Cateye HL-EL530

Description: LED Cycle Headlamp / Features: magnetic switch, requires 4 AA batteries, more than 90 hours of runtime, side ... more

Cateye HL-EL530 ... visibility, FlexTight mounting bracket, and highly water resistant.

Newest Review: ... or inadequate. Yes, you can pay out £200 for rechargeable halogen 'off road' packs, and indeed Cateye will oblige by selling ... more

... you one, but in the real world of trying to commute at all times of the year, 'proper' headlights are thin on the ground. The Cateye HL-EL530 bridges this gap. You couldn't actually call it a headlamp, in the same way that a car has them, but it does indeed throw enough light out and down to light the road ahead, if only a few yards ahead. No-one said you could plough on at the same speed! Thanks to the technology that now allows for The Holy Grail of economy lighting, brilliant white LEDs, this light is positivel...more

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Cateye HL-EL530: Allows You To Cycle Under 30 Metres Of Water - Some Puddle! (1098 words)
by - written on 16/01/09 (Very useful, 324 readings)
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My God, he's scraping the bottom of the barrel with this one, you may well be thinking. After all, a bike light's a bike light, surely? Well yes and no really (I bet you guessed I was going to say that). Most cyclists forced to ride after dusk make use of lighting that's more intended to let others see you coming (or going), rather than to light one's way - of course, most cyclists stick to lit roads so this is not such a problem. This lighting will probably consist of one of the rash of LED lights that have more or less been the demise of any battery/bulb combinations on economy grounds alone. A relaxation of the law now allowing for flashing ... Read the complete review