Cateye HL-EL520 LED Bicycle Headlight
- Extra-bight 1-LED headlight produces 1,200 candlepower
- OptiCube technology for optimal lens/reflector brightness
- High/low beam; side visibility
- Features a tool-free mounting bracket
- Uses four AA batteries
List Price: $ 49.99
Discount Price: $ 50.00
NEW 1 LED combined with Opticube technology with over 1200 candlepower! This light is tiny, but it cranks out more than 1,200 candlepower - plenty for casual riding or getting home from work.Fifty percent brighter than Cateye's HL-EL510 model, this extra-bright one-LED white headlight generates 1,200 candlepower thanks to Cateye's OptiCube technology that optimizes lens and reflector brightness. The headlight also can be set on high or low beam. It runs on four AA batteries. Other features include side visibility and a tool-free mounting bracket.
About Cateye
Founded in 1946 in Osaka, Japan, CatEye is the leading manufacturer of cycle computers, lights, and reflectors to cyclists in the world. In 1964, CatEye was the first in the industry to create a flashing lamp for bicycles, followed by their first battery headlamp in 1982, and the very first bicycle head lamp using white LEDs in 2001. The company's Opticube lens and reflectors make the brightes t and most efficient LED headlights. while their LD500 remains the only rear safety light that can meet the rigorous CPSC standards for reflectivity.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful  Good Visibility, poor design, This review is from: Cateye HL-EL520 LED Bicycle Headlight (Sports) Installing batteries is a PIA and it seems like the light will break when doing so, has interal plastic delicates and esp. if dropping it. 0 Clamp is always coming loose unless made really tight, again afraid it will break. Easy to hit the "on" button by accident and not know the light is on during the daytime. Have to hold the button down for like 10 seconds for it to go off. TOO BIG! OTOH Nice LED beam and battery life. OK folks you would think the container and clamp design would be a no brainer. But no... why?!?! Do they make it like junk so it will break and you will have to buy a new one?!?!?!?!? John 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful  Great Example of Poor Design, By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Cateye HL-EL520 LED Bicycle Headlight (Sports) This is what i would call an excellent example of poor design. Everything from trying to install batteries to just trying to turn the light off, is really frustrating. Trying to twist the top on after installing the batteries is close to impossible and after it's twisted on there the seal is not quite right. I always wonder if the batteries are going to fly outta there if i hit a bumb to hard. The weak little clamp that is included constantly moves so be prepared for lots of one handed riding as you'll be re-adjusting the light upon every install. The beam of the light seems like a pinpoint thats really bright far away however everything thats near you is dim (not super useful). And now for my favorite part of the light, turning it off. To turn the light off, one needs to hold the button for what seems like eternity for it to finally shut off, however it will easily turn on while its in your backpack as the button is extruded--this is a great feature for draining your batteries--way to go cat-eye! thanks for wasting my 30 bucks. 0 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful  Good compact led light, By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Cateye HL-EL520 LED Bicycle Headlight (Sports) I was hoping that this light would be bright enough to light up the street riding at night. It does beam a good light about 5 ft straight ahead but not much to the sides. So as someone else mentioned it really is only good for being seen at night. It simply does not provide enough light to be useful. Maybe I was expecting too much out of this light. 0 The mount is not very stable. I find myself having to adjust the light as ride. |
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