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Looking to buy lights for winter evening off road fix. Need a beam good enough for South Downs riding. Can't afford crazy money. Magicshine seems good at around £130. Any better ones out there?


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 9:12 pm
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Which Magicshine? They do a whole bunch, some are very good, some not so much.


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 9:15 pm
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I think my magicshine is great I have the mj880


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 9:18 pm
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[url= http://www.candb-seen.co.uk ]C and B seen[/url] are pretty good too. I'd happily replace my magicshine with one, have used the one I got for my wife a number of times.


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 9:21 pm
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See what is lurking on the Exposure clearance section, can be deals on there.

Merlin were doing deals on Moon lights last week, might still be on.


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 9:37 pm
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Was thinking the MJ880


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 9:47 pm
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The MJ 880 's a good unit, not cheap compared to the solarstorm x2 but should have a quality battery & charger from a UK supplier, also consider [url= http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/mountain-bike-lights/the-lumenator/ ]MTB Batteries Lumenator[/url] or lumen2200 for around the same price, Smudge is a great guy to deal with, who believes in providing great customer service


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 11:00 pm
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http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/magicshine-mj-880-2000-lumen

just spotted this.


 
Posted : 10/11/2014 11:13 pm
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C and B seen are pretty good too.

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you cant go wrong with a set of these lights epsecially at just over £50..
awesome 1200 lumens of power with 3 hour runtime on the 4 cell battery or 6 hours on the 6 cell if the spot beam doesnt work for you then the diffuser lens is a good upgrade


 
Posted : 11/11/2014 12:58 pm
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get the MJ872 from Magicshine. nearly as good as the Hope R8 in my back to back testing.


 
Posted : 11/11/2014 1:04 pm
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I really like the 872, it's fairly old tech now but it's got a superb beam pattern, the switch towards dual XMLs for lights in its bracket seems to have mostly led towards narrower beams which is a shame. Nice quality unit too.


 
Posted : 11/11/2014 3:01 pm
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I've got both the 808 (for the helmet) and the 872 (for the handlebars) both great lights for the money. Had them a couple of years now and done a fair bit of night riding in all conditions with no fuss or hassle. I did upgrade the battery to one of the better ones on the 872 as it lasts longer.

Don't think I could ever justify the money for an exposure or hope over the magic shine ones now.


 
Posted : 11/11/2014 4:19 pm
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Got a fluxient with the xml2 Cree. One light does it all. Mounted on helmet Wide beam and very bright with good uk support. Great for night enduro / dh
[url= http://www.bikelightsuk.com/front_bike_lights/fluxient_3xu2_3000_lumen_bike_light_upgrade_xml2_leds_2014_model_P593.html/reviews/ ]fluxient[/url]


 
Posted : 11/11/2014 4:29 pm
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Great help. Appreciate all the advice. Time to choose! Cheers guys.


 
Posted : 11/11/2014 6:45 pm
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2nd on the Fluxient, I have one and one word...amazing! stupid bright and the battery lasts insanely long!


 
Posted : 11/11/2014 6:49 pm