bright, secure, water proof...outstanding product and you'll find the perfect combo.

Until you lose it, the taillight is great (I have no complaints with the headlight, and would rate it 5 stars). Unfortunately, the design of the taillight mounting bracket makes it very easy to lose the taillight when you hit a bump. Mine lasted a few weeks only. Of course you could say it was my fault, when I lost the taillight the first time, but found it, and didn't duct tape it to the mount. But I didn't, and two days later lost it for good. [Technical description: the taillight will easily bend toward the seat post over time, as you go over bumps. Eventually the clip will touch the seat post. A few more bumps and the latch will become 'unlocked.' A few more bumps and the light will jump out of the bracket. You may not notice when this happens; if you don't, goodbye light.]

The headlight quit functioning in less than a month. For some reason it got stuck on and would not turn off or change to flashing. I hadn't even had it out in that bad of weather either so I'm not sure what the problem was. A real shame because up until then I would have given this light set a 4 star ranking but considering the cost I would have expected it to last at least one season.

Tailight on the other hand works great and is pretty bright albeit a bit small, it is a great second light that is easily clipped to rear pockets of any jersey

I would not recommend this I ride at night on somewhat dirt roads and the mount comes loose very easily and I am not satisfied with this. Too bad I ordered on a different site for cheaper and this is the same exact model.

Bought and returned this light set. Rear light was excellent-extremely bright & conspicuous. Front light was good only for being seen by others; it provided very limited illumination of roadway/trail & periphery. Cam/lever mounting system of front light seemed very unreliable.

Very thin plastic blade mount broke on second use (son fell over and it broke off). Mount is not nearly as thick robust as my own CatEye headlight.

Not waterproof, after less than a year both lights are shorting out. Worthless.

The Superflash is absolutely the best tail light out there for the price. It's small, lightweight runs forever in flash mode, and is INCREDIBLY bright. It gets my A++ rating!

The Blaze is... less stellar. The light is moderately bright and does have a flashing feature which is nice. It is easy to remove and put back on (both for the quick removal when you are going into a restaurant, and also for switching mount between bikes). Battery life is good, but I ride with the light in flashing mode about 90% of the time.

My big complaints about the Blaze refer to the fact that there is no way to aim the beam. I ride a hybrid bike that has curved handlebars. In order to get the light above my handlebar bag (which is pretty small and low profile), I have to put the light closer to my handgrips. Consequently, the beam shoots way off to the left, making the light uesless for spotting road hazards, and not very good for making me visible to cars. Other brands (like Cateye) usually have a way to rotate either the mount or the light, so you can make adjustments according to your handlebars. Without that feature, this light is pretty much useless for what I need it to do: light the road and make me visible.

Originally, I went in only looking to get the rear blinkie. But I saw the combo and figured why not. The rear blnkie is the best there is. The major drawback...and this is the same for almost every rear blinkie I've used or seen is that they don't come with rack bracket mounts. Only seat post or clip mounts. So I took an L-type bracket, mounted that to my rack and then took the screw and removable thread lock thing as the bolt and mounted the light horizontally to the L-type bracket. Works like a charm, although not the most asthetic. However, Planet Bike does sell the rear rack mount for cheap and now that I'm aware of that, I'll probably pick one up. Maybe even two.

The 1/2 watt front light is a good blinkie but not a good head headlight. It really doesn't light the way, but is sufficiently bright enough as a blinkie for any conditions including daytime use.

If you don't need a headlight, this combo is good. If you need to the light the road/trail, just get the rear blinkie and fork out for a nicer headlight system.

I use these for the occasional ride home in the dark. I live in a high-traffic area and have noticed that passing cars give me much more room than during the day when I've got the taillight set to the blinky mode. Battery life has been OK for my use, and I like that I can purchase replacements anywhere.

My biggest problem has been mounting the lights. The taillight will not mount securely to my rack, but if I put it on my seat post as intended, it is obscured by my rack and pannier. A few days ago, I went over a bump, and the light flew off and broke open. It still works, but I lost the batteries and had to ride home without it. Also, I wanted to put the headlight on my helmet, but couldn't figure out how to mount it, so had to settle for mounting it on the handlebars.

I use this set to make myself visible while training at dawn or dusk on the narrow roads of Hong Kong. The flash on the headlamp and tail light is great and certainly gets the attention of drivers. The taillight has preformed flawlessly for nearly two years. The headlamp circuitry is susceptible to getting wet when caught in a rainstorm or even riding in very high humidity. When wet the light takes on a persona of its own as it begins to turn off and on by itself, or increasing the frequency of flashing to such a point that the brightness is severely diminished. The only redeeming factor is that placing the headlamp into a jar of rice overnight seems to normalize the circuitry and restore the light to original standards. If you ride in a place with frequent rain, then this headlamp is not a reliable safety device.

I have 4 bikes and all have different head lights and tail lights. The tail light in this package is awesome and my favorite of all the types I have--I will surly buy it again. The head light is weak, and the mounting bracket is the worst of all the four brands that I have. The Cat eye brand is much better for its mounting bracket at the same price point and the light is much brighter. You do pay the price with battery life though. For safety this is a good package, but for night commuting, buy a more powerful unit. I do recommend this product because of the price point, but not for serious night commuters.

Bought this combo last year; the lights are great. Discovered that when the headlight was on "flash", my heart rate monitor would shoot up to 300+. No prob, just quit using flash. Changed wireless cyclocomputers, the heart rate's fine; but now, if the light's on flash, my speed is over 40. If the light's on steady, the speedo doesn't work at all. VERY disappointing!

I ride home every night from work and it is usually dark by then. I can be seen on the street, and the headlight works alright on the unlit trails.