Phillips Saferide 80 - Red light whilst charging

prawny wrote:

I've got a Trelock LS 950 from Rose last winter, it's pretty good. I generally run it on level 1 at this time of year and the battery lasts over 40 hours on a charge. It'll do 6 hours (I think, can't remember off the top of my head) on full whack which is enough to ride unlit streets by, wouldn't take it off road though.

The battery gauge is a proper digital count down, which I love, although it makes my other rechargable lights seem crap with their vague systems of lights and flashes.

Edit - This one https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/tre ... aid:470889

That looks like one very capable light Prawny - what guarantee do you get?

The other thing that attracts me to the B&M ones, is a 5 year guarantee, I think it would be fair to say, that I would expect a battery or charging issue within that time period.

With a genuinely very heavy heart, I have packaged up my two Saferides, and will be taking them to the post office tomorrow.

Have a feeling that will be the last I see of them, but assuming I may get a credit towards something else.
Maybe I will get lucky and they will sort them and send them back - I will update with what happens.

Comparing the beam throw, spread against a Lezyne 1000, it still is superior, so very sad to see them go.
But the slightly random behaviour, such as switching off, and the charging light going red after several hours charging, means I just can't trust them fully.
On occasion I will go out for a 5am ride, and I need a light I can rely on, and of course I need a reliable light for the child transporter bike - yes they have backup lights, but I can't take that kind of risk even then.