FlyingLaZBoy
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'16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha
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The MagicShine set is, indeed, very nice... the 1600 lumen unit, on high, is literally equivalent to an auto headlight, and throws a wide, even field thanks to its four LEDs. While we were riding on the SantaFe trail section, the entire width of it was lit up. There are four output levels, and even on 2 and 3 (4 being highest) it's plenty of light. I also used the 1000 lumen unit as a helmet lamp -- it has a concentrated spot, but is also plenty powerful for looking off to the side and around upcoming curves. I'm VERY pleased with the amount of light thrown by these units. However, I've already determined that I'm going to exchange the 4.5Ah batteries for 6.0Ah ones instead. The 1600 lumen unit shut off in a little less than two hours, despite running it on 2 or 3 most of the time, and the headlamp was indicating it was getting near the end after two hours. Perhaps the cold temps reduced the battery life a bit -- they were supposed to go longer. The lightheads have a curved plastic base designed to fit onto a tube, with a front/back "horn" at both ends of the base -- two thick o-rings are provided with the light (of different sizes to fit large or small tube diameters) which hooks around one horn, go around your handlebar, and hook on the other horn. It was a secure mount for me, with the smaller o-ring. The helmet light fits similarly on a helmet mount, which velcros to your helmet. They also offer a separate "clamp" bar mount. I'll take some pics and post 'em later...
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