Modifing a Magicshine bottle cover

I will write a more detailed review on the light in general in the next couple of days, but none the less this light has lived up to its hype and allows me to train in the early morning hours without costing an arm and leg.

One issue I had with the battery design was how the battery attached to the frame. I does come with a neoprene sleeve that has an elastic belt to wrap around your frame to keep it in place. Initially I placed the battery in the bottle cage on the down tube. It was out of the way and for the most part stayed in place, but I wanted something more secure and waterproof.

Having no idea if the battery if I received was one of the newer batteries that are waterproof I wanted to error on the side of caution and wanted a more form fitting battery placement. I saw some batteries sold on ebay already placed in a bottle, but after just purchasing this light I wanted to keep some costs down. So I decided to place the battery in an existing bottle I had laying around.

So this morning I pushed the battery with the battery cover into the bottle. I left the battery cover on because it would provide some cushion and shock resistance and keep the battery in place as the battery itself wouldn't fit properly inside of the bottle. So with the battery in the bottle is was a very nice snug fit.

Next I broke out the dremel and cut the mouth piece off the bottle top and widened it to allow for the female connector to fit just right in the hole. Next I will glue the female connector to the bottle top to make the seal complete and keep it in place. I ran out of gorilla glue so I will pick up some later today to complete the project.

All in all it took about 10 minutes to this including taking some photos of the almost complete bottle.

Now that the season is over ...

... and I enjoy writing I figure I will start to review some products I use to pass on to other cyclists, what works, what doesnt and what is mediocre.

I may not be the absolute best reviewer but I will do my best, I put all of my gear through its paces. I commute to work year round through rain, sleet and snow if my son's school stays open.

I use all sorts of cold weather gear to make this possible, fleece lined, thermal, wind protection, waterproof, all sorts of gloves since I suffer from Raynaud's syndrome or disease but not to the point that my fingers turn blue, just discoloration.