use them for night touring/skiingQuote:
Originally Posted by donkeykong
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use them for night touring/skiingQuote:
Originally Posted by donkeykong
Just got back from a night ride. So much fun. Magic shine 900 on the helmet, and one on the bars, there is so much light I don't have a desire for more.
ordered the combo pack (900+1400)...I'm actually a little worried that much light will take some of the fun out of it. Maybe I'll sell one to a friend.
I was just thinking last night how ridiculously fun that will beQuote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
You can always run on 'low' which would also extend battery life. There's something to be said for riding in the dark but it's also beyond awesome to rip downhill at or near daylight speeds with both lights on. Plus you can split em up and have a loaner light with which to convince your friends to get their own setups.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
there really is not such thing as too much light.
In fact with enough light you can see better at night than during the day due to how much contrast you can get.
Got a MagicShine 900 for my birthday and have been loving it. Usually start in day time, end at night. Gotta say night rides, especially solo ones, can be down right spooky. Especially with that much light, I never got this many shadows with my old halogen light. It takes some getting used to.
love it around town too, cars pay attention when you've got a brighter headlight than they do.
2 lights take away alot of the 'spooky" shadows.Quote:
Originally Posted by dumpy
From a science stand point that obviously makes sense, but it also explains why my one ridiculously bright light casts way more shadows than my fairly dim double light set up I used to use.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
ran to the store on the bike tonight, loved it. Normally I've got asshole drivers getting too close, honking, pulling right in front of me, etc. Not at night, fuckers keep their distance and appear to show some respect.
I think people might be a little scared of anyone riding at night, pretty much everyone I've sat next to at a light peels out and GTFO as soon as the light changes, much more so than I've seen at any other time. Must be afraid of eithergetting car jacked or beat to the next light.
yea having two is great for loaning to a friend in need. give them the one on the bars for more light, but the headlamp 900 is still ample.
FYI: I found a great dog light at Cabelas, called Spotlight, for $8. Take the dogs with you!Quote:
Originally Posted by BigKuba
http://www.cabelas.com/fryprod-0/pro...8734.uts.shtml
I just clip my headlamp to the collar put it in red LED mode. Kinda gets in the way of dog's bunny-hunting efforts though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shredhead
Uh-Oh....
"GeoManGear has temporarily discontinued sales of Magicshine lightsets due to our concerns regarding the quality of Magicshine's lithium-ion battery packs. We have determined that the Magicshine battery packs do not meet GeoManGear's high expectations regarding product performance and quality. We are working with the manufacturer to quickly resolve these issues and will begin selling Magicshine products again after we have obtained a high-quality battery pack for our customers."
Lots of speculation and conspiracy theories here:
[ame="http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=7487059#poststop"]Geoman discontinued sales of Magicshine - Mountain Bike Forums[/ame]
I think I will try my hand at making my own battery.
That is bad. My riding buddy's lights just crapped out last night, I was just about to send him the link GeoMan. :confused:
Hopefully what they say is true, and will be back to is soon. In the meantime, anyone here have experience with anything close to the price/performance of those lights?
I love night riding.
Bike bling has some decent deals on lights right now:
http://www.bikebling.com/NiteRider-M...wt700-dual.htm
http://www.bikebling.com/NiteRider-M...minewt-350.htm
http://www.bikebling.com/NiteRider-M...i-plus-usb.htm
The magicshine series seems pretty legit. Wishing they were still for sale...
I must have gotten one of the last MS900's, hopefully I'll get it by Monday's ride.
Chainlove has had a few Niterider HID's and Seca 900's lately. Keep an eye out.
Do you still live in Marquette? I always wanted to do the yellow trail @south trails at night, but have only done the city bike path... lame, I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yukonrider
I night ride quite a bit, magicshine 900 setup. Mostly in my town, on side roads, but probably 4 miles of dirt for every 10 total miles. So, anyone down with safety breaks in the woods at night? I don't get paranoid in nature so I enjoy them, JMO.
Yep, still in Marquette. I have never done yellow at night (or very much during the day really.. Too much climbing)Quote:
Originally Posted by Beakjones
My favorite night loop is... well they are all sweet, we did a nice one the other night, up black from the RR bridge, down red to mossy, then reverse blue down scary trail to the prison. It was a really sweet ride with a lot of nice descents.
I like to ride north trails at night too, bareback, hogs back..
Found the Magic Shine on ebay from a legit seller. Trigger = pulled.
900: http://cgi.ebay.com/MagicShine-4-mod...item3f04a48f54
1400: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...700#vi-content
Bought the 900 from dapedler earlier this week and it was at my door step yesterday. Let me know if you think the 1400 on the handlebars is worth it.Quote:
Originally Posted by beast
Can't wait to test this out on Monday night
wow that is a bummer about the battery.
anybody actually know what the issue with the MS battery is regarding "safety, quality, and performance"? Is there truly a safety concern, i.e. batteries leaking or igniting or something?
If you charge it after midnight it goes into a cocoon and comes out evil and slimey.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
I left mine on the charger and forgot to unplug it before drumming at a buddies last night. Half expected the apartment to have burned down, but no... everything was fine. Anti-climatic, I know.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
24 degrees out, toes frozen, snot running down my face...still had a blast on tonights ride. Our usual group of eight was down to only two of us tonight...pussies
In other news, I got 4 rides on the supposedly new Magicshine batteries from dapedaler on Ebay and still getting solid runtimes.
A little FYI about how fun Night Riding is:
Night ski touring is just as fun. just got back from my magicshine's first foray into deep powder skiing and it worked out perfectly. 2000' of untracked.
the indvidual crystals sparkled like floating diamonds while I chased my friend. gave the term "cold smoke" a whole new meaning.
totally surreal. i'm hooked. night touring is for me. it's like flying only darker deeper and colder.
funfunfunfunfun
definitely 2nd that opinion, night touring in great conditions is awesome.
Next time leave a cameraman down below to capture the MagicShine ... this was just a dinky princeton tec light that wasn't needed to see (it was a full moon) but it made for a rad picture :)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/...fc7c00c8_z.jpg
Sick picture.
Bumpty bump. Rode Chimney Gulch after work yesterday and descended in the dark. Holy Tits of the Virgin Mary that was a blast!
(Magicshines bought last fall, no battery issues so far, although limited use and never plugged in to the charger for more than ~12hrs)
there are some new, affordable offerings out these days.
Magicshine has an XML w/ 1000 claimed lumens, supposedly the best throw. me likey.
BikeRay III would probably be good on the bars for spill, but i'm pretty happy with the MS1400 right now and all its shut-off and dimming options.
and Lupine has the new Piko with 750 lumens, very tempting, but at $320 it's still outta my price range probably.
decisions decisions.
night riding has become essential in all this heat we've had lately. and since i suck at getting up before dawn, i usually start my rides in daylight and end in the dark. once i set out when it was already pitch black, and that was kinda eerie. it's a weird feeling just plowing through pitch darkness except for your trusty little lights. turning off the lights during a break really reminds you of how dark it really is out there. most folks probably would think i'm crazy... i felt a lot of relief when i reached my farthest point and then began the return journey. like i was going to the moon or something.
just for kicks, here's a pic. i still suck at taking night shots but this one came out ok. for dusk at least.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-o...0/P1010100.JPG
First fallish weather night ride should be happening here tonight, getting excited!
Finished up a ride at Trumbull this evening, the last hour by headlamp. Awesome.
Same, didn't do any night racing this year, so tonight is my first night ride since March/April.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yukonrider
Which trails do you night ride yukon?
Been on two or three night rides with a group of former co-workers at Kettle Moraine south this year, going to start being nice and chilly for at least this week if I get out there. Really excited about the forest growth receding, there are countless scratchers on the trail that leave you all sorts of cut up.
Just lined up some new Baja Designs lights to replace my aging JET Halogen trusty and 5yo 20w light. Stoked to get out there...here are some pics.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t...0/IMG_3838.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0...252520shot.jpg
ha, pumptrack night sessions go down too!
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-W...E/P1040104.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-B...0/P1050203.JPG
Shoreline above city creek? sick picture.
Yeah. This city has got to have some of the best views for night riding. I don't think I've been on the the BST in daylight in years.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5469222_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1111772_n.jpg
^So jealous. If I could afford a light, I'd be out there every night. Nice work.
Love night riding, half of the riding I did getting into mtb was at night after school. Batteries on my old lights are pretty much down to about 1 hr of run time though, and just haven't gotten around to replacing them. Plus, I'm a little sketched out by night riding on a gravity bike - which is what I've got now...
This fits here.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...m/d5020840.jpg