Light & Motion Vis 180 Micro Bike Tail Light

This is the best tail light I have seen. It is very bright from all sides, and the pulsing option is much less annoying (but still just as visible) as the strobe lights I often see.The only issue is the mounting system. If the light is attached to my seat post, it will end up pointing downward after I go over a few bumps. Based on previous reviews, tightening the screw would only cause more problems. So, your best option is to close the mounting mechanism all the way, either around a seat bag's loop or over some thin fabric (e.g. a bike jersey's back pocket). There is no good way to attach this to a belt loop. Also be aware that the plastic protrusion from the side of the mounting mechanism will stop you from inserting it into the loops of many seat bags. The rack attachment is useless too, though some zip ties would probably work.I ended up attaching mine to my helmet using some zip ties. It probably makes me more visible there than being lower down on my seat tube, anywaysUpdate: I finally figured out a way to attach the light to my seat bag's loop. I unscrewed the mounting clip, put it into the loop from the top (instead of the bottom), and screwed it back in. This does mean that it's semi-permanently stuck to the seat bag,.

I bought this light because I just moved into DC and didn't want to get run over by idiot drivers. The light I had before was cheap and had 4 little directional LED's, so I wanted something brighter. Now $50 for a rear flashing light seems a little much to me ($100 for the normal VIS180 wasn't happening) but if this is the one thing that helps people see me on the road, then I guess it's worth it.As for the light itself, I've only had it a few weeks but the quality impressed me. Very bright facing rearward and sideways. I can see a red glow to the side of me on things that are very far away. The light pulses instead of actually flashing, which seems weird to me, maybe I just haven't read the instructions well enough. Hopefully the pulsing is still enough of an intensity change to get people's attention. This is really the only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars. Plus it's a tad bulky, much bigger than my old light, but also much brighter.This unit, like others, comes with a couple ways to mount it. You can wrap the rubber strap around the seatpost and clip the light into that. Seems prettys secure, but I didn't want to hide the light down low behind my rear tire or saddlebag. I decided to clip the unit onto the reflective strap on my saddle bag, to make sure it was up high and visible. Now, I lost an old light mounting this way, because it just clipped onto the strap and I guess hitting a bump bounced it right off. This VIS 180 micro is a different beast altogether. The 'clip' on the back of it is adjustable and lockable so when in the rubber strap, it can be angled up and seen better when mounted low. This feature also enables me to loosen the small allen bolt, clip the light on the bag strap, then close the clip complete and tighten the allen bolt. It completely encloses the clip around the strap and there is no way the sucker is coming off. This also keeps people from easily stealing the light. They'd have to take off the whole saddlebag (which would suck even worse) and hopefully the loud velcro sound would alert me to the theft in progress. Seeing as how I never leave my bike unattended (worth more than some cars), I doubt this is getting stolen.It's funny they call this thing the micro. I guess it has to do with the price, because it's actually a bit more bulky than the normal VIS 180. That thing is also a really nice light, but I couldn't justify the price. A friend of mine has one, but he works at a shop and only bought it because he got a huge discount. Awesome light though with randomly flashes instead of just a straight blink or pulse.

I purchased my VIS 180 Micro in January of 2013. It's been reliable, the battery has held a charge but it has couple of flaws with one being major. The first is the seat post design. It uses that popular rubber strap stuff that doesn't hold up to the weather. You don't want to pay to design a proper hard plastic mount? That's fine. I just ditched the rubber strap and it has sat strapped to my bag for three years. But here's the major problem: the little rubber dome over the power button is hard to activate the light with and easily pops out. As it is on my bag, it gets rubbed on the ground or your arms press against it. On mine, the rubber cap is held in with friction and pops out. I did this the first week I owned it and realized how poorly designed the switch cover is. I popped it back in and put some gaffer tape over it. Well, it's been gaffer taped for three years and I recently decided to run without the tape because it looks gross. I removed the tape, made sure the switch was still in it and of course lost the rubber dome within a few days. I contacted the company about a replacement and was told out of warranty repairs (two years) is $25. Or I could have a discount toward buying another. Excuse me? It's a poor design or poor Q&A because if there was something was supposed to make it permanent, mine didn't have it. I just put another layer of gaffer tape over the hole. It actually works better now as I can easily push the switch. Still, this is a bad design or poor Q&A on mine. Otherwise, it's bright, and I have had no battery issues. I also like how the clip actually locks into place to prevent it from getting lost. Other lights just slide on and risk falling off. I'm a little irked they don't just have a pile of the rubber switch covers to send out to customers for $3 but other than that it's been OK. Hopefully the tape doesn't allow water ingress and a failure of the electronics. I guess I'll find out now as the cover is gone. My experience with the L&V 360+ has been all smiles though. This one though? Not going to recommend it with the switch flaw. I could bag on Knog Blinder too which I've gone through a couple of but I didn't buy it on Amazon. And yeah, verified purchase.