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(More customer reviews)As an avid cyclist and bike light fan, I was very excited to get my hands on Cygolite's highly touted 1000 lumen Centauri bike light. After finding it on sale for $325 on eBay, I went ahead and purchased the light greatly anticipating the overwhelming brightness that would surely be delivered. However, my anticipation was quite let down! After charging it as the directions indicated, I turned it on expecting the light to blow away some of the other bike lights I have in my collection including a Cygolite Mitycross 400, a Magicshine, and a Streamlight Strion HP flashlight, but much to my dismay the Centauri was simply outshined! Although the beam pattern definitely has a wide spread - wider than the others I compared it to, it is not nearly as intense as the manufacturer claims in its photos or description. While comparing the Centauri to some of my other lights, I noticed that the Magicshine's beam had as much throw but was slightly narrower overall and the Mitycross 400's beam was definitely more intense and smoother than the Centauri's. The bottom line is that there is not enough value in the Centauri to warrant the expensive price tag. It seems like a solidly built and well-engineered light, but for much less money and with nearly equivalent brightness you could have the Cygolite Mitycross 400 (which I am currently using and enjoying after returning the Centauri). For the latest and greatest bike light at a similar cost as the Centauri, you may want to consider a Dinotte 800l bike light as well.
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