How well can you see on pitch black roads with this light and can you swivel it on the mount?
1653786
It lights the area good, but there is a chance to overdrive the light if you go really fast. It doesn't swivel to the right or left on the mount the only adjustments are up and down.
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!
1653788
Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the blaze will swivel if you loosen a screw but I'm not positive of that. Don Solt
1653789
Its a good light, I would buy again....however it depends on the surface you are lighting, on black tar and wet road surfaces one light can be a little weak for seeing the surface at high speeds .it does a good job on other surfaces and greyish tar even with zero light. I have two mounted and together, when needed thy do a great job on all surfaces. flash mode is amazing....so much so I usually tilt it down when flashing as it can distract/blind drivers, you can not be missed while flashing. Mount is nice, can be quickly tilted up.or down but does not slip. U can use rechargeable aa batteries. I use on road bike..have not used for mounting biking...it may not be a good option for mounting biking Its a good light, I would buy again....however it depends on the surface you are lighting, on black tar and wet road surfaces one light can be a little weak for seeing the surface at high speeds .it does a good job on other surfaces and greyish tar even with zero light. I have two mounted and together, when needed thy do a great job on all surfaces. flash mode is amazing....so much so I usually tilt it down when flashing as it can distract/blind drivers, you can not be missed while flashing. Mount is nice, can be quickly tilted up.or down but does not slip. U can use rechargeable aa... » Read More Its a good light, I would buy again....however it depends on the surface you are lighting, on black tar and wet road surfaces one light can be a little weak for seeing the surface at high speeds .it does a good job on other surfaces and greyish tar even with zero light. I have two mounted and together, when needed thy do a great job on all surfaces. flash mode is amazing....so much so I usually tilt it down when flashing as it can distract/blind drivers, you can not be missed while flashing. Mount is nice, can be quickly tilted up.or down but does not slip. U can use rechargeable aa batteries. I use on road bike..have not used for mounting biking...it may not be a good option for mounting biking « Show Less
1653790
Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the blaze will swivel if you loosen a screw but I'm not positive of that. Don Solt Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the... » Read More Not too bad if you aim it just a few feet in front of you. But that means you can't go too fast and the beam is pretty narrow. I found it's not much brighter than some 1 watt lights I have had. I replaced it with a Cygolite Metro 360. It's about $20 dollars more but it's a far, far, better light with a much wider and brighter beam, good for safely going about 18mph. Best light I have ever had. I would highly recommend it as a reasonably cost effective alternative. (There is also a Cygolight Metro 400 which is only a couple dollars more than the 360) I believe the top of the mount of the blaze will swivel if you loosen a screw but I'm not positive of that. Don Solt « Show Less
462096
You can mount it at any angle. You only need to open the screw slightly to break the circuit. It is a battery saver to say the least especially if you leave your vehicle parked for long periods.
366674
The mount is actually really cool. You could get a universal umbrella adapter, or mount it to any cold shoe adapter. Additionally it has a threaded mount so you can screw it to the top of a stand. It's a really great light for the money.
1716436
Actually pretty good. It's not a blinding light. It's as bright as the low beams on my Polaris 500. It has a fair flood patern if used for visibility. Just not far reaching.
1652440
Hi, I am a former deputy sheriff, this light is awesome, it is not zoom able you will be so grateful with this light. Stay away from zoom able. God bless
2069162
I've used it both ways - without the wide angle you see a brighter light farther ahead --- with it, you get a wide swath of light but it doesn't illuminate the road as far ahead.
97814
its weak unless you are using it on road and there are street lights. For mountain biking I would by one of the cheap 4000 lumen lights on ebay for about 30 bucks, that's what I did and it worked out great
2188818
It's a bit dim in broad daylight, you can still see the objects but yeah, it's not clear. Though I have a Magellan portable GPS, it's hard to see that thing too.
1988316
There's not a "nightvision" mode per se, but in utter darkness my reverse lights provide enough light to distinguish support columns in a parking garage, curbs, parking spot lines, and people. It's obviously not as clear, but it works well. I'll see if I have a picture to upload.
860389
Absolutely NOT. There is no light and the view hole is the size of a dime. I threw it away. It was totally useless.
1411935
Brightness in day is at a max, you cannot make it any brighter. What you could do is buy a visor for your GPS to keep the excessive daylight out. A word of warning though is, watch out for the extra weight tilting the unit forward! The solution to the latter is to put a small rolled piece of paper to tilt the base back if you use the weighted base for a dash mount. You shouldn't have the tilting problem if you use the windshield mount. Unfortunately there is not a perfect GPS in the market.
875550
Tilted slightly down, in the high mode, it casts a beam of about four feet, 10 feet down the road. The center of the beam is bright enough to light up dark roads; the edges are slightly diffused. If tilted level, in the strobe mode, it lights up road signs as far as 50 feet away.
582029
No it's not as strong as a car light (compare lumens when trying to determine brightness) It is bright enough to light up the road however. "Blindingly bright?" no,but it's pretty powerful.
90054
It's pretty bright, however the light can be swiveled so you can point it in another direction away from where you sleep.
618541
The lights pivot on the mount. At one extreme the angle between the light and the mounting bolt is about 80 degrees. I have mine set at 90 degrees. Don't know for sure that the angle on the other extreme is, but it looks to be about 180 degrees give or take, which would more or less put the mounting bolt parallel to the ground.
231117
I think it would make a pretty good light, bu you might need to prop it up on something to get the right angle. I have tried it and found that it is a really good light and I will be buying another!
1753810
The mount is quadratic, and one can attach the lamp in all four directions, which could be useful for those flashing modes sequentially illuminating the LEDs from right to left (or any of the other directions if mounted accordingly). I actually use it in the horizontal position in a 'right-to-left' setting. Passing cars really keep their distance this way...