Product Details
Cateye EL530 Front Light

Cateye EL530 Front Light
From Cateye

Price: £54.99

Availability: Usually dispatched within 6-10 business days
Dispatched from and sold by Millet Sports

2 new or used available from £39.99

Average customer review:

Product Description

The EL-500 was the brightest battery front LED by a mile, but harnessing the very latest LED technology, Cateye's new EL-530 surpasses this by 50% with no price increase!!! Using one ultra bright white LED within Cateye's patented Opticube lens, this light has an output in excess of 1500 candlepower and a maximum 50 hour run time! The EL-530 sports a stylish gunmetal lens housing and includes a magnetic switch, making it totally waterproof and weather resistant.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #46745 in Consumer Electronics
  • Brand: Cateye

Features

  • Features:
  • 4 x AA batteries included
  • 50H = 10H with beam + 40 hour back up

  • Spare parts available separately:
  • 533-8825 Handlebar Bracket H31

Customer Reviews

Good light but limited practicality4
I have to agree with John on this one. Yes it is a good bright light but the narrow beam makes it slightly less practical than you might think. It is definitely not good enough for off road use. I am also hesitant to recommend it for use on pitch black country lanes as the narrow beam may not provide enough width to see all the potholes etc.

Pete.

Great for road use.4
This unit is great for road use but not really good enough for off-road. The beam is good for illuminating the road ahead in the area of its pencil beam and for a medium distance but its peripheral light is very limited making it less suited for any serious off-road use if used as the only light source.

Good, but not perfect...4
Good, but not perfect..., 4 Nov 2008


The light is fine and provides enough light for unlit roads. The beam consists of a wide cone that allows you to see out to a few meters, and a narrow spot out to about 15m. It has a clear ring about 1/4 of the way down the body to provide a bit of light out to the sides so you can be seen - good idea, but not enough light to be worthwhile. You can easily dismount the light to stop it being nicked, but the on/off switch is easy to knock and I suspect that it would turn itself on in a bag. In summary this is a workable lighting for rural roads, but probably not ideal for the city. Not good for offroad.