Daytime cycling lights, which can you recommend for me ?

[PaulSB]

Of course it's normal usage, never been camping before?
In any case, clearly being out in rain is normal usage for a bike light, whether it's on its side or not.

I haven't been camping with my bike. To describe normal usage as leaving your bike, and therefore light, laying on it's side, all night, in the rain is to stretch "normal usage" beyond reasonable limits.

Bikes are designed to be used upright and any equipment attached to a bike would be designed to function in this mode. I've used two Tracers, front and rear, on two bikes. On one bike the mounting is bars and seat post and the other ⅔ up the fork and top of the seat stay. In neither instance has moisture been a problem.

The company probably recognised the light had been used outside of what most would consider the norm. My guess is Exposure fixed your light as a good customer service in the expectation it would be received as such. Instead you choose to criticise the company on the web. I find that hard to understand.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I haven't been camping with my bike. To describe normal usage as leaving your bike, and therefore light, laying on it's side, all night, in the rain is to stretch "normal usage" beyond reasonable limits.

Bikes are designed to be used upright and any equipment attached to a bike would be designed to function in this mode. I've used two Tracers, front and rear, on two bikes. On one bike the mounting is bars and seat post and the other ⅔ up the fork and top of the seat stay. In neither instance has moisture been a problem.

The company probably recognised the light had been used outside of what most would consider the norm. My guess is Exposure fixed your light as a good customer service in the expectation it would be received as such. Instead you choose to criticise the company on the web. I find that hard to understand.

In my experience any bike likely to be used by teenagers needs to be OK dumped on its side when they arrive somewhere

especially if they are boys

they would be lucky if they are dumped chain side up!!

this does seem to have changed since "I were a lad" but I always noticed that I was more careful than most people
at West Kirby Marine Lake in summer (Dave will know it) mine was often the only one leaning against a wall!!

 

[rualexander]

I haven't been camping with my bike. To describe normal usage as leaving your bike, and therefore light, laying on it's side, all night, in the rain is to stretch "normal usage" beyond reasonable limits.

Bikes are designed to be used upright and any equipment attached to a bike would be designed to function in this mode. I've used two Tracers, front and rear, on two bikes. On one bike the mounting is bars and seat post and the other ⅔ up the fork and top of the seat stay. In neither instance has moisture been a problem.

The company probably recognised the light had been used outside of what most would consider the norm. My guess is Exposure fixed your light as a good customer service in the expectation it would be received as such. Instead you choose to criticise the company on the web. I find that hard to understand.

Well as you say, you haven't been camping with your bike.
Laying your bike on its side is a regular thing when camping with a bike.
It's normal usage for a bike that is used for camping and therefore for a light that is attached to such a bike.
No other light I've ever had attached to my bike has failed due to water ingress either whilst on its side or upright.
I'm not criticising the company, Exposure are a great company, with seemingly great customer service, but that doesn't alter the fact that the design of these lights is not great.
And it's not just the waterproofing, as already mentioned the switch is poorly executed as is the charging cable attachment.
And it's not just me saying this,

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/exposure-trace-a-bit-of-a-daft-design/

https://road.cc/content/forum/129820-anyone-got-exposure-tracer-rear-light-usb-rechargeable-one

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/exposure-lights.146029/

 

[dicko]

I have just fitted the Magicshine seemee150MAG light set and have set them up ready for my first ride of the day. The difference is quite staggering.