I'd advise anyone thinking of buying a Lumilite light to watch this post for updates.
I ordered a light a few weeks ago. I saw the transaction on my bill/statement but had to ring them to chase them up since nothing had turned up over a week later. The light had not even gone in the post. To be fair the guy was polite and apologetic and the light turned up the next day.
I took the light out in the snowy darkness and was on the whole impressed, but the connection between the battery and the light was not right and would come undone when riding. Not good.
I rang the 0870 number on their website and after leaving a couple of messages with people who don't even seem to work for Lumilite, the main guy did eventually call me back. Another week or so has passed at this stage. Again he was polite and apologetic and restored my faith when he offered to send out a new unit with a postage-paid envelope to return the faulty one.
Another week had passed and still no replacement and no communication. The 0870 number is not even being answered and I'm left with a light that is not up to the job.
I positively encourage the entrepreneurial spirit and I have nothing against someone importing something (the DX light) and selling it on at a profit. That's how the global economy works, right? However, compared with the service levels offered by CRC, Merlin, Wiggle et al this is not good enough.
I have restrained from making this post without giving Lumilite a fair chance, but make up your own mind. I hope there is a happy ending to this.
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