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Hi all, newby here. I'm looking for a very bright light suitable for a good couple of hours, but like most of us, on a budget. It would be used on my MTB as well as some overnight forest stuff on my motorcycle. I'm finding the Magicshare 880 advertised at 2000 lumens is a good price (I believe this is brighter that car headlights) so would anyone recommend them or is there better around the £120 mark. Cheers
[url= http://www.dealextreme.com/p/t6-assault-crown-waterproof-xml-t6-3-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-bike-light-with-battery-pack-set-82508 ]assault-crown-waterproof-xml-t6-3[/url]
the best bang for your buck, end of
Hardly end of!
www.mtbbatteries.co.uk
Backup is second to none. Not that I've heard of any problems with them.
And he's usually lurking around here somewhere!
I see your 2000 and raise you 200 (and at only £105.00).......... [url= http://www.crgmoto.co.uk/inton-twin-cree-xm-l-u2-mountain-bike-light---2200-lumens-1732-p.asp ]Inton 2200[/url]
+1 for mtbbatteries.co.uk aka smudge.
he helped me out and i didnt even buy my light off him!
thats where my business will go in the future.
Smudges light and service is great, but not realistic comparison to the MS880 output. Personally, as I've seen one in action, the Inton Kiwi linked to is phenomenal & what I'd be buying. I'd suggest getting the one with the [url= http://www.crgmoto.co.uk/inton-twin-cree-xml-u2-mountain-bike-light---2200-lumens---supplied-with-solid-bar-mount-1733-p.asp ]better clamp[/url] though.
EDIT: Was just going to add a link to [url= http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/p/bike-light-database.html ]Torchy's site[/url] (both the MS880 and the 'older' [less powerful "T6" not "U2"] Inton are shown but he also has this [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fluxient-3x-XM-L-T6-solid-swivel-mount-/290671814593?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Cycling_Bike_Lights&hash=item43ad63e7c1#ht_3678wt_1139 ]triple (T6 again) XML unit[/url] for sale on ebay. Very interesting, but the worry for me would be the heat disappation. He already slags off the MS872 for over heating, yet this triple XML is in the same format, with very little extra cooling. Where-as the Inton Dual XML U2 (& the MS880), is a big lump of metal, that my friend run on full beam for 2hrs (in warm condition) without any sign of heat build up. Though to give it's due, it is probably possible to run the Fluxient as a helmet light, I wouldn't be doing that with the Inton any time soon.
EDIT 2: The MS872 is also definitely worth glancing at too, for a 1/4 less money your getting a hell of a lot of light, and this can definitely be used as a helmet light. Though these defintely run quite warm (Torchy suggests they step down modes to readily due to this), hense my worry about the Triple XM Fluxient unit.
Even the heavier clamps not great with the Inton 2200 in that it's fixed and nonadjustable for light angle...its one downside, But there's a good cheap hope clamp alternative as detailed in this thread (either straight up or modified as I've described at the end of current posts...)
[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/those-2200-lumen-lights-advertised-on-the-right-and-handle-bar-mounting-problems ]Inton light thread link[/url]