Magic Shine
rubertoe
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I am just about to embark on a new life out of the big smoke and into the warwickshire countryside.
I need some lights and I think that Magic-Shine might just fit the bill for a county that has seemingly abandoned street lights - Especially in the part that i shall be living (lower Quinton in the north cotswolds - HILLY).
Anyone use them?general thoughts?
I am looking at the MJ808e and rear.
which should be enough.
anything else i should be looking? at and what about batteries 4. or 6.?
I need some lights and I think that Magic-Shine might just fit the bill for a county that has seemingly abandoned street lights - Especially in the part that i shall be living (lower Quinton in the north cotswolds - HILLY).
Anyone use them?general thoughts?
I am looking at the MJ808e and rear.
which should be enough.
anything else i should be looking? at and what about batteries 4. or 6.?
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
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I found that my very reliable Exp. Joystick's (mk7) 400lumens are not enough on unlit country roads, I can't see any further than 5 meters: maybe the newer ones are brighter but £100 price range the magshine seems to offer a good performance.
They have the 858 with the rear on sale here:
http://www.magicshineuk.co.uk/offers/magicshine-mj-858-rear-light-split-kit.html
Initial thoughts are that it's overly expensive for what it is, a bit on the spottier side, a little on the large side by todays standards and not the "Go To" light it was a few years ago. As always there's the usual overload of info in this thread you can read if you have time and patience...
I have a couple of the original majicshines and whilst tthey're very good they're not a patch on the new cheap small Chinese lights.
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Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
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Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
Yep. There's a really rough stretch of my commute which has no streetlights and is thick woods on both sides, so very little ambient light at all. One of these (or one of the many similar variants) is comfortably bright enough for me to get through it.
That said, i could pretty much do without a light for the rest of the way so if it gave up on me the consequences wouldn't be that dire. For the price though you could have three on you at all times.
Mine were £20 for 5000 lumens about 18 months ago. They are on their are second winter now and still going strong.
They are so bright I can easily use them to MTB off road and that is really dark.
The only thing i wouldn't do is to leave them to charge overnight/unattended as some people on the interwebz have reported problems with the charger.
But mine came with a charger and I just plug it in at my desk at work, sorted.
One full charge lasts 9 hours on the low beam (which is still plenty bright enough). Don't use the flash mode as it will give either you or oncoming drivers a fit. Seriously, I feel ill if I have mine on flash mode.
Oh and don't look into the light to check that it's working. you will be seeing stars for the next two days....
one of the reasons for not buying the clones, is so I can trust it to leave it alone when charging, I'm very sure that some of the clones have many times the lumens but something I can't leave charging isn't something I'm prepared to buy.
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/fromsearch/b--m-ixon-iq-speed-premium-led-illumination-set/aid:703620
You can also buy a second head for it to double the brightness:
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/fromsearch/b--m-ixon-iq-speed-premium-led-additional-headlamp/aid:703624
Should be more than bright enough for anyone, and has the benefit that the beam is shaped so that it lights the road evenly and isn't going to dazzle oncoming traffic (in short, more like a car headlight).
Good luck with the move!
I do love my dynamo light for winter, I'd never go back on my main bike. German lights make a lot of sense, the lack of blinding oncoming traffic and the even illumination on the road is superb. Wouldn't fancy them if I was riding trails, though, low branches would be no fun.
Yeah, I think there's confusion between the IQ Speed (which is 50 lux) and the IQ Speed Premium (which is 90 lux) - they seem to have their descriptions/pictures mixed up.
PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
Don't run your rear off the same battery as the front. That's just asking for trouble.
Whatever light you get, don't forget to charge it, and get two. You don't want to be caught with no light, 10 miles from home, on a very dark night, down a country lane...
It's 80 lux and £40 - two of those at £80 would be my choice rather than £150 for the speed premium double set up...
agree and that's another reason to go with the cheap ebay lights.
A few years ago (okay maybe it was six or seven years ago) we were all getting into night riding MTB's. A load of my mates splashed out upwards of £200 to £300 on whatever were the light of the day cos i'ts got like five HUNDRED lumens and it's amayyyyyyzing. They all look a bit sick now cos the lights are like candles and aren't even LED's which really upped the overall light game
Like a dipped beam yes, the magic shine and like are much more liken to full beam, it's what I use mine like.
with 10hrs on full and 50 on low even from a 4Ah battery even with cleverer lenses etc, it shouldn't be comparable really ie a far bit lower powered light, I have a 858 magcshine high 1000lumens lasts 3.5 hrs low 400lumens ish lasts 10hrs.
will report back when they arrive. Not to worried about back ups as i always carry a couple of micro drives and 2 exposure flashes as well (helmet and bar mounted).
Lots of lighting options on the front.
PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
and its the nuts for the money....would defo buy another one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251288567677?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.