Originally Posted by
Bjforrestal
Took a closer look at the lights and can't get a good view of the mounting systems. So my understanding is the 50 dollar version definitely has a better casing, but its a toss up which mounting system is better?
Correct. Some prefer the latter, some prefer the former, some don't care. The first light (mt-u2) I showed at the beginning of the thread seems to be fitted for 31.8 handlebars so rubber shims will be required if you are using anything smaller.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
If you are mounting it on an oversized handlebar, it will probably fit tighter. If your handlebar is a 25.4 or 26.0, the o-rings are more likely to slip, especially with a larger, heavier head like these head lamps have. The clamp allows you some control over the slippage.
The dimensions of these are smaller and lighter than the magicshines (and their clones), the $50 light is 4.4cm by 4.2cm by 3.8cm, that's tiny, and 60 grams to boot.