Originally Posted by
Athens80
All reasonable claims and reasonable choices. But your subjective values are more convincing when they're not mixed in with incorrect objective statements like the "Magic Shine 1100 or 1200 battery alone was bigger, heavier, and bulkier than the Phillips!" The MagicShine battery is lighter than the the Phillips, and with the head, just 36 grams more than the Phillips.
Others may judge that the SafeRide is "big, heavy, and bulky. At least compared to what's being sold currently" [the new models]. That's objectively true. Whether it matters to a rider is a matter of judgment and priorities.
Maybe someone out there will sell a light that has a better light pattern like the SafeRide along with the newer technologies of current lights, which weigh less and shine longer.
well the old one my friend had, it broke 5 to 7 months ago was about 1 1/2 years old at that time, meaning now the light would have been about 2 years old. The battery pack by itself weighed more than my Phillips. It's possible the new battery packs are lighter as you stated, but regardless as you stated the Phillips is still 36 grams lighter...not that I care the least bit.
And yes, eventually someone will make a better light then the Saferide that will have a better pattern, longer run time, and weigh less, but for right now for $80 on Amazon you won't find a better light.