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Old 11-26-13 | 10:21 PM
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Athens80
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Originally Posted by rekmeyata
I do not find this light to big, heavy, or bulky. I also own a Cygolite MityCross 480, combine that light with the separate battery pack and you have a bulky light, but neither of them are big or heavy. Look, the light is all one piece instead of two separate units, plus instead of using cheap plastic or thin aluminium walled construction Phillips made this light very durable with thicker aluminum shell then other lights, but it's aluminum not steel. I don't find the light to be heavy. In fact my friends former Magic Shine 1100 or 1200 battery alone was bigger, heavier, and bulkier than the Phillips!
Looking at the weights reported at reviews.mtbr.com, the SafeRide is heavier than newer lights with similar lumens output (wherever those lumens are going). The SafeRide installs at 334 grams, lighter than the older Magicshine MJ-872 which installs at 370 grams (that's a 268 gram battery). Newer models seem to be lighter: the MityCross 480 is 240gm, while the NiteRider Lumina 550 is 172gm, and the Bontrager Ion 700 is 120gm, just to pick out a couple.
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