New super bastid... Anyone had one yet?

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New super bastid... Anyone had one yet?

48 posts & 25 voices | Started 9 months ago by cookeaa | Latest reply from Tonolina

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trout - Member

You could put a difuser of some sort on the front to soften the hot spot.
be easier than finding a different reflector .

Posted 9 months ago #
guitarmanjon - Member

DealExtreme: Your order has been shipped from the fulfillment center
What did I order?

trout - any ideas on where I could pick up a diffuser? I've seen plenty of DIY splutter reflector ideas, many involving hair spray...

Posted 9 months ago #
plodtv - Member

How long are people waiting to go from "Waiting for Supplier"

Posted 9 months ago #
montylikesbeer - Member

Got a note from postie this afternoon, so I think mine is waiting for me at the local sorting office, if it is I'll post some shots of it in bits and beam shots.

Mind you I love my Liberator from Troutie, the DX XM-L is a back up/share with mates light.

Posted 9 months ago #
trout - Member

Guitarmanjon you could try frosted tape

Or find an old florescent strip light and use a bit of the difuser cut to size if it has ridges then have the ridges up and down and it will spread the light sideways a bit too

Posted 9 months ago #
epo-aholic - Member

mmmmmm, i'm gonna get me one of these.....

been really happy with the magicshine i bought last year, if i order now it should be here by January!

Posted 9 months ago #
TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR - Member

cookeaa - Member

I'm simply not in the position to spunk ten times the amount on a comparable "British" product, should I just spend far too much on a hope piece of tat that is simply marked up for mugs like you that buy anything with a Union flag on the box...

Woah neddy - nothing tat about Hope, I have a Hope 4 and it's a lovely piece of kit that I don't mind paying extra for. My mates were all buying Lumi's at the time anyway and give me the Hope over them. However, I will still be buying a bastid to go on my helmet, so no real problem with the rest of your post.

I also use Hope hubs and Tech M4 brakes - because I can.

Posted 9 months ago #
guitarmanjon - Member

Cheers trout for the sugestion. I like the idea of the tape because I can experiment with it a bit and not worry if it's not quite right.

Posted 9 months ago #
granny_ring - Member

plodtv, same for me.

Posted 9 months ago #
granny_ring - Member

Mine arrived today but with no instructions.

As the charger is US pin can you get a convertor plug or is it best with another charger, if so which one and how long to charge for?

Thanks

Posted 9 months ago #
robbo1234biking - Member

I believe a normal shaver type 3 pin socket adaptor from teco for about 99p will do the trick!

Posted 9 months ago #
granny_ring - Member

That would be great if so cheers

Any idea on the charging time there an led on the charger?

Posted 9 months ago #
Tonolina - Member

Received my cheap DX Magicshine copy/knock off light today. Only had a play in the garden with it. Compared to the Magicshine XML, it is a much tighter spot. Also, the connectors are slightly smaller than the Magicshines, so you cannot just swap battery packs. I was hoping that this would be a cheap way of getting a compatible spare battery for last years Bastid.
However, as a £30 helmet light it cannot be beaten.

Posted 9 months ago #