The HL-EL530 has set standards in brightness, producing over 2200 candlepower from a single white LED.; This is possible due to CatEye’s exclusive OptiCube technology. The HL-EL530 offers up to 90 hours of runtime on 4 AA batteries. It features an innovative magnetic switch, side visibility, a FlexTight bracket, and is highly water resistant.
This review is from: Cateye HL-EL530N Bicycle Head Light (Sports)
This bike light is bright, doesn't need too much batteries and its easy to mount and switch on even when wearing gloves. But it got one issue, and that is the light distribution. It got a small spot that is blindingly bright, and besides that it is much darker so that you always drive into darkness when going slow. Definitely would not buy it again.
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This review is from: Cateye HL-EL530N Bicycle Head Light (Sports)
I've been riding with cateye opticubes for years. I hang two upside down from my handlebar... leaving more room on top of the bar for other goodies like arm pads. I needed something that would let me ride through the night, and this is it. Having two is certainly safer than one, not because one doesn't give enough light, but because anything can fail and losing a headlight in the middle of a moonless night is not fun. And I don't like swapping batteries in the dark, either. The first one failed after a few years, several thousand miles, and many, many hours of lighting my way. I replaced it with the newest model. Now, after several more years and many more thousands of miles, the second has failed. I'm buying a new one. The light is bright and can be easily removed from the mount. Enough said.
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