Originally Posted by
GeneO
If it were waterproof or water resistant they would say so - it is a selling point. If it doesn't say so, I assume it isn't. I bought the Serfas shield well knowing it is not waterproof or resistant - you can also tell by the construction. You have to use common sense when purchasing equipment.
I disagree, sorry. But does that mean that every time you buy a computer, head light, or in this case a tail light, etc that it needs to say water resistant? What they should say if it's a cheap arse computer or light is in big bold letters on the box "THIS UNIT IS NOT WATER RESISTANT", then there would be no need to wonder about it. It's kind of like saying I bought a new car and it leaked in the first rain, the dealer says, "sorry, but the car doesn't say it's water resistant!" It's assumed if I buy a car that it may get driven in the rain thus it's water resistant; same should be true for bike parts that it should be assumed the bike will be ridden in the rain and thus computers and lights need to be water resistant.