Originally Posted by
tractorlegs
I have a Hotshot, which is advertised at 2 watts, but out of all my rear lights it is clearly the weakest. It is not as effective as my NiteRider Cherrybombs, or either of my PBSFs (a 1/2 watt Stealth and a 1 watt Turbo) and it is also weaker than my Radbot 1000. Out of all these lights, the best is the PBSF Turbo. The Hotshot was very disappointing.
I use an old 1/2 watt PBSF, Radbot 1000 and the Hotshot. I've noticed that the Radbot has more of a flood pattern and the Hotshot has a much more concentrated beam. Off-angle, the Radbot is much more visible, but when viewed from directly behind, the hotshot is insanely bright. The PBSF is there just as a backup and isn't even worth comparing to the other two.