Reddit reviews MagicShine MJ-808E LED Bike Light with Improved Battery Pack and Charger, 1000-Lumen, Black

I have a friend who has a MagicShine 808e, and he says "it's like riding your bike with a fucking car headlight. I love it."

So...there's that.

I bought a magicshine a few years back (probably 808e model), and it has worked very well for me. Single led 900lm, the pack had 4x18650 I believe, solid mount and good runtime. I eventually got the matching taillight and like it a lot - very bright, one battery so less fiddling.

The light above looks like a copy of it. I can't really get a good look at the reflector though. It looks like it may be a simple polished reflector, which might not be as good. The magicshine I got had an orange-peel bumpy reflector and had a very nice light. It had spill nearby that was not bright enough to blow your night vision, while it maintained the good throw.

Here's a link to the magicshine on amazon. You can definitely see the reflector surface.

By the way, before I got to the magicshine, I tried a bunch of flashlights + mounts and was disappointed in many ways with them. The flashlight mounts basically mostly sucked, and even if the mount was ok, flashlights never had good spill. You could either have a bright illumination near you that you could overdrive while you killed your night vision, or good lighting at a distance that would have you riding into potholes because lighting near you was crappy.

I definitely agree that you'll be a lot happier hitting that trail with lights. A cheap chinese light can be had on eBay for $25 and a fairly reliable MagicShine goes for $80. If you go the $25 route I'd get a second one in case the first shuts down mid-descent…

I'm a big fan of my magicshine bike lights. Between the wife and I we have 3 of these. You might be able to find them a little cheaper if you shop around. Their throw is pretty good while having a decent near field spread (you can get a nice spot in the distance, but still see all the ground around you nicely)