I recently received a Magnic Light set from Clever Cycles in Portland, OR, and installed them on my Riv Road. They were out of stock on the problematic mount, so they sent me a different style.
Mounting the lights took about an hour. Quick photos here: http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/stuff-we-using-magnic-light.html I've only been able to do a quick up-and-down-the-block test ride, but my initial impression is the lights are bright enough to ride with but not as bright as an Edeluxe or other top-flight dynamo light. The tradeoff is that the lights are always on and there's virtually no drag (and zero friction). I'll be posting more photos and results soon. I will be riding the Riv Road next weekend on a double century with a pre-dawn start and post-sundown finish, so I'll have plenty of opportunity to ride with them. Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > On Sep 20, 2013, at 7:39 AM, James Philip <ja...@jimflip.com> wrote: > > Quick update: was in the process of documenting the Magnic install when I > received this e-mail from the manufacturer: > > "Dear Magnic Light user, > > According to our customer database we have delivered a Magnic light roadbike > front-adadpter (A3) to you. This adapter may break through prolonged use due > to a manufacturing defect. For security reasons the adapter may not be used > any longer. A replacement model is already available as a prototype, but we > still have to wait a few tests before we deliver the new adapter. > > Please let us know if you want to have two brake arm adapters (model A4, > which is directly mounted on the brake arm as the rear light, image: > adapter_change) as replacement or if you prefer to wait for the new adapter > which is mounted as before on the brake mounting (up to 8 weeks waiting time > is possible). In contrast to the old adapter the new adapter (see figure: > prototype_A5) is not placed between tire and brakes but outside the brake > body, so no problems due to the small gap between tire and brake should > occur. We apologize for this production error and hope that you are well > satisfied with your Magnic Light System." > > So... the install is on hold for a bit - still happy to demo or loan the > lights to RBW if they don't mind demoing for the curious (most folks here > know the location of Riv HQ - Keven/Grant let me know if you're OK with that > suggestion...) > > Cheerio > J. > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
