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  • Solutions to Magicshine vibrate/shake on the bars?
  • jlc
    Free Member

    Tried the lights and there is some vibration/shake causing a strobe effect on rough terrain? Just wonder if there are any solutions people have come up with to solve this. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

    rudedog
    Free Member

    there was a thread about a day or 2 ago with a replacement mounting

    jlc
    Free Member

    Had a quick look and could not find the thread. Any further suggestions? Thanks

    scu98rkr
    Free Member

    only cycle on the road ?

    lipseal
    Free Member

    Search for “magicshine clamp” HTH and cycling on the road that’s perverse 😉

    sobriety
    Free Member

    I just cable tied mine to the bars. Sorted.

    ross980
    Free Member

    Insulation tape and zip ties. My bodge of choice for most bike related issues.

    Ax3M4n
    Free Member

    I have this problem too….

    it’s not just strobe/wobble you need to be careful of… there is a single small screw holding the light onto its plastic bracket which loves to jump out mid ride.

    I have been hoping someone could suggest a “surrogate” bracket which would fit the light and be a lot more sturdy?

    or can I get a new bracket fabricated by any kind tinkers on here?

    cp
    Full Member

    Ax3M4n – go through the magicshine threads, a surrogate bracket has been suggested in the form of a partial Electron bracket from chain reaction.

    couldashouldawoulda
    Free Member

    The bottom of page 90 of this thread has a good idea that I based my fix on:
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12660192

    I got the £3 bracket from here: http://tinyurl.com/33o2y7p

    I used part of the top price too though as it allows the light head to rotate to cater for bar sweep. Hacksaw required.

    Edit: Too slow – Jamies link refers to the same fix.

    mieszko
    Free Member

    I used a piece of rubber under the mount so it holds a bit firmer. Also worth checking is the screw that screws the mount to the lamp unit. Mine sometimes get a bit loose and the light starts to wobble a bit no matter how tight the o ring on the clamp is.

    AlexSimon
    Full Member

    Is the light actually turning on and off due to the vibration?
    If so that sounds more serious than just a new mount.

    freeridenick
    Free Member

    I took the mount off my old lumicycle lamp and screwed it into the magicshine lamp. perfect
    you can get them here
    http://www.lumicycle.com/product/214/qr_cam/qr-camlock-bracket.html for 8 quid.
    no hacksaw required.

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