Mini Review - Blackburn Flea Light

I've decided to give in to safety over vanity and use a white flasher during the day.

I have some white flashers, but really I don't think they are near bright enough to be of any use in daylight and I did not want to regularly haul around my Minewt / battery pack. I was down at the local shop today arranging to have some wheels built and bought some more lights too. (I got a Planet Bike Super Flash well - but I think this needs no review, being pretty well known as the brightest rear red blinker other than the Dinotte).

My impressions so far - I like that its rechargeable with its own internal battery - so nothing to ever be opened. It's tiny and very light with a versatile velcro band to for attaching it to handlebars. I've yet to use it, so I'll see how secure that velcro is. It is as bright as my Minewt, though its area is a bit smaller. The charger is tiny and uses USB.

it uses USB? Plugs into your computer???
(seriously, what's the USB for?)

The Flea charges via USB? Did they come out with a new version?

Mine (front and rear) use the little magnetic chargers along with 1.5v household batteries. They work great- just don't lose the chargers like I did once :eek:

They are definitely great little lights, and I'm happy with them :)

Yup - there's a new version that charges via USB. I opted for the new one as I figured it was better to not have to use batteries.

I used it today - it stayed put fine and seemed more than bright enough to be seen during the day.

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Originally Posted by Eden

Yup - there's a new version that charges via USB. I opted for the new one as I figured it was better to not have to use batteries.

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That's excellent! I'll be looking for one.

I believe the light itself has not changed - the instructions still have the process for using a battery to charge, so I think its possible that you could get the USB charger without having to buy the lights too. You can even get a solar charger...

Great! I've been using rechargeable batteries for my Flea lights, but the USB or solar ideas sound even better!