Lights

12-17 days sounds realistic. Mine took quite a while.

here is a comparison between the DX lights, Lupine Tesla and a Diabolo light.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/exposure-vs-lupine-vs-dxbastidmagicshine

and another with a link to some beam pattern images:
Lumen measurement of Lupine Tesla and Dealextreme Magicshine - Mountain Bike Forums

can't really see why i would want to pay 3-5 times as much for a similar result.
LED technology is still developing quite a bit so the lights become obsolete quickly.

Is that your review? It was really helpful! In the ideal world I'd buy the diabalo just 'cos it looks nicer, its more compact, more expansion options, less likely to break, customer service is 100x better and its supporting a UK based company but (and this is a big full moon of a but)... At a quarter of the price its just not viable...

I'd like to see how the Magic shine compare to the Hope Vision 1