I should subscribe to this thread, didn't see some responses!

I got mine working again, plugged it in and let it charge. It was odd that at first it had the red led for charging, but then both red and blue came on. Mine does some weird things and it hasn't been abused.

Either way it's been fine for a few 60 mile rides, and it does have awesome battery life. I've been looking at the pro but worry about the larger size and uncovered ports, but the battery pack feature would be nice. The pro doesn't come in glow in the dark like my current speaker though.