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Schwinn Solar Combo Light
Schwinn Solar Combo Light – Features
Schwinn Solar Combo Light have Super bright LED lights rechargeable by solar energy to reduce battery usage. Rear light has three modes: rapid flash, slow flash and steady. It has a low profile mounting hardware included which is easy to install. Master carton of 4
Combination headlight and taillight set from iconic cycling brand Schwinn
Runs on batteries which are rechargeable via solar energy
Each unit has super-bright LED bulbs
Rear light has rapid flash, slow flash, and steady modes

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Schwinn Solar Combo Light – Reviews

I received the Schwinn Solar Combo light set for my bike for Christmas. I was really excited about it at the time, since the idea of having a solar-rechargeable light sounded great. I’m quite happy with the taillight, but the design of the headlight leaves something to be desired: specifically, a little more fail-proofing.

When I bought my new bike, I decided to transfer the Schwinn headlight from my room mate’s bike (which is a much better snow bike than either of mine) to my own. Unfortuantely, in the process, I lost the mount.

With the mount, the light was acceptable but not great — its burn time was too short for my taste and it didn’t click into the mount very securely.

Without the mount, however, it is extremely difficult to actually use the headlight (except as a solar flashlight for reading in bed and so forth). The design makes it much harder to jerry-rig than most lights (and as I have a habit of losing my light mounts, I am pretty good at jerry-rigging them by now). Like most lights, this one offers no built-in features particularly amenable to the attachment of home-brewed mount systems, and unlike most lights, this one has a funky, hard-to-retrofit shape, not to mention a big solar panel exactly where you’d want to put zip ties, wrap straps, or electrical tape.

Moreover, I have not been able to find a replacement mount for it. Oddly, Schwinn makes no mention of this set on its website.

Likewise, instead of the standard push-button on/off function, the solar headlight comes with a little bar that slides from side to side, very much like an extremely cheap flashlight. It easily slides into the ‘on’ position while waiting in a pocket or backpack, and if that happens, it quickly burns up its energy and you’re left without a headlight. Likewise, the battery life is insufficient for longer night-time rides. These factors have been enough to make me stave off finding a creative mounting solution for the light — I have other headlights, and it just doesn’t seem worth the effort.

I do love the tail-light, which comes with a well-designed adjustable mount that includes a sort of ‘neck’ so it doesn’t sit in the shade of your saddle and fail to charge. The tail-light also has a standard push-button on/off feature which doesn’t seem particularly prone to accidental triggering. It’s sufficiently bright to alert drivers to my presence on the road, which I appreciate.

If the tail-light was sold separately, I would rate it at 4 – 5 stars. If the headlight was sold separately, it would rate a 2, because it lacks important real-world usability features. I’m giving the whole set a 3. If you don’t lose the mount, and don’t plan to be out in the dark for very long, you will find this light sufficient.

If they start selling the tail lights by themselves, I will buy one for my spare bike and my room mate’s bike — but otherwise I’ll stick with battery-powered lights (at least until I can afford new wheels with dynamo hubs ).

A fan

After three days in the sun, the headlight still won’t charge. The tail light is perfect — I highly recommend it — would give it 5 stars. But it should be bought separately. As a set, a waste of money.

Evie V

I got the Schwinn solar lights for my new bike (also a Schwinn, though that was a coincidence). The rear flasher works very well, and has three settings, fast blink, slow blink, and solid red. The battery is internal and can’t be removed.

The front light has three LED’s and is decently bright for safety, but not as much as I’d like for true night-riding. It works well, but I would not travel at high speeds with this as my only illumination on a dark road. The front light uses NiMH AAA’s, and you can carry spares with you if you think you might need them.

Both lights detach without having to remove their clamps so you can use them as a handheld flashlight/signal blinker if you have need.

The solar charging isn’t just a gimmick, it works quite well. I have not had the lights die on me yet, despite frequent use. I like this setup better than the old generator I was using, as I can also charge AAA batteries during the day for use in other devices. For long bike trips or camping this setup and a set of battery size converters might be a very nice pairing.

The downsides: These lights handle water fine when upright, but if you have them sideways or upside down due to a loose clamp, water will intrude. I had water droplets in the inside glass of the tail light for a few days, till it dried out. Though there seems to be no evidence of any damage I’m not happy with water in my electronics. Be careful of placement and if you have to leave your bike in pouring rain, you may want to take the lights off when you go inside.

KobeClutch


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