As someone who rides upwards of 26,000km a year, I'm an advocate for bicycling safety and ensuring I stay visible to other cyclists and road users. While this can be achieved by wearing brighter clothes, the most effective way to improve your visibility on the bike is by using a high-quality front and rear light.
Having tested myriad bike lights over the years, I've always turned to Magicshine as the company's product portfolio is brimming with options for all occasions. Magicshine came out on top in our best bike lights group test last year, with the ALTY 1000 and SEEMEE 300 models winning the categories for best front and rear lights, respectively.
As its name suggests, the Magicshine ALLTY 1200, packs an extra 200 lumens over the ALTY 1000 for increased on-road or trail illumination and visibility to other cyclists. Vitally for road use, it offers three brightness modes, not to mention a handy anti-glare feature, which softens part of the beam so you don't blind oncoming traffic.
At 165g, there's not a significant weight penalty, and for road use, I mount mine in reverse so it hangs underneath my handlebar, which doesn't affect my hand position.
The primary talking point for bike lights is battery life, and depending on your mode, you can expect between two and nine hours of runtime from the ALLTY 1200. The best I've managed is eight hours from a single charge, but Magicshine lists 12 hours as the maximum runtime. The rechargeable battery takes approximately three hours to charge fully, but the kicker here is that it can also serve as a mobile power bank for any of your USB-C compatible devices, including the Garmin Edge, Wahoo Elemnt and Hammerhead cycling computers range.
Interested? Thought so. We've managed to unearth a 30% off deal on the Magicshine ALLTY 1200 front light on Amazon Prime, now priced at £56.99, down from £79.99.
In addition to the deals on this page, we've also curated an Amazon Prime Day Cycling Deals hub, so be sure to take a gander to avoid missing out.
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If you want to pair the ALLTY 1200 with a solid rear light, I'd suggest looking at something such as the Magicshine SEEMEE 300 as mentioned above.
