Any one know the Zanflare B3 bike light

Who get it? ZF claimed that it has a new tech/design in this industry. Who know the details?

I saw that a couple of days ago, while it looks interesting there is no mention of battery type at all. I can’t see either a charging port or a way to get the battery out. Can’t be enough space for an 18650, too much power for something smaller, so must be either multiple smaller batteries or a rechargeable pack?

Don’t see a charging cable in the box either, seems to be a bit of a mystery?

yah, 63 USD is not cheap. Really want to have to try.

Yep, let’s get a group buy going!

huh

i have seen similar designs (thorfire 2 led) appear waterproof but are not (gasket around LEDs leaks or is not there)

battery is probably the 4x18650 2S2P style - which are never waterproof unless they cost more than this

best blinky mode (which they may not have) would be the ‘bike strobe mode’ from BLF A6/Astrolux S1 and others

bike lights frequently get overheated (thorfire) even with fins, either when you are stopped, or if you try to use them on sunny days

it;s way too expensive - especially if it does have the faults i am “pre-reviewing” (guessing) above

Also are those emitters cool white , warm white, or neutral white?
I like how the Go-pro mount is integral to the housing.

It is a deal beaker for me without a quality battery pack and charger.

I could buy the NightFighter BT40s from Gearbest without a battery pack for much less

bike lights usually go for brightest and cheapest, meaning cool to very cool…

if that is a go pro mount, it is because bike lights used this o-ring plus half round bracket approach for years

is it just me or does all the zanflare stuff seem too expensive for what it actually is?

there are TONS of decent bike lights for $20 already, on amazon (fast shipping) and with battery packs (which you may have to waterproof yourself by sealing in a plastic bag)

wle

Ummm, wait…

you would use them in the day time as strobe warning lights, that can use up to half the full-power capability of the light, it has no way to request any other power level…
and it can be enough to overheat the light when riding or still, on a sunny day.

it just depends.

but yes it is possible and desirable to use a bike light during the day time.

i do it frequently.

and i have a thorfire 2-led light that does get very hot, it was free [review sample] and i have another light, so i don;t worry too much about it, but also it didn;t cost $75 sans battery, or whatever this is.

wle

Zanflare, legitimate questions asked about the batteries. Can you please talk about it?

i’m guessing they know and don;t care…

he’s already said they didn;t test in the day time, or that it seems unimportant to him, mr zanflare

what about in still air (at night, presumably)?

does it require a certain air flow and ambient temp to not overheat?

wle

Probably an external multi 18650 pack. No way any decent batteries fit the light itself.

Can’t be, photos on the website show the box contents, no external battery pack.

zanflare. your light looks ‘pretty’ but, the advertisement appeals to the average consumer, and not to us, in here, who have a more thorough understanding of what makes a good light. I see that no run times have been posted. Is there any particular reason why? Does the light use a case in which we insert our own cells or does is use a pre-built pack? (The second photo, in the horizontal bar, below the first pic on the webpage, shows what looks like a cord, coming from the back of the light.) Does this light have an ‘integrated shelf’?

Your lights in general, seem to be built well so I expect this light to be decent however, that price is a little questionable.
Thanks for your info.

This looks like what began life as the “MTBR Custom Light” built to MTBR forum user’s requested specs. See the original thread here (I believe a similar thread was posted on BLF a long time ago too). In post #566 of that thread we were informed that GearBest dropped our project. This looks to me like they picked up what they had created for us (the body design) and threw something together in order to sell it. Lots of differences between our MTBR requested specs and this light.

-Garry

I am very interested in this bike light, but the price may not be right for me

hmmmmm … has anyone at Gearbest spoken up about this?

$63 without battery pack is a bit steep for me.
I have used Fenix BT20 before, at least they have battery container included.

I have a couple of questions for you (Zanflare).

1) When are we going to be able to buy this light?

2) Please clarify if I am understanding the UI correctly. The light has 3 modes (1, 2, or 3 emitters operating at the same time) and there is a low, med, and high power setting in each of these modes + a special mode for flash/strobe/SOS, is this correct? Also curious how the buttons are operated to access these modes/power settings.

Mole

Please provide the information as plain text too.