Love this small lightweight headlamp even on the lowest setting it's plenty bright to see down the trail. Convenient USB charger cord and a fast recovery charge, nice too !
To arrive at the more safe bike paths, I always have to ride on the streets. I always ride in the day time, never in the dark. With the Urban on pulse mode, I've noticed that vehicle drivers more readily notice me, and are much more respectful in allowing me space or the right of way. I believe the really dangerous drivers such as those that are distracted by talking on the cell phone, and the very senior people with vision issues are much more likely to actually see me when I have the Urban light on. Although I never take any driver for granted, I do feel more safe with the light.
The light and motion urban 650 light is great for being seen on the bike, and being able to see during dusk, shade or dark. It helps be more visible and improve safety on the road.
Exelent
Using this for commuting and visibility improvement on road bike rides. There is a lot to like about this light. It is bright. The kind of bright where people turn to look at you but not so bright that cars get PO'd with you. Also: rather than a seizure-inducing strobe mode it has a pulse mode that is attention getting but not offensive. The beam really throws forward which is important for seeing at a reasonable speed. Since I ride a couple of bikes it is nice to be able to easily move the light between bikes.
A few things to be aware of:
Recharge time takes more than 2 hours...more like 4-6
The usb charging port is a smaller connector than everything else I own. Had to take another cable to work to enable charging at my desk in addition to the one I have at home.
The side lights are a nice touch. Totally independent in brightness to the main light. Be sure to place the light so that nothing obstructs to either side.
It just feels solid.
I bought this light for commuting on unlit bike paths and lit roads. The brightest bright works great on the darkest of roads, but normally, even on the unlit bike path I use the medium or low steady settings and I can see great. The pulse setting is great for being seen without blinding oncoming cyclists or causing seizures like some of the crazy bright strobes. I also like the charge indicator on the back so there's a pretty good warning when you're close to running out of juice. The only slight drawback is the light is kinda slow to charge-a few hrs plugged into the wall to go from blinking red (almost empty) to orange, and maybe another hour to get into the green. But I think that's just a feature of this type of battery and can't really be helped as it's powering a pretty bright light!
Light is good, the onchange switch is difficult.
Too much pressure and too much time to adjust the light while riding. When trail riding, I like to lower my light intensity as a curtesy towards an on-coming rider. The switch is not responsive enough. In my opinion it requiring too much pressure and too much time for onoff function to work safely.
I had this light for 6 months and its plastic mount button broke off. It was not subjected to excessive force. Poor quality light
I enjoy the light, nothing I dislike about its performance.
not much to dislike. well built and gives good vision in the dark
Got this to give to my daughter as a gift. It was on sale at a great price. It had the same output as mine which is another brand. It had better output than mine. Was impressed with it.
This is everything I could have asked for. I do not do a ton of night rides, but when I do this light does a great job illuminating the whole road. I would definitely recommend this light and this brand.
Weve got a family full of Light & Motion lights. Theyre long lasting per charge, 3 brightnesses plus a pulse mode, waterproof and affordable. I had a rattle develop in one and customer service replaced it express.
Used for daily commute in order to see. I use 2 lights. I have a different more obvious flashing light that is my be seenlight. Reasonable battery life - no problem for a 20 mile ride on high setting. Gives ample warning when battery is getting low but still has a good deal of charge remaining.
Wish it had a bit longer battery life then 60 mins at full brightness but will just have to pedal faster for now..
I ride at 0400 under canopy and in bearcougardeer country. When you cant see whats ahead its pretty dang scary. The guys I ride with have similar lights and always found myself coveting those. I broke down and purchased one. Man! WHAT a DIFFERENCE!!!! When we ride side by side weve actually had on coming drivers flash their high beams at us thinking we were a car.
I would recommend this even for the price, does safety have a price?
Use for commuting Easy to charge, plenty of light, but had a failure. One morning I left for work and when I arrived the light was gone. I didn't notice that it had come off somewhere along the way. The mount was still on the handlebar, but the light was gone. There is a locking thumbscrew that will keep the light from popping out of the quick release mount, but nowhere in the instructions is this explained. There is something about it on the Light & Motion website, but it's really buried and hard to find.
I like this product. It is light, compact and powerful. I woud give 5 stars except that the screw that secures the unit in its attachment is tedious to srew out and back in. Ive used L and M 600 plus lumen night lights for years with excellent experience.
I have a 300 that I liked so well that I bought a 700. The 700 died but the 300 is still going strong. The new 650 is as bright as the 700 but doesnt last nearly as long as the 300 when both are on the brightest setting. And the new 650 has a much shorter strap that makes it a pain to put on and take off. I used to get comments from oncomers about how bright the 700 was, I havent had the same reaction with the 650.
Great light at a great price. Bright on the trail. But, i have the light on my helmet and have to unscrew the pin from the strap to remove the light to charge after each ride. Also, the cover for the usb port has already popped out of the light fixture which is a critical component to keep the dirt out of port.
