I’ve been testing the Magicshine 1400 since mid February, having tons of fun in the process
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Lighthead and Command Control button mount nicely on a 38cm set of road bars. Used 2 large O’rings , one for the light and another for the Command Control Button

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New 1400 lumen lightsets have been very popular around the world, especially the Southern Hemisphere as it is still summertime for those folks. We are processing lots of orders for our fellow cyclists down in Australia and NZ. We now have the chargers for the Australian and NZ wall sockets.

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Our observations from using the Magicshine 1400 since mid-February
Burntime on high for complete battery discharge 158 mins (2 hrs 38 mins)
Command Control Button on average lit green for 22 mins, blue 51 mins, Yellow 77 mins, Red 8 mins (total 158 mins average from 6 full burns)
Stepless programming whilst riding on the trail is so simple (can dramatically extend burntime by cutting back just a little)
Battery pack vastly more durable
Spill from the MS 1400 will light up a 3 lane road
Can use as handlebar or helmet mounted
Can strap battery under stem with supplied strap and neoprene cover

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At 325 miles, Answer to the Challenge will confront you with three consecutive days of century riding. Along the way you’ll be asked to do over 22,000 feet of climbing and the weather can range anywhere from cold and wet to hot and dry – and probably will.

The route takes you from Scottsdale to Strawberry on day one. Day two continues on to Prescott over Mingus Mountain. Day three takes you from Prescott back to Scottsdale. The scenery along the way is some of the best that Arizona has to offer.

There are three types of riders who attempt this ride. The racers start at first light, stop only for Cytomax and water and arrive in beautiful downtown Strawberry (population 35) ready for a full afternoon of activities. The tourists actually take time to look at the great scenery, enjoy the generous sag stops, and arrive just early enough for a nap before dinner. The clueless realize at mile 45 on the first day that they should be somewhere else.

Don’t be clueless. This ride covers 325 miles and 22,000 feet of climbing over three days. The first day from Scottsdale to Strawberry climbs about 10,000 ft. The second day to Prescott climbs another 6,600 ft. and crosses the inevitably windy Prescott Valley. Distance on the third day is 127 miles. Be prepared for cold in the mountains and heat crossing the desert. And sometimes (rarely) snow.

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Cool 12 hour night mtb race

http://www.go-ar.com/12han.html

Saturday July 17-18
I did it last year which was the inaugural event. Cool format for us folks in Southern AZ, race starts at 8pm Saturday night and finishes at 8am Sunday morning just as it starts warming up. The promoter Dave is a really nice guy and a Prescott local.

It was a really nice course with a mixture of singletrack, doubletrack and dirt road, with a couple of manageable climbs. Great race for folks just getting into endurance racing as the course doesn’t beat you up too much and you can turn some really fast laps (some of the team riders did sub 36 minute laps and solos were able to get a few 38 min laps in). Good race for teams with new riders as the field spreads out quickly as it is a smaller event and it’s easy to overtake in many places.

I’m sponsoring them this year and they have a raffle with plenty of schwag from their sponsors at the end of the race and we’ll be contributing lighting products and helping with the charging station.

Great course for singlespeeds, I’m looking forward to it.
Cheers Reade