What Lights for mtb

[mark ellis]

Those who ride night rides, what light system do you use and how many south african Ronds did it cost?

[crasher]

Mark I run a magishine 808 on my helmet and then a 816 on my bars.

 

Great set up gives you more than you need for both technical and general riding.

 

Bought then from EdgeDesign on the hub and was about +/- R2200 for both lights extra helmet mount and extension cable and postage.

 

If you are not riding technical stuff at night a 816 by itself is all you need but I find the 2 complement each other.

[mark ellis]

cool thanks man, saw those and looked really solid

[The Guy in Pink]

I use an exposure MaxD 980 lumens in one package, no cables or seperate battery pack. It's now about R 3000.00 Cars flash me to dim if I am on the road. The new Exposure six pack gives 1800 lumens and will set you back about R4500.00 at 500grams it may be a bit heavy but is a serious light. Both give 3 hours on Bright, 10 hours on medium and 24 hours on low power

[CAAD4]

I use 2 Magicshine 808's, one on the bars and one on the helmet that I paid around R1300 for at the time, I bought a long life battery from Brighter lights to give me almost 7 hours run time. If you have the cash and want the best, check out brighterlights.com. Support a fellow Hubber.

[lollos]

Ask Sampie on the hub. Or go to the website www.lightstormlights.co.za Good quality for low price!!

[MattyG]

i use a funky led thingie that can also be used as a headlamp...got it for free haha..

[Vetseun]

Magic Light!!! Superb product, brilliant aftersales service. If they are the official light for the trans baviaans, you cant go wrong.

[Mattsdad]

Ay-up lights. Brilliant - light, bright and awesome back-up with full warranty - even crash replacement.

 

http://www.ayup-lights.com

[ianhoy]

Just got my order from EasyBike - ordered on Sunday night and got this morning to my desk - excellent service from these guys and price was just as if I had imported myself - well done Matthew good service

[Clinton - theCOW]

Mark I run a magishine 808 on my helmet and then a 816 on my bars.

 

Great set up gives you more than you need for both technical and general riding.

 

Bought then from EdgeDesign on the hub and was about +/- R2200 for both lights extra helmet mount and extension cable and postage.

 

If you are not riding technical stuff at night a 816 by itself is all you need but I find the 2 complement each other.

 

+10 Ditto, also 816 on bars and 808 on head

 

I enjoyed the side fill a lot more with the 816 since u seldomly ride extremely fast at night. The headlight does the trick when u hit seriously technical sections, i only switch it on then. If i had to pick 1, i'd choose the 816 on bars.

 

Price, roughly the same, did my own thing to get em tho

[LOOK695]

I use L&M seca 700 on the road. Plenty of light, even at higher speeds. At the back I use their vis 180 light. Very bright. These lights are pretty expensive, but after sales service from Maillot Jaune (importers) is good

[no calves]

exposure lights sixpack or princeton tec. very decent lights

[andretraut]

Magic Shine MJ870 (1200 lumen), retails for R1300. Four light settings, and four battery level indicator colours at the back. Can switch between bright and dim with a dual switch, no need to put the light off like a MJ808. I use mine mostly on the dimmest setting, otherwise motorists flash their headlights at me, or I blind other trail users. Standard battey gives me about 5-6 hours, and the endurance battery 6-8 hours.

[Griffin]

Anyone tried these :

250 Lumens in Overdrive Mode

USB Quick Charge in 3.5 hours

Wall Charger Adapter included

Quick Release Handlebar Mount

Easy Adjust Helmet Mount Included

Replaceable Li-Ion battery

Weighs 150 Grams with bracket run time up to 15 hours (50 lumen mode)

 

They are around R750.00 local

[RedRover]

Anyone tried these :

250 Lumens in Overdrive Mode

USB Quick Charge in 3.5 hours

Wall Charger Adapter included

Quick Release Handlebar Mount

Easy Adjust Helmet Mount Included

Replaceable Li-Ion battery

Weighs 150 Grams with bracket run time up to 15 hours (50 lumen mode)

 

They are around R750.00 local

 

 

I can't compare to any of the Magicshine range as I haven't tried those, but I bought one for the Ride Mag 24hr in April and used it quite often subsequently for night racing. I felt the performance was good, especially at the price. The light was bright enough to handle the single track sections with quite a good beam pattern.

 

I've used both the helmet and bar mount and both held up well, with no vibration problems.