GeoManGear Batteries Delivered
Back in 2009 I bought a Magicshine Racer’s Special from GeoManGear. The Racer’s Special came with a light, two batteries and a helmet mount. Early this year, a recall notice for the batteries landed in my mailbox. It said that my Magicshine batteries were a possible fire hazard and had instructions where to dispose of them. If I got a form signed by the recycling company that took the batteries, I would get a new set from GeoManGear. It took them until fall, but they ultimately delivered two brand new battery packs free of charge. Only the Swiss “Beamtenschimmel” at the so-called Zollkreisdirektion felt the need to collect sales tax and customs fees, which I should dispute. Anyway, The new battery packs GeoManGear sent freaking rock. They’re in a hard-plastic housing with slots for also included velcro straps. The top is shaped to hold nicely against a handlebar. Visually all top-notch quality.
The center battery is from another Magicshine light set I recently purchased from DealExtreme. As my morning bike commute got dark, I was no longer able to wait for my warranty replacements. For $80 and 1 cent for shipping from Hong Kong, DealExtreme was the place to get a second light set. National sources like Veloplus charge a whopping CHF 199 ($230) for these lights. Blows my mind that anyone with an ethernet connection to the world wide web would buy a light with such ridiculous price tag. Hello, Google?
