Rewind 15-20 years back and Magicshine was one of the reallly affordable lights on AliExpress. I still have mine, separate battery pack, mess of cables and 700 lumens
CatEye AMPP800, I used for 1.5yrs of commuting as well as for my workplace which I use several times during daylight. Next to more expensive Fenix bike specific light the CatEye moped the floor with the Fenix, after all that use degredation appeared minimum so I bought a second one, I buy the packaged with ViZ300 which is a good rear light. The beam pattern is awsome.
Compared to the competition, Magicshine has some really well priced lights. Super bright and long lasting. The ones with USBC fast charging are totally awesome. I haven’t been kind to my lights either. They’ve withstood plenty of water and impacts/crashes out MTBing. Only downside is the mounting solutions are somewhat finicky. Edit: They actually have a pretty good warranty too, though some of their lights are more modular than others. They promptly sent me a replacement part on one of my lights when I eventually had an issue.
@@LoveMTB Yeah, that mounting system is great! Sorry I didn’t specify. The mounting of their little remote with the Velcro strap though is a little confusing and even when you get it right it doesn’t stay put. The same applies to the Velcro/fabric helmet mounts for some of their brighter lights. Also, I love your reviews. Really well put together! :)
@@NewbGamingNetworks thanks for the feedback 😊 I agree and I mention it in the videos that little remote mounting is not ideal. But they might change it soon keep an eye on their new products 😉
How bad is the droop on that 1700? I bet it doesn't stay in place when you ride around, these go pro mounts are a great idea... on paper, when you disregard things like physics.
@@LoveMTB damn, I'd love to believe you but I have first hand experience with this mount and accessories that use it. Unless you superglue it, there's 0 chance that it won't move under it's own weight when riding around rough terrain... like broken asphalt or coming off kerbs.
@@channul4887 it is solid. Have it on a 600km brm on a road bike going through nasty gravel. My hands were hurting but light was still. But I had a problem to actually unmount it (glued by water and clay)
@@LoveMTB No, for example I have just bought a light (TOWILD BR1000 Bike Lights with Wireless Remote,1000 Lumen Bike Front Light,115g) which uses a standard 3500mAh replaceable and rechargeable battery (18650 button top). Magic shine sell the cartridge as a battery replacement locking you in to their prices and power module.
But need a separate charger plus we don’t know what other features from this battery are implemented in the light itself. Great to have options as always
The beam shape from that “road” light is absolute trash compared to the US made Outbound Detour. No way would I ever consider it. The off-road light, however, looks pretty nice.
Rewind 15-20 years back and Magicshine was one of the reallly affordable lights on AliExpress. I still have mine, separate battery pack, mess of cables and 700 lumens
Didn’t know they went back that long, thanks for sharing
CatEye AMPP800, I used for 1.5yrs of commuting as well as for my workplace which I use several times during daylight. Next to more expensive Fenix bike specific light the CatEye moped the floor with the Fenix, after all that use degredation appeared minimum so I bought a second one, I buy the packaged with ViZ300 which is a good rear light. The beam pattern is awsome.
@@stated10000 thanks for sharing🤘
Compared to the competition, Magicshine has some really well priced lights. Super bright and long lasting. The ones with USBC fast charging are totally awesome. I haven’t been kind to my lights either. They’ve withstood plenty of water and impacts/crashes out MTBing. Only downside is the mounting solutions are somewhat finicky.
Edit: They actually have a pretty good warranty too, though some of their lights are more modular than others. They promptly sent me a replacement part on one of my lights when I eventually had an issue.
I kind of like their rubber band with the tightening screw...
@@LoveMTB Yeah, that mounting system is great! Sorry I didn’t specify. The mounting of their little remote with the Velcro strap though is a little confusing and even when you get it right it doesn’t stay put. The same applies to the Velcro/fabric helmet mounts for some of their brighter lights.
Also, I love your reviews. Really well put together! :)
@@NewbGamingNetworks thanks for the feedback 😊
I agree and I mention it in the videos that little remote mounting is not ideal. But they might change it soon keep an eye on their new products 😉
Great vid as always!!!On my e-bikes the Lights are the only things that I don't have to recharge lol...Cheers!!!
Haha lucky!
They seem to be the same batteries used for vacuums and other devices, those 18xxx something
Nice 👍
18650 / 21700 or nothing, especially when products costs that price
@@azdec each has 2 x 18650. You can read it when he zooms in at the picture of the battery on the website
@@alexandervalenzuela1630 You need to read more reviews because it is a cartridge based on 2 X 18650.
How bad is the droop on that 1700? I bet it doesn't stay in place when you ride around, these go pro mounts are a great idea... on paper, when you disregard things like physics.
@@channul4887 zero droop for me and I still run it in my bike.
@@LoveMTB damn, I'd love to believe you but I have first hand experience with this mount and accessories that use it. Unless you superglue it, there's 0 chance that it won't move under it's own weight when riding around rough terrain... like broken asphalt or coming off kerbs.
My 1700 installed like you see in the video is ok rough terrain or not. But I’m not riding my cross / gravel bike on the MTB trails, I don’t
@@channul4887 it is solid. Have it on a 600km brm on a road bike going through nasty gravel. My hands were hurting but light was still. But I had a problem to actually unmount it (glued by water and clay)
@@vadymvv alright, and what mounts do you use to attach it to (hang off of), standard Garmin mount or an aftermarket?
Propriety battery...no thanks
Aren’t they all proprietary?
@@LoveMTB No, for example I have just bought a light (TOWILD BR1000 Bike Lights with Wireless Remote,1000 Lumen Bike Front Light,115g) which uses a standard 3500mAh replaceable and rechargeable battery (18650 button top). Magic shine sell the cartridge as a battery replacement locking you in to their prices and power module.
I agree rechargable AA or 18650 all the way.
For the same money as these factory ones, you can buy more batteries.
But need a separate charger plus we don’t know what other features from this battery are implemented in the light itself. Great to have options as always
80 Bucks for the battery pack is ridiculous.
В России это стоит 40$. Китайцы продают нам товары в 2 раза дешевле 🤣
The beam shape from that “road” light is absolute trash compared to the US made Outbound Detour. No way would I ever consider it. The off-road light, however, looks pretty nice.