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Originally Posted by rekmeyata (Post 13146942)

All front and rear bicycle lights are waterproof, now that doesn't mean you can use it scuba diving, but it does mean they will hold to hard wind driven rain with no problems.

The rear lights again all are water proof. The brightest ones on the market are the Cygolite HotShot with a 2 watt LED cheap at $31; the Cateye Rapid 3 for around $30; and the Blackburn Mars 4 for around $21. The Mars 4 is the 2nd brightest of the 3 but it has the best side illumination of the 3, the HotShot is the brightest of the 3 but is the 3rd best for side illumination.

I've had good luck with waterproof headlights -- Cateye, Cygolite, and of course BuMM, all work well through downpours.

Less luck with tail lights. I've tossed a Planet Bike tail light because of moisture intrusion; the switch corroded. NR Cherry Bomb failed too; I don't know what happened but it doesn't work after the first good downpour. Cateye taillights have survived those showers while adjacent to the failed PB lights, and more; but I've also lost a Cateye and BuMM that fell apart crossing railroad tracks and shattered.

I'd split my money and buy two Cateye tail lights -- you've got a better chance of catching the batteries draining before they quit, they're relatively cheap, and they're good enough.

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Originally Posted by pdlamb (Post 13186712)

I never had a problem with Cateye lights either, and I love Cateye customer service-top notch all the way. The Blackburn Mars 4 so far has held up to rain with no problems, but they lied BIG time about battery life. And my Vista Xenon light is 18 years old and never had an issue with water and it's been through a lot of rain as one could imagine over 18 years. Planet Bike Super Flash just stopped working after 5 or 6 months, I sent it back for warranty and never heard nothing, sent e-mails-nothing, called and no help, so much for customer service.

I never loss a light ever, in fact all the lights I've ever (except the PBSF) bought I still have and they still work, though not sure what happened with the PBSF. I did have problem with a cheap pair of bar end lights that used those button bats one just stopped working, so I replaced those with the Soma Road Flares...those things are fantastic and very bright.

I have a Nite Rider Sport, it uses a 10 watt 6v halogen bulb, sealed in ,
and a 5 D cell , screw cap closed, battery pack .
NiMh batteries, with a long amp/hr capacity,

They also use the same light for Diving, that should be waterproof enough
for any cycling.