Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
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.
You don't get to have your own facts. I've twice referenced the actual weight of OLD MagicShines as measured at mtbr.com, and the fact is that their 268 gram batteries do not weigh more than your Phillips, assuming that your SafeRide is the same as the 334 gram Phillips SafeRide which they weighed. Newer lights, including the battery packs, are shedding weight.
Just for kicks, I weighed my own MagicShine battery from GeoMan in 2010, and my kitchen scale claims it weighs 252 grams. So you can test that fact -- does your Phillips SafeRide with batteries weigh less than 8.9 ounces / 252 grams?
Enjoy the SafeRide, recommend the SafeRide, but realize that your preference for it is subjective and others today who choose a different $80 light are not wrong.