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| Blackburn System X6 Bicycle Lights | 
 enlarge | Brand: Blackburn
Category: Sports
Buy New: $219.99 (On sale from $249.99)
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Buy New from $219.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 68062
Media: Sports
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 10.7 x 3.7
Model: 116177
UPC: 768686765025
EAN: 0768686765025
ASIN: B000BNXKY4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Two heads with Luxeon III emitters, one wide beam and one spot beam | | • | 85 lumens of pure white light makes each head equivalent to a 12-15W halogen | | • | Constant Current technology maintains near-full brightness throughout runtime | | • | 30, 70, and 100 percent dimmer switch allows 3.5 to 14 hours of run time | | • | Lightweight five-cell NiMH battery with Supercharger achieves full charge in 4.5 hours |
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Product Description
Wide beam head and spot beam head both use an 85 lumen Luxeon III emitter to give you 3.5-20 hours of vivid light when you"re cycling in the dark. Constant Current Technology maintains full brightness throughout the runtime and won"t overheat. Choose from 30pct-70pct-100pct run modes, plus a flash mode. Use the wide range 30pct-100pct dimmer switch to fine tune intensity. SuperCharger powers up the lightweight, 5-cell NiMh battery in only 3.5 hours. Includes helmet mount and standard/oversized universal bar clamp.
Product Description
The Blackburn System X6 Bicycle Lights includes two heads with Luxeon III emitters, one wide-beam and one spot-beam. Both heads provide 85 lumens of pure white light each, equivalent to a 12-15W halogen bulb. Each head has a dimmer switch that can be set at 30, 70 or 100-percent allowing the lights to operate from 3.5 to 14 hours on a single charge in either steady or flash modes. The System X6 lights feature Constant Current technology that maintains near-full brightness throughout their runtime without overheating, as well as a patented flashing rate that has been scientifically proven to be more visible to the human eye at a distance. The Blackburn X6 includes a helmet mount and standard/oversized universal bar clamp, and a lightweight five-cell NiMH battery that fits on the frame, in bottle cages, or in your jersey pocket. The Blackburn System X6 also includes a supercharger that can achieve a full charge in 4.5 hours, and comes with a limited lifetime warranty. About Blackburn
In 1975, Jim Blackburn set out to design stronger, lighter, more innovative and more reliable cycling products. The first were bags and racks designed for touring. From there, Blackburn grew. Over the next 30 years, Blackburn's spark of innovation would lead to many revolutionary products, like the first high quality aircraft aluminum rack, the first dual stroke minipump, the first oversized mountain minipump and the first dual stage/dual stroke floorpump just to name a few. For 2005, Blackburn's creative spark is burning brighter than ever. And as we head into our 30th year, Blackburn is re-dedicated to designing smart, reliable, no nonsense accessories that are essential to your riding experience.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent lights January 20, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The charge lsat a long time. Even when charge gets low the system goes into power save mood(dims). This allows you to get to where you are going with still enough light to still safely see your path.
 Good but battery life way shorter than claimed December 16, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The system consists of luxeon LED based lamps (one wide-angle; one narrow beam) which perform a good job of seeing and being seen at night. The batteries last a reasonable time between charges but far short of the claimed specs.
During day time, I tend to use the wide-angle beam in flashing mode as an extra precaution of being "invisible" to the less-observant road user.
One nice feature at night where very dark is there is very little back-scatter (a problem with many other headlights - in the dark, this often dazzles the rider especially when leaning forward).
The instructions are OK although the drawings in places are too small & cluttered.
The lights fix to the handlebars well and the battery unit afixes well to the frame (I use a bottle cage to ensure it is secure - this works very well with the velcro strap holding it in). For the price paid, it would have been nice to have a few cable ties provided with the set but this is a minor quirk. The cables are a good length and an extension is provided also - thus providing a lot of flexibility in locating the lights and battery.
The dimmer switch works well although this is only provided with the X6 not X3. Since this is optional, it means one has to use the button on the lamps for on/of and flash which is a minor pain as this makes the use of the lights inverted very fiddly (I gave up on that one). A combined control that controls both lights separately and completely would be a great improvement.
The battery pack charges up quickly, has good connectors that look weather-proof, and does not need to be disconnected from the lights in order to charge up.
The minus side. The claimed battery life per charge is complete fabrication. The spec is 3.5hrs - 20hrs; inside is a chart showing 5hrs at full beam (both lights) to 12hrs on 25%. In reality, if I use full beam, the battery pack will indicate <30% capacity within 45 minutes and <15% capacity in about an extra 30 mins (whereby it drops the light intensity) Even running on dimmed, the battery lasts nowhere near 5 hours. (And yes, I have done the reccomended full charge/discarge cycle).
A big concern with the battery is that it is a sealed unit (warranty void if opened), using NiMh cells which have a finite life. Blackburn do not mention any replacement/repair options other than this being outside their warranty. It would be a pain to have a dead $200 product for lack of $20 in NiMh cells.
I like this light and I use it everyday & night November 2, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I really like this set-up. I am giving it 5-stars based on price, performance & durablity. I ride to work everyday. It's about 8 miles each way plus a 10 minute ride on the light rail. Much of my commute is on a busy trail. During daylight I use the flashing mode and more than one person has told me it's just too bright. People really see the flashing lights during the day. They didn't always see me before. At night I have plenty of light to see by. One of the lamps is a spot and it lights the road/trail in front of me while the wide angle lamp lets me things off to the side. This system is much brighter than my 15 hallogen system, last longer (I have never run out of juice) and is lighter. Also being LED it is less likely to burn out a bulb and if I did burn out one, well I have a second one.
I am writting this review after owning the product for over 6-months. It was money well spent. I feel much safer these days. This product is also very well built. Mine has survived on BAD crash with just a few nicks and scratches. (That's better than the bike or I did.)
As for future improvments. Use 5 watt LEDs instead of 3 watt. Go to Li-ion battery that is smaller and lighter but gives the same burn time. Both of these would raise the cost but I would pay the extra to get it.
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