@Neal and Benz, I thank you for making the time to write up an honest and excellent reviews of these Magnic Lights. I appreciate it very much. The rear light would be a great consideration to my Lezyne 1300 XXL headlight.
Kim Hetzel, who once lived in three different locations in Sunnyvale as a child when there were fruit and nut orchards. No snow here in western Washington state. With the rains, it has become a lot warmer. On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM Benz Ouyang, Sunnyvale, CA < [email protected]> wrote: > On Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7:01:49 PM UTC-8 Kim H. wrote: > > … > Has anyone else seen or purchased these lights yet? > > > I got a set of 1st gen Magnic lights that look like this: > https://newatlas.com/review-magnic-light-ic/39851/ > > They are used on my Atlantis that is an all-weather, all-year commuter. > Remember: these are 1st gen lights and may not be reflective of current gen > lights. Observations: > > 1. I have a single rear light and it is more than bright enough. I > like that it does not flash even though they're more than bright enough. > 2. I have a single front light and it is *not* that bright. As a > be-seen light, it's more than adequate; but it is not at all in the same > category as a B&M IQ-X powered by a Schmidt dynamo hub. In the end, I > installed the front light onto my son's bike as a daytime running light, > because he rarely if ever rides in the dark. > 3. Having a Magnic rear light eliminates the need for an ugly cable > run from the front dynamo hub. IMO, Front dynamo + B&M light + Magnic rear > light = Best dynamo lighting setup ever! > 4. I've been using the lights for years, both in the dry and in the > wet (disclaimer: it isn't that wet here in California) so their reliability > is proven. > 5. The drag is imperceptible. With Schmidt dynamo hubs, one can > sometimes feel a vibration at a certain speed, but these are "quiet" at any > speed. > 6. The Magnic lights are supposedly programmable by spinning and > stopping the wheel in a particular sequence and timing, but I've never been > successful doing so. The "stock mode" works fine though. > 7. Installation is slightly a chore because I insisted on using the > theft-proofing fasteners. I imagine it'll be more straightforward if one > isn't concerned with that. > 8. The Magnic lights need to be fairly close to the rim (~2-3mm > clearance) so your rims need to be straight. Because it runs so close to > the rim, if you have bulbous tires, the tires may knock into the Magnic > lights when removing/installing the wheel. It's not a big deal except you > can't run twin fronts or rears if your tire is much wider than the rim > width. > > If I have to do it again, I would skip the front lights (again, mine are > 1st gen versions) but I would instead buy a few more of the rear lights > instead of rear blinkers. The prices of decent quality rear blinkers are > not that different from Magnic Light singles. > > TLDR: They're good. Buy the rears. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/26395c73-ddab-454c-b1f3-0f4f13573d43n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/26395c73-ddab-454c-b1f3-0f4f13573d43n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANRt_xnoRn5fPXaoEt2W_1fYUDZhJETcCN0-avcFA2n%2BM%3DTmCQ%40mail.gmail.com.
