I ordered a Spokeshirts light late on Friday afternoon, after this thread:
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/lights-magicshine-or-nearly-priced-alternatives/page/2#post-1837068
and the subsequent day-only discount.
I had an e-mail yesterday telling me it was despatched and it turned up this morning. Already charged and given a test in our darkened copier room. Looking good so far!
The can appears to have some kind of post-process bead blasting on it so is a nice satin-y finish, although there are a couple of VERY MINOR nicks in the heatsink ribs. Nothing to worry about, I just notice them as I am often dealing with our machine shop here at work…..
It looks like a more ‘finished’ product than the original Deal Extreme light (the one previous to their new metal version – AKA Spokeshirt copy) and the box had been opened as I believe Spokebloke tests the system prior to shipping.
The battery & bag is very compact – well impressed to see 3hrs run time from such a small device.
The base of the helmet mount is bigger than I was expecting, but seems solidly made. It comes with plenty of velcro that I reckon i will ditch and replace with zip ties but I’ll need to have a fiddle. My helmet (Met Veleno) had a centre vent with ridges on either side, so might not be practical to use the helmet mount……we’ll see.
Other items are extension lead, bar mount, instructions and a small pack of Haribo! Excellent!
Can’t wait to the weekend to try it out! If I have time I’ll get some beam shots done later in the week (perhaps Thursday), comparing to my Lumi LED conversion & a Lumi halogen (12 or 20w depending on what I dig out of the shed!)