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Magicshine Monteer 8000S Bike Light review

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Introduction:

Magicshine has come a long way since their humble beginnings more than a decade ago. And in the last five years, they've been coming out with new, innovative products each season to employ the latest LEDs and technology in their lights.

Related: The Best Mountain Bike Lights for Night Riding

The Monteer 8000s is new this season and it's the most powerful in the Monteer line that features the 3500, 5000, 6500 and now the 8000s that each indicate their claimed lumen output. The Monteer 6500 won a few awards last year from different mountain bike publications so we made sure to give this new 8000s a proper test.

Our thoughts and experiences in the video above so make sure to view that for our review and riding video.



It's a high quality unit with a bright and wide beam pattern.​

Strengths:

  • The beam pattern is wide, bright and clean
  • It's really that bright. 7800 lumens measured in our lab
  • 12 hour run time on 1000 lumen mode is very usable
  • Form factor and weight are compact at about 600 grams total weight
  • Battery can be used as a 10,000 mah portable USB charger
  • Aluminum CNC mount is stable and center mounted
  • Helmet mount and other accessories readily available
  • Sophisticated and simple battery charging with USB-C interface
  • Garmin mount type

Weaknesses:

  • Wire is too long for handlebar mounting
  • No OLED display for light information
  • Light head and cooling fins are small for the amount of heat this can generate
  • The Spot LEDs can be a little more focused to for greater throw


The system is fairly light and compact for the amount of lumens it throws.​

Vital Stats:

  • 8000 lumens max of output
  • Flood light - 4800 lumens max; Spot light - 3200 lumens max
  • 10,000mAh battery, USB Type-C charging and discharging
  • 100 - 50 - 25 - 10% and Flash modes per light mode selected
  • 1.5 to 32 hour runtime from max full beam mode to low but usable mode
  • Garmin base, aluminum alloy out front style handlebar mount
  • Handlebar mount designed for 31.8mm or 35mm handlebars
  • Price: $399.99

Bottom line:

This is a landmark light because of a few things but the greatest attribute to note is the quality of construction of the light and the consistency of the beam pattern. Materials are first-rate and it really is a polished engineering piece. The beam pattern is very clean, even, and wide. It is free of artifacts and it doesn't end abruptly at the edges.

The brightness is staggering at it is about 3 times brighter than most car headlights. Many will not need this level of brightness so they can save money with the lower-cost options on the Monteer line. But the 12 hours of run-time at 1000 lumen Eco mode is really convenient and usable. It's a great convenience when one does not need to fully charge one's bike lights every single ride. And when the situation calls for it, it's really useful and fun to have 8000 lumens of light at one's disposal. It's like having 450hp under the hood. It's not needed but it's fun and handy.

It's $400 but for the quality, usability, and lumens per dollar, it's actually a good value.

More info: Magicshine Monteer 8000s
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#2 ·
Magicshine is legit. My "old" set are Magicshine, I think 1200 lumens and still running strong. I recently upgraded to Exposure lights. One bar mounted, the other helmet. Happy with those too. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LUMENS !
 
#3 ·
Monteer 3500 is the light you want if your using this for a helmet light. The 3500 uses the same optics but different emitters that give a much narrower beam but according to Magicshine's specs. has a higher CD value or more throw. The 3500 has the same lighthead body but also weighs is little less (108.5g according to MS). Check the MTBR lighting forum and I'll have a review on the 3500 soon.
 
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#4 ·
what's the status of the Magicshine[.us, .com] businesses, warranty service, and general shenanigans? I have a MS 906 and am happy with it, but didn't know at the time about the utter lack (at least as of 2016) of warranty support had it broken.
 
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#8 ·
OH GOOD, now you can absolutely BLIND any oncoming riders on the bike path !! "Ten (10) times brighter than a car headlight." Smart. What could go wrong by using a blinding light in the eyes of oncoming riders?? OH, and be sure to wear your ALL BLACK clothing at night in case the light does not completely blind me!!
 
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#9 ·
I used to be a sales rep for them in 2017 but their operation was such a disaster that it just fizzled away. I literally stopped hearing from them after they sent a sample set and they didn't follow through on orders placed. I'm not surprised you had no luck with support.
 
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#10 ·
I bought the Magicshine Eagle F3 3000 in Feb 2017, used them that winter, and had a total failure the following fall. All seemed good until I was deep out on the trail and the light just died. Fortunately I had a back-up helmet lamp.

The magishine had a full battery when I tried to recharge it at home. I tried the lamp again and it turned on for about 5 minutes and died. This process repeated a number of times.

When I contacted magicshine, they told me I was out of warranty. I have since returned to Niterider with zero issues. I cannot recommend laying out this kind of money based on my experience, both quality and lack of support.
 
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#12 ·
Really ? I just know Magicshine from last year, been using their ALLTY 1000 which is very reliable one. I was planned to try the MONTEER next month, I can share some experience with it !
 
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#15 ·
Perfect for bumpy rides, Its mounting bracket makes it sturdy enough to hold the light to accompany you during your rough rides. Outdoor Proof and can easily withstand the outdoors, rain or snow. Utilizes 10000mAh batteries that will last you up to 6-8 hours of non stop illumination.
 
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#16 ·
What I can say? Worth the price I have waited over a week to give my review, testing this on my trike and at my patio during rainy times, I left it on over night because I fell asleep waiting for it to die. VERY bright easy to use and ruggedly built.
 
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#21 ·
It's not all about the lumens. It's about the balance of lumens and lux. Lots of light effectively distributed and controlled is the end game. Plenty easy to make a light with a high lumen count that isn't very bright due to poor optics. That said, MagicShine does make some awesome products with very attractive pricepoints. Quality has also, supposedly, vastly improved in the last 10 years. I will have to consider replacing by Xeccon light with a new MagicShine.
 
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#22 ·
I have had Magicshine for 15 years, first the famous mikie mouse for 12 years, then the mj 906 combo for another 3 years and now the Monteer 8000s will arrive. the Mikie mouse battery is still good for my mj 906 and it still lasts a long time. very good brand Magicshine.
 
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#25 ·
i had 10 year old majic shine,myes i think it was 1000 lumen. I think 2 scree lights or might be wron=ng. 2 Batteries size of 1ltr bottles. Kicked ass though in HK, loved it, so sis a few others yeah.

But this, well 2020
 
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#26 ·
The Monster 8000s has already arrived and I have tried it on three nights out. In the last of almost 3 hours I went with the second power hybrid mode (2400lm) 70% of the route, the other 30% I went with everything, 8000lm and 3 stripes, only one had been consumed. It is really impressive what the battery can hold and the forest becomes daylight ?.
 
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