MagicShine 1400 Lumen Bike Light

We got back into town in the late evening yesterday and it was nice to be out of the car and back around our creature comforts.  The dogs were happy to be home and out of the car.  Road trips are always fun but it is always good to sleep in your own bed again.  The saying goes that 'home is where the heart is'...I would tweak that a wee bit and say 'home is where your bed is'....Deep Thoughts....It reminds me of the SNL skits Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy.

moving along...

My night lights for my bike are now very out-dated and put out about as much light as a BIC lighter, so I thought it in my best interest to do some due diligence on light set ups.  Fortunately, MTBR has a great light review where they review multiple lights and give you some nice food for thought on what is out there.  I ended up going with the Chinese knockoff of a very well reviewed light.  It is about 1/3 the price at $129.  It charged up pretty quickly and there is a stark difference between these new wave of lights and the older lights.  At first glance, it puts out a much better spread of light (which is adjustable) and has multiple settings in order to be able to adjust your light for descending, climbing, etc...Those adjustments also allow you to get more duration out of the charge...so you can dim the light and get a longer use out of it as needed.  This is nice considering you don't need it on the 'high beams' when climbing, but definitely want to max it out when flying downhill.

The blue button above is a wired button that adjusts the brightness - there are 3 bulbs in this kit and the battery is surprisingly small and light relative to the old anchors of yesteryear...

I look forward to getting out and doing a hands on test with this new setup...it will be nice to be able to see where the bike is pointing....