Originally Posted by
Glynis27
I also have a Hotshot 2w and will agree that the button is pretty terrible. I have gotten to the point where I can turn it on and off while wearing my lobster gloves, but it's not easy and I had to learn the trick. It's my only complaint with the light besides needing a different mount than my PBSF. However, the light is VERY bright and lasts a long time on a charge. I'd buy it again.
I'm still practicing. I think the combination button makes it a bit harder. Since my bike lives in an unheated garage (and seems to get the wind in the morning), I try to avoid taking off my gloves much below 20°F. I don't know if the switch is fragile or just feels fragile, only time will tell I guess.
I am impressed with the battery capacity. It's been 3 weeks and I charged it because I felt like it should need it. I'd be a little more comfortable if it had a battery indicator or if I could carry a spare battery. It might get dimmer, but I just don't have a feel for how that will look yet. I'm sure this will get better once I get a feel for the light and I might feel comfortable on my morning low traffic rides with just this light.
As it is, I just run a backup in traffic, since either of my lights might have a problem mid-ride. I run 1 blinking and one steady.
This will be my blinking since I accidentally got the 3 mode (instead of the 5 mode) Radbot 1000 last time and the 3 mode doesn't have the nice slow blink that the 5 mode does.