HeroBeam Double Bike Lights Set - The Ultimate Lighting and Safety Pack of Super Bright Front Bicycle Lights, Tail Lights and Wheel Lights - 5 YEAR WARRANTY

There are so many lights to choose from but I am absolutely satisfied that I chose this set from HeroBeam.Main light - I had to decide if I wanted a light that was dedicated to my bike of could be used as a torch.Defiantly wanted a removable torch to increase the options for use, not just a light dedicated to my bike, which may be stored for some time.I had to decide if I wanted to attach a separate battery pack. Definitely not!I wanted to deal with a UK stock supplier, not something shipped direct from overseas.This narrowed down the options and although this offer was a little bit harder to find it ticked all the boxes with the bonus of a full set for two bikes being supplied for a very good price.The main light is a quality product manufactured in aluminium.The beam can be adjusted from a high powered spot to a broad bright beam by simply revolving the body.Very bright throughout the range and includes an option to reduce the brightness or flash.The battery life, good or bad, does not bother me as I will using rechargeables. (std batteries are included for all lights in the set).The rear lights are simple, they are bright and have the option of continuous, fast flash or slow flash and work well.Spoke lights, if you need them, work well.The packaging is very high quality and in clear plain English – not a dodgy translation from another language. Hero Beam seem to be a USA based company with stock and support in the UK.For a set of removable lights for two bikes, these are very hard to beat – look no further.If you are a dedicated all-weather night time rider you may find something more appropriate higher up the price range.

First, let me say the 5 year warranty is great. It's one of the primary reasons I took a chance and bought these lights. Also, the construction is great, really solid with no hint of cheapness. The mounting system is good too, very intuitive and straightforward.The valve-cap LEDs are excellent although 3 of them are not as bright as the fourth one... and it's quite obvious but they are great in that when cycling along your wheels will be visible from miles away.The red lights are good too in that they fasten easy and stay put... they are red lights, so not much to say about them.Back to the headlights...The light output isn't as good as I thought it would be. They are bright, but not bright enough for me.I bought it for night time mountain biking and even with both lights shining down the track they aren't bright enough: Certainly not as bright as I thought they would be.Now, don't get me wrong... they are still quite bright lights and as £10 LED lights go (cost me £20 for the pair, ergo £10 each) they are sufficiently bright as torches and to give you an approximate idea of what is ahead of you but if you are bombing through a forest at night and you see something in front of you the amount of light isn't sufficient to be confident that you can go over it without second guessing yourself. Or at least by the time you see something clear enough, it's a bit closer than I would like.It there is total darkness your eyes do adjust somewhat to night vision and the lights perform better (still not perfect, but better) but any light pollution, like streetlights (even quite some distance away) will diminish the effective brightness somewhat.I may be overly harsh as my previous light, a no-brand chinese thing, was brilliant and incredibly bright but it died hence the need for another but that isn't to say that they suck... far from it.I have decided to use one as a torch that I will keep in my backpack when out biking anyway as it's more than powerful enough for that and I am modifying the other one (well, the bracket) to mount onto my helmet so it's not a total loss.Overall, I would say between 3.5 and 4 would be my score.If you are using them as primary headlights and you are road cycling then they are great: They will be seen from miles away and since you have two, one can be set to solid light and the other flashing so cars can't miss you.If you are using them in forests or off-road anywhere then you will have to slow down or get another, brighter one to supplement it.

As with a lot of comments, the first thing to see is the obvious quality of the packaging. Nothing flimsy about it at all. No good on a bike but the extra attention to the box and internal packaging was reassuring.Prior to delivery, I also received an e-mail from the seller reminding me about what I needed to do to get the wheel lights to work. A very nice and a very welcome touch. I got these so that my wife and I could each have a good bright set of lights for our daily commute to and from work.The Contents:As promised, two front lights, two rear lights and two pairs of mini lightsabers - that's what they reminded me of and the name stuck - and an instruction sheet.Fitting:Simple. That's it in one word.The rear light snaps securely into place on the seat stem with a flexible rubber loop. The front mount is secured to the handlebars with a screw down mount but can be operated by hand. No screwdrivers! There are rubberised spacers for bigger or smaller handlebar sizes that also serve slightly as shock absorbers as you hit those bumps in the road to stop your light from slipping or flying off.The lightsabers were the most fiddly, they needed to be opened and a small square of paper removed from the top of the batteries. Fitting them from start to finish on both bikes took me a whole five minutes because I dropped one and had to put it all back together again. They work immediately you screw the cap back on and keep on working unless you don't move them. You now know they work. Unscrew the valve cap, screw on the lightsaber and away you go.The Main BeamI cycle through a country park at 5:00am each day. It gets pretty dark there so I was in need of a good light. This light is brilliant. It operates with a couple of clicks, one super bright, one about half as bright and flash mode. I don't think the brightest setting would be much welcomed by oncoming traffic in a main road, but off road, it's perfect. There is also a zoom for the lens so off road a good wide beam let me see everything. On road I'd say the narrower beam will reduce the chance of dazzling other road users and let you see those pot holes well in advance.The main light is made of alloy and feels very sturdy. It slots into the holder nicely and a hand operated screw secures it firmly into place. A para cord wrist strap can be kept in place for use as a hand torch if required. For purely cycle use though - remove it because it catches on the light mount easily.The base of the main light unscrews to reveal the battery holder. You may want to invest in rechargeables here because three AAA batteries at every refill for both lights is going to get very costly, very quickly. That said, they're fitted easily and a brief look shows that the main light has been weather proofed (in fact they all have). NOTE: I said weather - not water. These probably wont work for long in the bath but in rain I really don't think there will be a problem.All told, incredible value for money, very bright and those lightsabers are both added visibility and just plain good fun!