Magicshine ZX / ZX Pro StVZO Bike Headlight Review - feat. Sharp Beam Cutoff + USB-C + Garmin Mount

Bright bike lights on a trail or around town like high beams on a car and blinding oncoming traffic or cyclists. That’s one of the big motivations for the StVZO light requirements which enforce sharp beam cutoffs to focus headlights output on the road. Magicshine’s new ZX series of lights combine their familiar Allty and RN light series with a project lens that meets the StVZO requirements. The lights are currently offered in two variations: the $49.99 ZX StVZO and the $59.99 ZX Pro StVZO with 220 and 350 lumen output respectively. To achieve the beam cutoff required by StVZO requirements, the ZX StVZO lights use a projector lens that generates a sharp trapezoidal beam that focuses the light on the ground. Both lights also feature Garmin style mounting for quick installation an removal as well as USB-C charging ports.

As with most of Magicshine’s recent front lights, the ZX StVZO lights utilizes a universal Garmin quarter turn style mount. The simple design utilizes a circular base with two tabs to securely mount on a variety of available accessories on the market. It’s a secure mount style that works on or off-road and is a big improvement over proprietary mounts other companies use. Magicshine also includes a simple handlebar mount (the same one that comes with the Allty and MJ-90X series of lights) with multiple strap lengths to accommodate aero bars and different diameter round bars. It’s our least favorite design as it requires an Allen wrench to install and carefully aligning the strap to first install the light. We’d highly recommend using a out-front-mount like the Topeak UTF mount which places the headlight directly in front of your stem. Note, due to the directional beam of the light you cannot mount the light upside down as that would create even more glare.

Visually, the ZX headlight series shares the same design as Magicshine’s popular Allty and RN series of headlights. It’s a compact all-in-one style headlight with an integrated 18500 battery and one-piece aluminum. The standard ZX StVZO has 1400 mAh capacity while the higher output ZX Pro StVZO has 1600 mAh capacity. With the one piece aluminum body, the lights feels and looks premium with tasteful graphics printed on the side and a Magicshine logo on top. Note, the ZX Pro and ZX lights both have the same outer dimensions and design except for the "ZX" and "ZX Pro" side graphics. On the rear of the light is a wide rubber cover that conceals a USB-C port which is a nice modern feature and allows you to re-use your cables. Unfortunately, the ZX lights don't appear to support USB C2C charging so you'll still need a USB-A port to plug the light into.

... Read the full review @ https://thesweetcyclists.com/magicshine-zx-pro-stvzo-zx-stvzo-bike-headlight-review/
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00:00 Intro
00:12 Unboxing + Specs
02:54 Fit + Finish
06:07 Light Output
07:01 Comparison (Trek Commuter Pro RT / Topeak WhiteLite / RN 1500 / LightSKIN NACA)
07:56 The Final Score
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