Originally Posted by
CCrew
From a quality standpoint the Niterider beats the Magicshine. The Magicshine is all about lumens vs pricepoint IMHO. Nice light, worth the $ but you'll have the Niterider long after the Magicshine is in the trash I'll bet.
That's what everyone says. And, I suppose it makes sense they'd say that - it helps one justify spending way too much on a mediocre product. I say that because I've had problems with my Niterider, but not with my Magicshine. Sure, I've had the Niterider longer, but I've ridden with it about as much as with my Magicshine. One time, I had to send my Niterider back for repair (they charged me $15 just to look at it, and that didn't include my cost, however minimal, to send it there). Now, I can't use the extension cable with my Niterider. Now that I have the Magicshine, and it works consistently, I wonder what I'm going to do with the NR.
Bottom line: my personal experience is that my Magicshine has been more reliable than my Niterider.