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Well, my Bastid finally arrived yesterday, about 3 weeks after originally ordering, but only 5 days from dispatch. First impressions - pretty damn bright, build quality seems alright, mounting strap for battery pack is a bit dodgy. Most of this has been discussed previously ([url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-lighting-solution-for-about-100-is-it-tesco-torch-time-already ]this thread here for example[/url]) so I won't rehash it - but I don't remember seeing any beamshots posted so I've uploaded a few for your perusal ([url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/markknowles/sets/72157622475138339/ ]clicky for the full set[/url]):
Full beam
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And from the side
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Rush HID (my previous bar light) for comparison
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The football is at about 5 metres, the chair 10m, woodpile probably 20m or so.
can you show a pic of it fixed to your bike?
Sorry, didn't take any shots of the product itself, but there's a pic of a practically identical unit on the Geoman website - for some reason it won't let me link direct but if you go to http://www.geomangear.com/ and click the Magicshine 900 lumen (top of the front page at the moment) it's on there near the bottom.
Oh and BTW, the version I have is this one:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.25149
Lots of scope for vegetable beds there and that light will help with lunar digging.
Out with a mate the other night - not a very even light and it slipped around the bars
Grass is well trimmed but you've left a garden chair and a football out, which makes the place look untidy.
Chuffed to bits with mine. Can't go wrong for the money. Plenty of light for everything I ride and did D2D on it with no problems. Completely outshines my old Edison.
Looks like an excellent value for money light 8)
what woodpile ? i see the ball - i can make an outline of a chair ....but no woodpile ...
The vegetable patch is hidden away to the left, the woodpile is only visible in the shots when light was shining on it (physics or something I think) 😉
The lamp is mounted using a rubber O-ring, and there are a couple of sizes supplied - it seems a pretty secure fit on my bars but you could probably source some different O-rings pretty easily if fitting was an issue.
Overall it's a no-brainer for £50, the only downsides for me are the fairly long wait for delivery and the need for a plug adapter on the charger (as it has US pins).
im a mong -- first time i looked i only saw one photo ... see the woodpile now ..
Looks good for 50 quid.
Post a shot of it on the bike in daylight if you would please, so I can gauge its size and work out the best place to fix the lamp and battery. Where and how have you fixed the battery?
Took a few more shots earlier today which should answer your question:
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The battery case has a flap that can strap round stem/top tube and attaches to itself with velcro. It's also got a couple of plastic clips that you could use with a longer strap if necessary. My stem's a bit short so I think I might end up mounting under the top tube but I'll see how I get on.