Here’s a link to the light I was using magicshine.com/collections/bike-front-light/products/monteer-8000s-v2-0 Although the 6500 is probably all that you realistically need.
@@McTrailRider Is good doing night rides on easier trails that you know! Cant say could tell which trials you were riding, but did recognise your ride back along canal But glad to see you do not like some of thoughts corners! As some of trail layout was built quite strange in places? But a lot of old flowish trails are like that!
Night riding is sooo good and usually a laugh when riding with others .. love our Tues social rides through the winter months . That feeling of heightened sense and the fact you cannot see a lot of the distractions to the sides of the trail certainly makes you ride differently / better ! Think I'm actually slightly quicker on local stuff in the dark . Look forward to more of this content . Happy New year dude
Night riding is great! The only time I can get out in the winter after work. I have been down trails in the dark that I haven't managed in the daylight. The beasties can be a bit scary when you are out by yourself. Gets you up the hills quick with the though of aa angry Badger at your wheels. Keep up the great work. Scotland is wonderful. Stuck on Dartmoor and run out of new trails 😢
My first night ride was on unfamiliar road down through the pine forest about 15 years ago. The only source of light was a light of old Nokia 1100. There were no any fastening for that device so I put it between my jaws. I knew if I fall I could swallow this phone or harm my teeth. But despite the quite high speed and I came safely. Now I return by bicycle from my work usually in night time. So night rides became an ordinary activity. Even black ice or blizzard couldn’t surprise me.
Night rides are superb pleased that you’ve managed to experience it finally Andy! All perspective and senses change. Try riding alone next time and see how the odd noise off the trail will suddenly make you pedal that wee bit faster….
My first night ride was the first time I ever rode Dunkeld, with guys that knew it well, and I near shat myself! It's amazing how fast you can actually go with decent lighting.
Night riding is a blasti better than day time riding imo Tne thing with high limen lights. The high lumens dropnl off rather quickly...high heat,small housing equals bad heat dissipation, thermal overload settings kick in That 8k will be more like 3k in less than 15 minute. Other big factor of lights are the beam pattern.. You want a wide beam with enough throw, and evenly diffused. Magic shine has a big round hot spot which fatigue your eyes quicker Outbound trail evo is the best overall for beam pattern ( but being so wide, i think they should of compensated with 2x the lumens at 4k) I eventually went DIY and now use dual Baja designs s1 wide cornering amber lights Amber makes you see things so much better than white lights.
Night rides are an absolute buzz! Saviour for Scottish winters when its dark at 4pm....getting better though, it's now dark at 5! Enjoyed getting out for weekly night rides for the first time at the end of October on my hardtail with our local group in Stirling - riding University Woods, Mine Woods, Kippenrait, Cambusbarron and North 3rd trails. At the time, I used an external battery pack ebay cree kit I borrowed off one of the other group on my bars, carrying 3 spare battery packs because the cells were goosed and a Halfords 1600lm torch on my helmet. Since then I've replaced the cree kit with a Lifeline Pavo 2000 and still use the trusty Halfords torch, really good for the money.
Well done on mentioning the dazzling thing on roads, where i live a lot of people commute on bike which is great but some seem to think that these mega bright mtb lights are a good choice on the road but is actually more dangerous as the driver cant see you or the road edges. i do think manufactures ought to distinguish between lights to be seen by others with ie road and lights to see with
It seems like common logic to me, but I’m sure it’s not obvious to everyone. Piers’s lights had a diffuser to stop there glare for others, but I think his light is more focused for the road.
Even worse are the nuggets that have them on strobe mode on pitch dark cycle path. Epileptic fit inducing. I've started letting them know with a few expletives thrown in.
Fair play to Piers, riding down with that light behind must have thrown some shadow in front of him. Best to ride with the person with the brightest light at the front so as to stop that happening. You should try a group night ride, so good 👌
I didn’t even consider that until I went out front and had that issue. I stick Piers out front as a subject for filming in general. I’ll ask him if he’s ok with that when night riding.
Those 8000 lumen lights are mad and the Firetower feels a bit different at night! I'm yet to take on the other local trails but it's on the list before the winter is out, I'm sure "never pull out" would be entertaining in the dark!
If you sign up to the Magicshine mailing list they send you the latest offers. I got the 8000s V2 and MJ906S with 2 battery packs plus 10% off my 1st order so it ended up being just about the RRP of the 8000S alone. The latter can be wired into an e-bike.
Wow 8000L? Thats some power that is! I was looking at purchasing the EXPOSURE 5000l but for virtually the same price I could have this one! Looking forward to the review on the light! Night rides are amazing heightens the sensors it does 👊🏻
impressive! - I went cheap and bought a couple of those CREE/LED lights you see on Amazon/eBay, which have been OK but those magic shine lights are something else - nice 'real world' demo - enjoy hitting the trails at night now - for me, the feeling of speed is totally different riding at night - it's far more full on! :)
Great vid ,great lights and if anyone is looking for a bit more budget friendly ,I've ran the magicshine monteer 3500s baby brother of this light then magicshine alty 1500 on helmet for a year now doing trail centres ,natural moor rides and downhill/enduro trails and have not once felt like I needed more light they are awesome ,this whole package with mounts comes in a £280 on magicshine UK, still not cheap but can't be beaten at this price for performance 😁
Cool video, i have the magic shine 8000 mounted on the helmet, i've tried it on the bike and i found it more restrictive, i only use the one light so its handy if i need in my bag or sort something off the bike. one more thing to do night riding is doing it on your own, totally different experience.
Very impressive. It's a hefty price tag for a light but I guess gives you more options of when you can ride in these long dark winter months and certainly looks the brightest of all the lights i've seen 🙂
@@McTrailRider If this would be an european or US company, I would understand some higher prices, but this company can cheaply develop things and also produce them cheap around the corner. The pricing is just stupid, but there will be always people willing to pay those prices, so in the end they're right.
Good video, I’m impressed with the footage. I have a hero 12 and it didn’t turn out good. Can you share you video setting or where you found out how to set the GoPro up?
Hi mate - love you videos… Regarding using right lighting. The small issues you had are based on not choosing the right option for lighting. Even the strongest bar light has the issue it will not follow your riding line and your view. So for ME it makes things worse and does not help. Usually you need only head light, should be bright enough and the beam wide enough. I will always follow your view and make night rides so much easier and better. Give it a try…..
I have a nite rider race lite x4 lithium cell . last 2h full beam not bad . my question what do you use as a back up . bought my self some body armour as riding alone a lot lol .what do you recommend .for light back up . I always carry a first aid kit never know .
Them light are massive overkill. I payed £12 for a light n it last 6hr on full bright n is usb charged n plenty of light for night riding. Its so good at nigh in tress n every bump looks like a hole in the ground. U definitely need a helmet light for goin round corners as handle bar light will be behind were your looking
While you can certainly run less powerful and cheaper lights, I wouldn’t say that these are overkill. I’d only describe them as overkill if they done a better job than the sun.
Its over £200 its 4600 lumens on brightest when a car headlight is between 2000-4000. Definitely crazy to use that on a bicycle maybe a motorcross if its light is dull
@@Rab_Cee I get what your saying, I got the Exposure to do night riding as it’s 1700 lumens which should be more than enough for a bicycle. While I can ride just with Exposure, it’s so much better and safer with the Magicshine on as well. Lumen count is only a part of a lights performance and I’d take all lumen claims with a pinch of salt.
@@McTrailRider some of the trails iv seen you ride you'd definitely need the extra brightness to see ahead. Im more put off by the price tag of it i guess, its a lot for a light. Think u need the brighter n wider light for camera too or u end up with a spotlight looking video
@@Rab_Cee it’s a lot of money, no question. Thankfully they have cheaper and lower powered options, as do most manufacturers. Your spot on about the camera, I need the full power mode for the video to look ok. Anything lower and is difficult for the GoPro to pick up. Piers has the 3000 lumen version and for the trails we were riding in this video, it’s all you really need.
4.20 - lights don’t look as bright as the start of your run?? , did you lower the power to save for the downhill…. , I have a quad set up of lights. 2 x 900 lumens and 2 x 1000 lumens Niterider , plus another 900 on the helmet , gives off a good spread of light , would have been good to have had a side by side comparison with your new beast light :).
Yeah, I was running them at 25% power at that point. It’s brighter in real life than it looks on the video, so that’s plenty for climbing. It would be interesting to see how your setup compares 🤔
all good, but how many folk can justify the price of these Magic shine lights , i was desperate to try night riding and have been so impressed with chillitech lights for a fraction of the cost , id go as far to say they are as good if not better than the magic shine
Best cheap combo with good beams and or lumen OUTPUT If you do some road/gravel riding too Novsite 1600 on bars Infunn GT200 on helmet If pure offroad Xhp 70.2 bike light Infunn GT200 These combos are Under 100 Infunn and novsite have a wide/diffused and shaped beam. The xhp70.2 is your typical unshaped flashlight round beam..but 3500 lumens(can get in amber too) Now if you don't mind doing a DIY battery's Twin baja designs S1 with wide angle lens(can get in amber) USA made Or CYCLOPS Adventure explorer bike light (USA made) These setups will be 189 plus battery and connectors.. With that said max lumens isn't everything, beam pattern is way more important. But the monteer 6 and 8k seem to be good even though it has a bit of a hotspot due to the top spot beams.. Doesn't seem offer peripheral illumination to not induce tunnel vision/eye strain. Not sure if its still a round beam though or a shaped beam. Sadly one of few things bike light manufactures dont do (besides a nice road/offroad combo light) is offer tinted lens to aid in your night vision. Yellow , amber and green lens helps you immensely over pure white or white with tinted Blue hue(actually worse) Also, Outbound Trail evo has the best beam pattern out there, but since its soon wide, the perceived lumens looks less to where one would probably want to run 2.. but that'd be a 490 dollar combo
@@robinmorgan-jones8767 straight from Magicshine, turns out it’s actually £119. magicshine.com/collections/bike-front-light/products/magicshine-rn-3000
I can’t he’ll but think Pearce needs and education in how to use gears. I get tired just watching his legs spin away 😳 Enjoyed the video btw, just to add, can’t beat night rides 👌🏼
It'll be summer by the time I get one, or even an exposure... Everywhere is out of stock. Night lights are like MTB lockdown toilet roll. You can see how the spread is way more impressive on the magic shine... Way better than exposure when you consider the price. Don't think anyone needs 8 grand worth of moomins. Once you've a decent spread you'll get away with 2000 moomins
Yeah, supply is a bit of an issue in general right now 😢 The spread of light is very good indeed, you could easily get away with half the lumens, but it is nice to have the extra power all the same.
Moomins! Made me smile. Coincidentally at the weekend I packed away a delicate little Moomin Xmas decoration we have. Little metal Moomin characters dangling from a spinning fan umbrella that sits above a tea candle holder. Only seven Moomins though.
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Here’s a link to the light I was using
magicshine.com/collections/bike-front-light/products/monteer-8000s-v2-0
Although the 6500 is probably all that you realistically need.
HNY Andrew. Out of curiosity, what lights was Piers ‘ using ?
@@Tony-Scotton I believe is this one
magicshine.com/collections/bike-front-light/products/magicshine-rn-3000
@@McTrailRider Is good doing night rides on easier trails that you know!
Cant say could tell which trials you were riding, but did recognise your ride back along canal
But glad to see you do not like some of thoughts corners!
As some of trail layout was built quite strange in places?
But a lot of old flowish trails are like that!
Night riding is sooo good and usually a laugh when riding with others .. love our Tues social rides through the winter months . That feeling of heightened sense and the fact you cannot see a lot of the distractions to the sides of the trail certainly makes you ride differently / better ! Think I'm actually slightly quicker on local stuff in the dark . Look forward to more of this content .
Happy New year dude
Good points, night riding sure focuses the mind 👍
AMEN! That light is rightfully named ,, you said BEAST .... it deserves a standing ovation 😂 all applause from me 😁
Night riding is great! The only time I can get out in the winter after work. I have been down trails in the dark that I haven't managed in the daylight. The beasties can be a bit scary when you are out by yourself. Gets you up the hills quick with the though of aa angry Badger at your wheels. Keep up the great work. Scotland is wonderful. Stuck on Dartmoor and run out of new trails 😢
Haha, looking forward to being chased by something one night 😱
My first night ride was on unfamiliar road down through the pine forest about 15 years ago. The only source of light was a light of old Nokia 1100. There were no any fastening for that device so I put it between my jaws. I knew if I fall I could swallow this phone or harm my teeth. But despite the quite high speed and I came safely.
Now I return by bicycle from my work usually in night time. So night rides became an ordinary activity. Even black ice or blizzard couldn’t surprise me.
hard core brother 😂 thanks for sharing a story 😳 i remember the nokia phones with that light 😁 thats some bare bones lighting 🥹
Night rides are superb pleased that you’ve managed to experience it finally Andy! All perspective and senses change. Try riding alone next time and see how the odd noise off the trail will suddenly make you pedal that wee bit faster….
Will do. I’ve not watch too many movies, so I’m still fairly fearless out in the woods😜😱
My first night ride was the first time I ever rode Dunkeld, with guys that knew it well, and I near shat myself! It's amazing how fast you can actually go with decent lighting.
That’s a baptism of fire right there 😱
It is amazing what you can ride with good lights right enough 👍
Awesome lads
Wow your first night ride. So glad you enjoyed it and the lights look fantastic 👍👍. Night riding is the absolute best thing ever
Very much enjoyed it 👍
@@McTrailRider so glad to hear 👍👍👍
Night rides are awesome, Your knowledge of GOPROS made this a great edit... This is the best advert for the Magicshine ive seen.
Thanks Steve, I tried a few different settings on a couple of cameras before conceding that the hero 4 and gimbal were the way to go.
I enjoyed this
Looks so awesome riding at night. Looks like alot of fun.
It’s almost a completely new experience👍
Night riding is a blasti better than day time riding imo
Tne thing with high limen lights.
The high lumens dropnl off rather quickly...high heat,small housing equals bad heat dissipation, thermal overload settings kick in
That 8k will be more like 3k in less than 15 minute.
Other big factor of lights are the beam pattern..
You want a wide beam with enough throw, and evenly diffused.
Magic shine has a big round hot spot which fatigue your eyes quicker
Outbound trail evo is the best overall for beam pattern ( but being so wide, i think they should of compensated with 2x the lumens at 4k)
I eventually went DIY and now use dual Baja designs s1 wide cornering amber lights
Amber makes you see things so much better than white lights.
Night riding is great - I have the same light. If you fancy a change of scenery - Wednesday night ride every week in Campbeltown ;-)
Could very well be tempted down for that 👍
Fun! Been using a Lupine Betty & Tesla for years,going well other than an easy fix wire break 🙂👍🏻
Night rides are an absolute buzz!
Saviour for Scottish winters when its dark at 4pm....getting better though, it's now dark at 5!
Enjoyed getting out for weekly night rides for the first time at the end of October on my hardtail with our local group in Stirling - riding University Woods, Mine Woods, Kippenrait, Cambusbarron and North 3rd trails.
At the time, I used an external battery pack ebay cree kit I borrowed off one of the other group on my bars, carrying 3 spare battery packs because the cells were goosed and a Halfords 1600lm torch on my helmet. Since then I've replaced the cree kit with a Lifeline Pavo 2000 and still use the trusty Halfords torch, really good for the money.
Those are some cracking places to ride, day or night 👍
Awesome! What GoPro settings do you use for recording at night?
I have MTB bike wanna always try night ride 🥶
Well done on mentioning the dazzling thing on roads, where i live a lot of people commute on bike which is great but some seem to think that these mega bright mtb lights are a good choice on the road but is actually more dangerous as the driver cant see you or the road edges. i do think manufactures ought to distinguish between lights to be seen by others with ie road and lights to see with
It seems like common logic to me, but I’m sure it’s not obvious to everyone. Piers’s lights had a diffuser to stop there glare for others, but I think his light is more focused for the road.
Even worse are the nuggets that have them on strobe mode on pitch dark cycle path. Epileptic fit inducing. I've started letting them know with a few expletives thrown in.
Cant believe with all the excellent riding you share with us ,that you have never been night riding 🤔,its a different perspective at night
I had to read it twice 🤣
It’s never been something that appealed before, but nowadays the lights are so good that it’s become more of an option👍
@@McTrailRider To be fair, early lights wouldn’t show the front of a 29er 🤣
Perspective of speed is weirdly different night riding. Feels way faster with the scenery flashing past. Good fun on flowy trails.
Totally, the sensation of speed is excellent 👍
They look great lights. A bit expensive for the number of times I'd use them though. I do enjoy a night ride though its very different.
Great video!
Yeah, a big investment, but worth it if regular night riding is your thing.
I have the original version but it looks like it’s time to upgrade because that’s a fantastic light. Great video
I think lights have moved on a good amount in a short time, so it may be time right enough.
Thank you Andrew, Great video 👍👍👍
Thanks for the awesome light 👍
Fair play to Piers, riding down with that light behind must have thrown some shadow in front of him. Best to ride with the person with the brightest light at the front so as to stop that happening. You should try a group night ride, so good 👌
I didn’t even consider that until I went out front and had that issue. I stick Piers out front as a subject for filming in general. I’ll ask him if he’s ok with that when night riding.
@@McTrailRider well it didn’t seem to be slowing him doon any 😆
Those 8000 lumen lights are mad and the Firetower feels a bit different at night! I'm yet to take on the other local trails but it's on the list before the winter is out, I'm sure "never pull out" would be entertaining in the dark!
I’m keen to hit Dunardry now, but I’m aware it will be a bit scarier Josh😬
@@McTrailRider aye it'll definitely be a challenge, I got my self the magicshine RN3000 light so I'm keen to test that out for the first time!
If you sign up to the Magicshine mailing list they send you the latest offers. I got the 8000s V2 and MJ906S with 2 battery packs plus 10% off my 1st order so it ended up being just about the RRP of the 8000S alone. The latter can be wired into an e-bike.
Top tip👍 They frequently have good deals on, so it’s good to know when they are on👍
Wow 8000L? Thats some power that is! I was looking at purchasing the EXPOSURE 5000l but for virtually the same price I could have this one! Looking forward to the review on the light! Night rides are amazing heightens the sensors it does 👊🏻
I was very close to buying an Exposure light for the bars before getting this one. Seems that this one is currently the better option.
@@McTrailRider-Yes definitely agree ✌️
Great stuff buddy 😉🚴🏿♂️🚴🏿♂️👌👌
Thanks Taffy
Im 11 in the philippines about to order frontlight,backlight, and turn signals. About to try this
Great video, great fun!
Thanks Rico 👍
I love night riding!
I can now say the same thing 👍
impressive! - I went cheap and bought a couple of those CREE/LED lights you see on Amazon/eBay, which have been OK but those magic shine lights are something else - nice 'real world' demo - enjoy hitting the trails at night now - for me, the feeling of speed is totally different riding at night - it's far more full on! :)
There’s plenty of good cheap options out there that work just fine. The Magicshine is pretty incredible though😲
Great vid ,great lights and if anyone is looking for a bit more budget friendly ,I've ran the magicshine monteer 3500s baby brother of this light then magicshine alty 1500 on helmet for a year now doing trail centres ,natural moor rides and downhill/enduro trails and have not once felt like I needed more light they are awesome ,this whole package with mounts comes in a £280 on magicshine UK, still not cheap but can't be beaten at this price for performance 😁
That’s a solid setup 👍 Plenty of light to have fun with.
Cool video, i have the magic shine 8000 mounted on the helmet, i've tried it on the bike and i found it more restrictive, i only use the one light so its handy if i need in my bag or sort something off the bike. one more thing to do night riding is doing it on your own, totally different experience.
I’ve got the helmet mount, but I didn’t like the weight of it on top. Makes sense to put it on the helmet though.
So cool
Great vid, I love my monteer 6500s
Good to hear, that’s probably the one I’d buy with my own money 👍
@@McTrailRider ua-cam.com/video/O7KCCgwdj5w/v-deo.html
@@MTBCY nicely captured 👌
@@McTrailRider well thank you sir
Very impressive. It's a hefty price tag for a light but I guess gives you more options of when you can ride in these long dark winter months and certainly looks the brightest of all the lights i've seen 🙂
It’s a lot of money, but this is their top of the range model. Obviously there are more affordable options to be had.
@@McTrailRider When i'm as famous as you, maybe they'll send me one🤣
@@McTrailRider It's a 100% chinese company, where should this price come from?!
@@Benjamin_Jehne I don’t get what your saying
@@McTrailRider If this would be an european or US company, I would understand some higher prices, but this company can cheaply develop things and also produce them cheap around the corner. The pricing is just stupid, but there will be always people willing to pay those prices, so in the end they're right.
Welcome to night riding. :o)
Thanks John 👍
Another great video 👍 Must have been a bit strange using the gimbal again?
It wasn’t that strange really, more familiar. I actually quite enjoyed using it again👍
Haven’t done it for a while, but it’s a completely different experience!
It really is excellent 👍
@@McTrailRider completely changes the trails you know so well in daylight 👍🏻
Good video, I’m impressed with the footage. I have a hero 12 and it didn’t turn out good. Can you share you video setting or where you found out how to set the GoPro up?
I used a mechanical gimbal to keep the camera steady. Electronic stabilisation Diane work well in low light.
Thanks for the info
Hi mate - love you videos…
Regarding using right lighting. The small issues you had are based on not choosing the right option for lighting. Even the strongest bar light has the issue it will not follow your riding line and your view. So for ME it makes things worse and does not help. Usually you need only head light, should be bright enough and the beam wide enough. I will always follow your view and make night rides so much easier and better.
Give it a try…..
I don’t remember having any issues tbh. I was using a helmet light throughout the video for the reasons that you mentioned👍
On Sale at Magicshine UK !!!!
Plenty of good deal right enough.
Plenty of good deal right enough.
Nae way you've been riding all these years and that's your first ever night ride! 😱
It’s true, somehow 🤷🏼♂️
牛逼，有我当年那样英勇
0⁰ ha ha that's nuts
Want too bad tbh 👍
Want too bad tbh 👍
Wasn’t too bad tbh 👍
I have a nite rider race lite x4 lithium cell . last 2h full beam not bad . my question what do you use as a back up . bought my self some body armour as riding alone a lot lol .what do you recommend .for light back up . I always carry a first aid kit never know .
Them light are massive overkill. I payed £12 for a light n it last 6hr on full bright n is usb charged n plenty of light for night riding. Its so good at nigh in tress n every bump looks like a hole in the ground. U definitely need a helmet light for goin round corners as handle bar light will be behind were your looking
While you can certainly run less powerful and cheaper lights, I wouldn’t say that these are overkill. I’d only describe them as overkill if they done a better job than the sun.
Its over £200 its 4600 lumens on brightest when a car headlight is between 2000-4000. Definitely crazy to use that on a bicycle maybe a motorcross if its light is dull
@@Rab_Cee I get what your saying, I got the Exposure to do night riding as it’s 1700 lumens which should be more than enough for a bicycle.
While I can ride just with Exposure, it’s so much better and safer with the Magicshine on as well.
Lumen count is only a part of a lights performance and I’d take all lumen claims with a pinch of salt.
@@McTrailRider some of the trails iv seen you ride you'd definitely need the extra brightness to see ahead. Im more put off by the price tag of it i guess, its a lot for a light. Think u need the brighter n wider light for camera too or u end up with a spotlight looking video
@@Rab_Cee it’s a lot of money, no question. Thankfully they have cheaper and lower powered options, as do most manufacturers.
Your spot on about the camera, I need the full power mode for the video to look ok. Anything lower and is difficult for the GoPro to pick up.
Piers has the 3000 lumen version and for the trails we were riding in this video, it’s all you really need.
That was awesome! What settings were you using that night? 😁
I honestly can’t really remember now. I believe the iso was the setting I played around with the most, selling on 800 iso I believe.
@@McTrailRider I see. All good! I'll play around with the iso next time I go out. Thanks. My video came out a little dark that'a why. 😅
Hello @McTrail Rider, do you use post stabilization software on post production of this video? Thanks!
I don’t, this video was shot using a mechanical gimbal as software stabilisation didn’t work well in low light.
did you film by gopro or what ??? if you have can you please sharing the setting
GoPro hero 4 black in a gimbal. Iso set to 400, that’s the most important setting.
Might sound weird but im not a fan of riding with lights above 2000lm. The magic of nightriding for me is just having enough light and no more 😅🤟🤟
I completely understand actually, more exciting 👍
Where are these trails? Looks good 👍
Achnabreac on Trailforks
www.trailforks.com/region/achnabreac
They’re probably not as good as they look in the video. They are my local trails.
@@McTrailRider cheers mate
.... let there be light ... 🥹
4.20 - lights don’t look as bright as the start of your run?? , did you lower the power to save for the downhill…. , I have a quad set up of lights. 2 x 900 lumens and 2 x 1000 lumens Niterider , plus another 900 on the helmet , gives off a good spread of light , would have been good to have had a side by side comparison with your new beast light :).
Yeah, I was running them at 25% power at that point. It’s brighter in real life than it looks on the video, so that’s plenty for climbing.
It would be interesting to see how your setup compares 🤔
I will try get some footage when it stops bloody pissing down with rain now lol. Will be in touch :)
all good, but how many folk can justify the price of these Magic shine lights , i was desperate to try night riding and have been so impressed with chillitech lights for a fraction of the cost , id go as far to say they are as good if not better than the magic shine
Should be very easy for you to give me like for like examples of comparative lights at a fraction of the cost then 👍
Best cheap combo with good beams and or lumen OUTPUT
If you do some road/gravel riding too
Novsite 1600 on bars
Infunn GT200 on helmet
If pure offroad
Xhp 70.2 bike light
Infunn GT200
These combos are Under 100
Infunn and novsite have a wide/diffused and shaped beam.
The xhp70.2 is your typical unshaped flashlight round beam..but 3500 lumens(can get in amber too)
Now if you don't mind doing a DIY battery's
Twin baja designs S1 with wide angle lens(can get in amber) USA made
Or CYCLOPS Adventure explorer bike light (USA made)
These setups will be 189 plus battery and connectors..
With that said max lumens isn't everything, beam pattern is way more important.
But the monteer 6 and 8k seem to be good even though it has a bit of a hotspot due to the top spot beams..
Doesn't seem offer peripheral illumination to not induce tunnel vision/eye strain.
Not sure if its still a round beam though or a shaped beam.
Sadly one of few things bike light manufactures dont do (besides a nice road/offroad combo light) is offer tinted lens to aid in your night vision.
Yellow , amber and green lens helps you immensely over pure white or white with tinted Blue hue(actually worse)
Also, Outbound Trail evo has the best beam pattern out there, but since its soon wide, the perceived lumens looks less to where one would probably want to run 2.. but that'd be a 490 dollar combo
Iv got a set of magic shine's. 2600 lumens and there very good value compared to some of the competition.
Piers got the 3000 lumen option for £112 pounds, I reckon that’s good value indeed 👍
@@McTrailRider wow thats good. Where from ? My bro is looking for a good lamp.
@@robinmorgan-jones8767 straight from Magicshine, turns out it’s actually £119.
magicshine.com/collections/bike-front-light/products/magicshine-rn-3000
Awesomeness mate how do I get them send me 1 😂 😂 😂 😂. Gd vid Boyz 👏👏👊👊
Haha, lots of begging! Works for me😜
@@McTrailRider I'll have try that 1 😂 😂 😂.
Hope you carry pocked light incase you need to leave bike and run
I don’t know why I would need to leave the bike and run tbh. I could always disconnect the light and take it with me in that case.
I can’t he’ll but think Pearce needs and education in how to use gears. I get tired just watching his legs spin away 😳
Enjoyed the video btw, just to add, can’t beat night rides 👌🏼
I know, it’s almost comical sometimes 😂
I feel like I’ve had a work out from my sofa 🤣
great craic.....
Thanks Richie
Thanks Richie
Prefer night riding 👌
Pretty cool eh 😜
It'll be summer by the time I get one, or even an exposure... Everywhere is out of stock. Night lights are like MTB lockdown toilet roll.
You can see how the spread is way more impressive on the magic shine... Way better than exposure when you consider the price. Don't think anyone needs 8 grand worth of moomins. Once you've a decent spread you'll get away with 2000 moomins
Yeah, supply is a bit of an issue in general right now 😢
The spread of light is very good indeed, you could easily get away with half the lumens, but it is nice to have the extra power all the same.
Moomins!
Made me smile. Coincidentally at the weekend I packed away a delicate little Moomin Xmas decoration we have. Little metal Moomin characters dangling from a spinning fan umbrella that sits above a tea candle holder. Only seven Moomins though.