Ravemen

A lot of my friends have the original and 300 Raveman, but I just didn't think they were bright enough for daylight riding. The 500 is the answer!!! Super bright with 2 large LED's with side exposure. I'm sure it would be fine for night riding, as well. The Garmin mount works perfect, both to the stem mount and for the Garmin on top. It's super light (a fraction of my old Bontrager light) and is easy to charge. I can get 2 - 3 long rides in without charging (probably plenty of charge left). This is a winner!!

The Ravemen FR300 is a nice bike headlight that can specially mount onto a Garmin computer handlebar mount, on either the top or the bottom side. I like how the headlight is a flat, compact shape.

This headlight isn't super bright, but I already knew that when buying it. I use it only for making myself more visible to motorists on the road during daytime. I doubt the headlight is bright enough to sufficiently illuminate the road ahead for nighttime riding.

I wish the FR300's power button was on its right side instead of its left. This is because the arm of the Garmin computer left-side handlebar mount, which I have this headlight mounted to, somewhat obstructs the power button. This makes the button a little more awkward to press, and it hides from view the small light inside the power button, which indicates the headlight's battery level.

I know there aren't a lot of reviews, so I wanted to add my input as an owner of both the FR160 and FR300. First of all, it fits very tightly onto a Garmin Edge bike computer... no concern about it either falling out of a Garmin mount (I have a K-edge with a Garmin mount) or the Garmin falling out of the Ravemen mount. Also, it's definitely brighter than the FR160, but that said, I was a little disappointed that it wasn't even BRIGHTER. I'll admit, I own a lot of front (and rear) bike lights - about 5 or 6 Niteriders, and one 110 lumen Cygolight Hotrod. I don't find the FR300 that much brighter than my 110 lumen Cygolight... so, therefore, it's very questionable if you already own a FR160 if you really need a FR300 at all.

The above said, let me add that there are improvements. There are more flashing patterns and the battery is bigger. Also, one thing that sucked about the FR160 was the rear mounted power/mode button. When I had my Garmin Edge 1030 Plus mounted on the FR160, the button was difficult to access... esp while riding. The side mounted power/mode button on the FR300 is easier to access, but when you push it (without bracing the light with your other hand), it tends to want to spin to the right inside the Garmin mount. So, it's not ideal. Actually, an on off sliding switch and a completely separate mode button would be more ideal... but, just be advised.

Finally, in summary, I bought mine on sale for about ten bucks less than retail from BTD, so, at that price, it may be worth it. I don't think it's really worth it at the full retail if you already own the 160. Don't get me wrong, this general design is a great idea, it's just the lack of lumens and the awkward power on/off switching that fall short of a 5 star product. Here's to hoping Ravemen will come out with a more powerful FR500 that also has an easier to one-handedly access on/off switch.

This is a great safety headlight with a long battery life. I haven't used it at night as a headlight to light the road/path, but I'm glad I have it so oncoming cyclists and runners on a narrow bike path I ride on can see me coming. Others I ride with have this light, and it's visible from quite a way off, especially in the brighter flashing mode which is also good in traffic on the roads. I have a Garmin headlight that lasts about an hour and a half, even in its lowest power setting. The Ravemen FR300 is far superior, though I haven't tried a direction beam at night.