Magicshine ALLTY 1500S Bike Lights for Night Riding, Battery Removeable | USB-C Rechargeable | Wireless Control | App Customized Mode Compatible with Garmin/GoPro Mount for Road, MTB, Commuter Rider

I did a lot of research and comparison before purchasing the Magicshine ALLTY 1500S 2500S. I ride a paved trail early in the AM and decided it was time for a light. This gets great reviews. It was easy to setup and I chose not to use the remote, simply a personal preference. The light is ample @ 500 Lumens, excellent @ 1,000 Lumens and simply blinding @ 1,500 Lumens. I left on a ride this morning with 99% charge. Ran it for 1 hour @ 1,000 and then an hour on a blink setting. Returned with 62% charge. Easy to mount on your handlebars and doesn't use much space. This is on the expensive side, but worth it if you need a great light. I would be careful of the aim if you are riding with the 1,000 or 1,500 setting as it could be blinding to oncoming bike or car traffic. Update 8/10/24 → Used it for the second time this AM. Left with 100% charge. Rode for 2 hours and 34 minutes. The first 1 hour 20 minutes using 1,000 steady headlight, remaining 1 hour and 14 minutes on blink setting. Returned with 48% charge still available. Love this puppy!

Avoid this product. It was great while it lasted, which was about 3-4 uses. Do a little research and you will find others with a story similar to mine. I purchased it at the end of October 2024, and used it a few times before it abruptly bricked. The last time it was working, I had charged it fully prior to ride. It was on for only 30-45 minutes on that ride as darkness fell before I finished. When I got home the readout on screen clearly showed 70-75% (I use the light only for safety on the lowest setting, as I ride in an urban environment). The very next ride I didn't even check the charge because I knew it should have plenty of power left. Again, darkness fell while I was about 10 miles from home so I reached down to turn on the headlight only to find no response. It was acting as if power was completely drained, as in the screen was just blank, no status. Got home and immediately plugged it in. Couple hours later I checked on it. No response, screen totally blank. It normally will show charge status as it charges. I gave it several more hours, plenty of time based on previous experience charging it. Still nothing. Left it plugged in overnight, still nothing next morning. I contacted Magicshine customer support to inquire about warranty and included a similar description to this one. They asked for videos, so I sent them several. But honestly, what do you show in a video other than repeatedly pressing the button with no response? You can't make a video showing charging. I don't know what they expected, but apparently my attempt was not good enough. It isn't worth it to me to continue beating my head against this wall, and frankly, I have no confidence a new unit would do any better. My use case is about as light as could be expected and I used it normally as far as I know. FWIW, I did read similar reports before I purchased the headlight, but I didn't believe them. My bad. Maybe someone else will learn from my mistake. Will toss it in the garbage and look for another option.

Really bright light for night time commuting. Impressive battery life even in extremely cold weather

4/15.2024 - Appreciate the customer service reaching out about the review below. I'm trying the light again and will update. Hopefully the garmin style mount hangs in better this time. /// Lost light on 4th ride when the mount broke. Pros: Nice build, like idea of swapping battery, percentage display. Remote. Battery life. So so... Light trow is long, spread and color. It was an improvement over a much lower cost Alty 600 (but, not by much). Battery life is better with more light. Cons: The always on flood light (daylight) seems a waste as it's using energy and not providing much trail/road illumination. Spot focused, tunnel effect. Mount - didn't hang on some rough bumps. Broke off just before sunset and left me without a light. Bottom line: I would try again if given the opportunity...

For the most part, this is a very nice light! Easy to use & very bright. Love that you can order extra batteries that can be swapped out should you run out of juice while on a ride. Haven't experienced overheating problems mentioned in other lights. But.... The rubber door on USB charging port is poorly designed and will fall off at some point. Even using extreme caution while trying to reattach the door to the 'keeper', the USB connection inside is extremely fragile and will break off, leaving your battery useless. (The return process was more difficult than it needed to be but that's on Amazon) EDIT: !!! DO NOT PURCHASE THIS ITEM THRU AMAZON!!! I have had nothing but trouble with Amazon on this defective product. Three months now dealing with Amazon and no one can fix the issue. It is a lithium battery, 'hazardous material" which can not be returned to Amazon. If you don't return the defective item, Amazon threatens to bang your credit card. I'm six reps deep now and no one can fix this.

Main features- the ligjt is bright enough for unlit off road track. This is very good The app (to create flash programs etc and control from the remote ) quite unpredictable Eventually worked out need to remove battery to reconnect app following remote pairing. The battery removal is a key bonus and %charge remaining is very useful to know Anyway main point the light is v good - provides a central beam allowing cycling at pace in total darkness

I’ve owned this for just over six months, using it for maybe 2-3 hours per week on normal roads. Light has worked fine but while cycling today the light flew off into the traffic. The plastic lugs that go into the quarter-turn light mount had sheared off. I’ve never had this happen to any accessory using a similar mount, some have been used for over five years, so can only put this down to bad design.